Belleville Township High School - Bellevinois Yearbook (Belleville, IL)

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man ' s past and present. I listory teaches him about the lives of men and women and gives him an understanding of current affairs. As he learns of past events, he gains a better knowledge of his own age. This comprehension is furthered by the study of international relations. The association between nations, their differences and agreements, and their alliances and treaties are ex¬ plored through this course. Through economics, which is the science of wealth, production, and dis¬ tribution, and sociology, the study of man’s human relationship, the student learns of the various sys¬ tems which operate in society. Another system about which the student learns is the governmental foun dation of societies. By thoroughly exploring the social studies field, he realizes that knowledge creates understanding. •V- Giving a report to a geography class on the island of Hawaii, Carole Brewer shows a product of the new state as she holds a pineapple-embossed monkey pod plate. Holding a copy of the Declaration of Independence, Mr. Turner tells his class of its background.

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Students learn about Mr. Gilligan, with the aid of graph, explains the function of supply and demand to an economics class. Miss Payne, assistant librarian, helps Jim Clemons, Nancy Bott, Judy McCann, Frank Rogers (seated) and Margo McKinley use the conference library for magazine reports. The student who has a wide knowledge of social studies is an informed, alert student. I Ie is aware of the world around him. The learning of social studies provides the student with an understanding of man and his environment. He learns of man in his various stages of progress from earliest to modern man. His study goes back to the very roots of society, to the ancient civilizations and their way of life. Through his quest for facts, the student learns that the past is not emphasized for its own sake, but as a key to the future. 1 hrough geography, he discovers the physical characteristics of the world and inquires about the earth as a home of man. I Ie is informed of mans advancement, through both the mistakes and the improvements of the past as he studies world and American historv. Civics students, Janet Heskett and Phil Holeman, learn about our great country ' s history in viewing the flag of the United States of America.

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Jim Thomas and Jane experiment with the family of elements. Ruhmann Halogen John Matthews and Kathy McSherry study the structure of flowers. Biology uses many of these models. 24 Our science program includes up-to-date equipment, text books, and teaching procedures. The department offers courses in general science, geography, physiography, biology, physics, and chemistry. Biology includes plant and animal study. Visual aids and diagrams guide the students in their study. Our world potentials are given a realistic study in the physics labs. Students learn about gravity, motion, weight, and force. For the first year B1 FIS has a course in physics with teaching procedure recommended by Massachusetts Institute of Tech¬ nology. Chemistry introduces the student to the elements of the earth and the how and “why of life. Modern methods and inquiring students keep our science department in pace with progress.