Benjamin Bosse High School - Legacy / Spirit Yearbook (Evansville, IN)

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F- 5- AFTER FOUR YEARS of X plus y, A.S.A., sines and cosines, We'll never forget our mathematics classes. When we entered high school and chose our first mathematics class some of us decided upon algebra while others took general math. That algebra was some course with its x's and y's but most of us were able to pass and go on to the second year's courses. In our second year We took plane geometry. Remember those theorems and corollaries, especially the ones we couldn't understand? Of course there were our steady standby's A.S.A. and S.A.S. Algebra lll was offered in the first halt of our junior year to the fortunate passers of Geometry l and ll. Again we studied the x's and y's. GEOMETRY Ill or solid geometry was our next step up the mathematics ladder. ln this course we studied the volume of cones, spears and other solid figures. lt was then that the senior review math test was staring us in the face, Some failed it, some passed. For the failures, it meant taking senior review math while the more intelligent students explored the field of trigo- nometry. Trip is the study of sines and cosines. Alter trig came our last semester of figures, advanced math. X Plus Y, Pickled Frogs Atomic Explosions Made Life in Science, Math Classes Fun AFTER STRUGGLING through mathematics and science for four years, we saw how closely the two are related, Mathematics has played a great part in science, especially physics and aeronautics. Math was a great help in solving the physics problems that concern the speed of light and speed of sound. Our first course in science came in our sophomore year when we took either biology or physical science. We'll always remember how we worked on those notebooks in biology for two semesters, or the hours spent in the physical science classes, in which we studied a general and well rounded course of all sciences. During the first semester in biology we probed into the study of plant life while in the second semester we examined animals. In the study of cordates we worked with pre- served specimens, especially the grasshopper and crayfish. Our studies ranged from the simple structure of the one-celled amoeba to the very complicated anatomy of man. PHYSICS came next in our scientific research, following what some of us had studied in physical science. We explored light, speed and sound very thoroughly in our classes. It was by working with such factors that we were able to see how interesting the world really is. To future chemists the courses in chemistry were extremely useful, In the laboratory, filled with test tubes, burners, beakers and crucibles, we were able to experiment with different chemical mixtures in order to see their reactions. We were also able to develop materials which were identical to those made by nature. 2.

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We Burned Midnight Oil Writing Term Papers, Studying Government FUTURE HBMLETS and Macbeths, great authors and professors spring from the subjects offered in the English Department. Our four years of English began with a mixture of grammar, spelling, pubic speaking and types of literature taught in freshman English. Who will forget Ivanhoe or the familiar book reports due every grading period? THE subjects we pursued as freshmen were covered more closely as we became sophomores and upper-classmen. Literature was taught to us one semester of our sophomore year. Speech was the course for the other semester. Most of us were tongue-tied as we rose to give our first speech or oral book report. We branched out in our junior year. We could take electives and could choose the class in English that suited us best. There were many electives to choose from. Stagesstruck individuals turned to Dramatics and learned to act, to plan stage sets and costuming. Biblical Litera- ture offered a study of the Bible and its meaning and for those who loved to express themselves, Advanced Speech was open. EDITING a paper, writing stories and securing ads were in the hands of students who had passed a semester of journalism. Classic novels and poetry were studied by American and English Literature classes. Almost all of us as juniors took Written Expression. In our senior year, long hours and patient research marked the writing of term papers on subjects of our own choice. OUR NATION HAS GROWN and we have grown with it, studying its history, its government and its future. As freshmen we all enrolled in world history or social studies to learn the past of the world and its changes through the years. We studied the rise and fall of many countries and took time out each week to discuss current problems. DISECTING crayfish and mixing chemicals cut out our social studies course when we were sophomores, but another year came along and sud- denly we were juniors. U.S. history interested us in the political history of the United States, our democracy and growth in the political field. This whole idea was brought up to the present in our senior year when we were enrolled in American Problems. Government structure, government agencies and the formation of our democracy were discussed. Later we studied economics and sociology. FIELD trips and mock elections marked our senior year. Banks and loan companies were visited. We chose the wrong man as President, but we got an idea of election procedures. A five day trip to Washington, D.C. gave up a chance to see the nation's capitol and watch the government in action. ' Through our three years of social studies we found a broader view of government, democracy and history. We had interclass discussion with the theme of Safeguarding America and we reviewed current problems. Such were our years of English at Bosse, last minute dashes to the library for book reports, midnight oil and study. Many of us spent most of our school time in English classes. These courses helped many others to choose their life vocation. , We graduated with a fuller knowledge of the English language, how to write and speak it. We also graduated with some experience in an English course which we designated as our favorite and the most useful to us. Si A 1 : v . 'ff

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Bake, Burng Stitch, Snarl WHETHER WE iike to cook, sew, or plan a family budget, Bosses Home Economics Depart- ment presented an opportunity to prepare for these later occupations. Our first glimpse of the home economics field was the homemakers course, taught by Miss Carolyn Wi'l1s, offered in our freshman year. We studied foods and personality de- velopment the first semester and interior decorating, child care and clothing the second semester. Boys invaded the once sacred kitchen of the girls and it was' not an unfamiliar sight to see them apron-clad, dish in hand, stirring up some new recipe. Flops and successes were all a part of the foods courses ably taught by Mrs. Helen Emerson and Miss Virginia Bronnenkant. In Foods I we learned nutrition, how to set the table, table manners and how to prepare cinnamon rolls and cream of wheat for breakfast. MARKETING, kitchen planning and the preparation of luncheon foods were studied in 1 Foods Il and We learned how to bake pies and cakes. Foods III presented problems of food preservatin and the preparation of foods for children and the sick. We planned dinners with an accent on meat cooking and yeast bread. As sophomores many of us entered the clothing classes. Miss Carolyn Wils, instructor, taught us the fundamentals of clothing such as tailor tacks and pattern laying. Then, as our work improved, we tried our hand at making blouses, dreses, suits and formals. Along with our ripping and basting of garments we studied fabric texture, budgeting a wardrobe, and how to select and buy clothes. We even made over some of our old clothes for the new look. Clothing classes were fun, even those tiring moments of standing on a chair while a friend pinned the hem in your skirt. ln our junior and senior years home nursing, family living and housing courses were offered us. With the use of the Red Cross Handbook and demonstrations by the school nurse, Mrs. Georgia Nordhaus, we practiced sick room procedure and received child care and development hints. Miss Wills was-the instructor. The subjects of family relationships, budgeting, home management, and personality development made up the agenda for our family living course taught by Mrs. Emerson. Those who wished to learn how to plan, furnish, W- and operate a house took the housing course, also instructed by Mrs. Emerson. f i s we gm 7m TRULY DIFFERENT BAKED GOODS Mme-,Zami A affwzf I7-B S. E.THlRD ST. OVER WALDEN'S Fancy Ca keg PHONE 4-9134 - I and fllfflllffllffi fl Milli NffUS... Pastries . . . Sport Coats . . . Ties . . . Dress Shirts . . . ' Jackets . . . Gabardine Slacks . . . Sweaters . . ' Rain Coats . . . Luggage, Etc. ' SI EG E L'S Fourth at Locust Phone 2-0133 Telephone 58837 1006 S. Kentucky Avenue 3. 1 i -.Eu