Austin High School - Maroon and White Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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, 4. 5 if Wi Ira Block and Jean Perry await their turn as Michael Ann Streclcer looks through the microscope in Mr Balleufs Biology 1 class, while below, Robert Dallas and Barbara Alpert discover the effect of electricity on plants. The static electricity machine holds the attention of 1. Wetzel, D. Frehe, and S. Vilrighf of Miss Kaye's General Science class. 0 F Gr' if c 114 qfioesf Y .ff H? .CIE Man in space, trips to the moon, satellites, radio beams sent to other planets, and a cure for polio are all factors in the increased need for scientists. At Austin, science is one of the most important subjects. 20

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A B I W4 I Vitfli ., 1 . 55?'fiI TH The stress on science, due to the recent world situation has greatly increased the prominence of the Mathematics Department. This is evident in the addition of Honor and Special classes here at Austin. The success of this enterprise was illustrated by C. Lynch and R. Potts who placed Ist and 2nd in the Mathematics division of the District Science Fair. VVhat is this thing anyway? seems to be M. Sparberys question in Miss Bryan's math class. Maybe if I measure these angles.. MR. A. KREBILL Department Chairman MR. S. BRISTOL MISS M. BRYAN MISS E. LUHAN MISS F. SHEEHY MISS C. DOHENY Not Pictured MRS. DAUCHERTY MISS R. FUNK MISS B. STUBBLEFIELD MISS M. KENNEDY Equality is the keyword when M. I. Geary, P. Findlay, and S. Thorpe, of Miss Sheehy's plane geometry class, set out to trisect a line. 19

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SCIENCE I Www X ' L. N I , Q4 fefwia-tefw -'.,-- 6, me .4-:. R -.. 7 '- A x - 'J-55 1 1-E9 ':-11: K. Hawkinson and D. Barrington watch with fascination the results of their experiment. 'bww MR. R. FOUTS fs,-ww Department Chairman MR. F. AKERS MISS C. BARRETT MRS. E. DRUMMOND MRS. G. GREEN MR. J. FINKBEINER MR. C. GOUCET MR. O. CATT MISS A. PETERSON MR. W. ROBBINS MISS E. SWANSON MR. J. WASSERMAN Not Pictured NIR. A. BALLENV MRS. R. BUDZINSKI MISS F. KAYE 21