Astoria High School - Zephyrus Yearbook (Astoria, OR)

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Madalin Davis, who is one of Mr. Andrew Larson ' s most interested stu dents of biology, is the girl at the right, who is deep in the study of some very wiggly microbes. The biology classes this year had a total enrollment of 1 53 Some very educational projects were started this year, varying from the dis¬ section of assorted wild life, including a monkey, to chart making. These charts illustrated everything from growth of alder trees to a poster show¬ ing the different food and drug adver¬ tisements. A few books were bought with the money from biology fees, among which were Fresh Water Biol¬ ogy, by Ward and Whipple, and Foods America Gave the World. In the horticulture field there was some activity, too. Two boxes with seedling starts of pinks and verbanea and three new cacti were acquired for those interested in this phase of biol¬ ogy. A new microscope was also added to the five already in use. BIOLOGY . t t J i

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MR. L. P. THOMPSON SCIENCE DEPARTMENT Dedication This year ' s Zephyrus is dedicated to that department that is one of the most interesting in the school—the science department—and to its head, Mr. L P Thompson, who has taught chemistry and physics in Astoria High since 1926. Eighty-one students were enrolled in the science department last fall. Under Mr. Thompson ' s direction, the chem¬ istry classes met in Room 22 twice a week and in an atmosphere redolent with formaldephyde, they turned theory into a pungent reality that often times permeated the entire junior floor. Technical terminology occupied the attention of the hungry book learners for the remaining days of the week. Then there is Room 4, the home of the Physics lab, where photography bugs and radio fans tracked down their peculiar rays. In both courses Mr. Thompson em¬ phasized the practical aspects rather than the theoretical approach. PHYSICS

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SUPERINTENDENT A. C. HAMPTON The school records of 1939-1940 will reveal the fact that it was during this year that the Astoria Schools, un¬ der the capable supervision of Super¬ intendent Hampton, launched the re¬ turn to the yearly promotion basis, which will eventually do away with all mid-term graduations. In addition to his regular duties of the superintendency of the city schools this year, Mr. Hampton has served as a member of the school board, the State Text Book Commission, the local Rotary Club, and as vice-president of the City Superintendents Association. With all his duties, however, he seems always to have time to help any student who goes to him for advice or for placement. 1940 ZEPHYRUS , Page Six