Arthur Hill High School - Legenda Yearbook (Saginaw, MI)

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3 SCIENCE COURSES ADDED T0 CURRICULUM R LEGENDA

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LANGUAGE, HISTORY AID INDIVIDUAL SOLDIER in il IIICLPING Joyce Gilles hurl material rn the Far liast battlefields is Mrs. Xlilclred Carley while jack Friend prepares his homework. LANGUAGE To widen student understanding and interest in foreign coun- tries, and to aid our soldiers in conversing with our Allies and recognizing enemy writing or signals, the study of language is pursued. Spanish classes learned South America's place in world affairs by writing weekly 100-word Spanish themes based on newspaper articles. Spanish Club activities were highlighted by the presenta- tion of the Sombrero Swing with Marilyn Granville as chairman, and the Pan-American Day Fiesta with Mary Kay Joseph in charge. In this fiesta, Spanish students participated to better ac- quaint us with our neighbors by showing the customs and clothing of our South American friends. During Pan-American Day the school halls were decorated with the Hags of the Latin Republics. Club ofiicers were Ben Damberg, president, Jessie-May Ahrens, vice-president, Mary Kay Joseph, secretary, and Dorothy Kerr, treasurer. Y i 1 i ' Due to the direct use of the French language in war theaters of Africa and Europe, French students are practicing commands and directions of the French army. Outstanding French Club meetings were a Christmas party at the home of Pat Brock, and a popcorn ball party with Marilyn Nielson, hostess. President of the club was Rlene Howell, vice-president, Carol Heinemang secre- tary, Janice Ward, and treasurer, Donna Scheidler. JUNE, 1943 .ul Along with translating German from their text books, the German students vary their work with projects and the singing of folk songs. In this way, they learn the language and nature of the German people. Holding ofiice in the German Club were Betty Kratz, president, Burney Voelker, vice-president, Cora George, secretary, and Margaret Schmierer, treasurer. The activities of the Latin Club were the Roman style show, the Saturnalis, the Roman Christmas, celebrated by the presentation of a skit and the singing of Christmas carols, and the Ides of March party. The officers of the club were consul, Agnes McIntyre, scriba, Mary Michel, quaestor, Irma Eichorn. SOCIAL SCIENCE Although the reading of current periodicals held the lime-light in Social Science classes, projects and note books played an im- portant part. Outstanding were Pat Jackson's posters on post Civil War days, Barbara Grey's project on Lincoln, Bill Sten- glein's cartoon strip on Der Fuerher's Face, and Marie Rochtcher's scrap book on World War II, Mr. James H. Shackleton of the Michigan National Bank spoke to the economics classes on InHa- tion and Dr. B. H. Crewe, rector of the Calvary Memorial church, discussed personality with the psychology classes. Sixteen Hill seniors filled positions in the local government on Student Rule day, March 17. The event which is sponsored by the American Legion gave students from both the Lumberjack and Trojan camps an opportunity to work efficiently and coopera- tively together. Following the Saginaw City Charter procedure in forming the government, each of the thirteen Hill government classes elected one student to serve as likely members of the City Council. Due to the fact that nine members compose the council, Priscilla John- son. Zoe Mason, Don Sperling, and Jack Winters were eliminated when straws were drawn. Bernadine Acker, Edwin Boehm, Jean Bremer, Sallie George, Bob Hanes, Don MacMillan, Esther Schie- fer, Kenneth Sypker, and Sally Trombley compose the council. The first move of parliamentary action was taken when council mem- bers elected Bob Hanes as Mayor and Jack Winters as City Mana- ger. Of these two, only Jack served on government day with the Trojan mayor-elect. Appointment of a three-member advisory board by Mayor Hanes and City Manager Winters resulted in a committee composed of Agnes McIntyre, Don Nuechterlein, and James Stenglein. After studying the flow of applications which poured into the head gov- ernment room 173 on February 24, the committee composed an eligibility list which was directly delivered to the city manager and approved. High-lighting the year in government classes was ruling the city for a day by Jack Winters as City Manager, Russell Red- fern, Fire Chief, Gordon Bowman, Fire Inspector, Dave Graeb- ner, Superintendent of Patrol Division, Mary Chism, Supervisor of Records, Jessie-May Ahrens, Superintendent of Sanitation, Janice Ward, Superintendent of Public Health Nurses, Robert E. Braun, City Engineer, Harland Mark, Superintendent of Filtra- tion, Mary Ellen Ringleburg, City Assessor, Priscilla Johnson, Purchasing Agent, Mary Lown, Personnel Officer, Pat Brock, City Attorney, and Dorothea Mountz, Director of Welfare. The student ofiicials were escorted to their respective ofiices at 9 a. m., where they took over for the day. Lunch was served at the American Legion Home at 12:15 p. m. Mrs. Sallie Brown, government head, was in charge of Hill arrangements. Miss Irma Boelter, secretary to City Manager Pe- terson, assisted both high schools in plans. 17

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NEW EMPHASIS ON MATH OFFERINGS With a knowledge of mathematics a requirement in factory and armed services alike four hundred and twenty-two students took courses in algebra, geometry, and trigonometry. During the first semester and an inventory of the math knowledge of the school was taken on January 12, when the entire student body was tested in advisories. The results were high. In many cases the sopho- mores rated as high or higher than the seniors. Each grade was divided into groups according to the number of semesters of math each had. The groups ranged from no math to eight semesters. Thirty-three seniors, nineteen juniors, and eight sophomores had perfect scores. The problems which were missed most frequently were in substraction and division. In the group of students who had had no semesters of math the sophomores took first place, seniors second, and the juniors third. Geometry students found interception problems of everyday life interesting and solved approximately two a week. Correct answers were determined by comparison in class rather than an answer book. Bill Eichler made a clever intercepting problem by having an American pursuit plane take of and intercept a Jap bomber. The major project in geometry was the Loci booklets. Stepped up production brought a need and interest in all fields of science along with the introduction of three new courses. Food problems, with a good enrollment of rural students, made a course in agriculture feasible. The activities of the subject are organized through the Future Farmers of America Club of which Ivan Sparks was president. Bill Steckert and Bill Tagget devised an automatic trap nest and Fred Plettenberg and Fred Stubbs completed an electric thermos bottle for chickens. Ivan Sparks and Walter Frahm made a model of a laminated rafter barn as their project while, Carl Weiss and Alfred Klein modeled a modern laying house. Commu- nity classes are organized by the boys and include both students and adults. Four boys are members of the Dairy Herd Improve- ment Association qualifying by a three-day course at Michigan State College. Boys in navigation have learned sailing and nautical terms. The special projects were charting courses and tying knots. In aeronautics future pilots study meteorology, navigation and map charting, general servicing, civil air regulation, airplane construc- tion, and communications. The students took a government test in the subjects required for a private pilot's license. Those pass- ing all tests are given credit by the Civil Aeronautics Administra- tion. Twenty-six Hills are Civil Air Patrol Cadets. The physics course this year was aimed di1'ectly at the war pro- gram. Men trained in the principles of electricity, light, mechanics, and sound are needed in the armed forces. Physics is studied to give the basic rules of machines and engineering and to allow stu- dents to find and develop scientific interests. Throughout the year Lenore Vasold, president of the Alchemists, was awarded the certificate for doing the most outstanding work in chemistry. Other Alchemists included Jessie-May Ahrens. Yvonne Bates, Pat Brock, Faith Francis, Cora Marie George, Sally Holcomb, Mary Kay Joseph, Alberta Krebbs, Donna Leidlein, Zoe Mason, Virginia Peglow, Mary Ellen Ringelberg, and Janice Ward. Ray Smith is president of the Crucibles. club for boys taking chemistry. Ben Damberg, Roy Eischer, Bob Griese. Warren Hay, Tom Lohr, War- ren Oehring, Dave Oeming, Bill Peckover, and Bill Schultz are members. Among the projects of the chemistry classes during the year were notebooks on accident prevention, welding, aluminum, movies, and special analysis work in the lab supervised by Mr. A. G. Dersch, instructor. Tl'1S'l'lNG milk as they were taught in a Michigan State College Agricultural course are lion iValter, Bill VVright, lid l,eaman, and Tom Aspin. DI-ILVING deeply into the cell, plant, and animal structures in their Biology class are Bob Peterson, Margaret Schntierer, Bob Smith, anal Lorraine Mielke. LEARNING how to tie knots as one of their navigation projects are Bob Duive, Charles Thery, ,lim Troniiner, Tom VVadrlell, George VVnln1oyer, Don Boese, XVII- fred Raymond, and jack Schuknecht. CIIARTING an aeronautical course are Ben llaniberg and Gordon Dubay. PROYING that the pressure of a liquid is-independent upon the shape of its container are llill Stenglein and Merle Page in physics class. XVORKlNG in the chemistry lab are Lenore Vasold, Alchemists president, and Ray Smith, president of the Crucibles. EXAMINING loci projects are llave XYoocl, llnane Spence, Colleen WVhite, Dan DeGraFf, Colleen Maquct, Bob F. Braun, and Dale Smith. TAKING a test in Algebra 4 are Albert Ball, Sally iVaters, liclwin Boehm, Gene Engel, and Jim Fonlds. SOI.VlNG wincl clraft problems Ray lfrienil, Roy liischer, and Shirley Courtacle demonstrate in refresher math. BRUSIHNG up on arithmetic fundamentals are Lucille Davis, Vernice Meclaris, Elaine McCall, Nellie lilatakel, XYilnia Martin, Sally McArthur, Bob Ruppel, and Gordon Carrol. JUNE, 1943 C