Berkley High School - Bear Tracks Yearbook (Berkley, MI)

Page 23 text:

Future by Searching the Past. Mr. Russell Riley The Social Studies Department at Berkley offers the student a number of courses that delve into man's social patterns and how they have been derived. World History outlines the development of civilization from the beginning of life to the present. Ameri- can History studies the growth of our western hemisphere. Economics, Contemporary History, and Human Relations pursue the many facets of our modern life. Government students investigate man's endeavor to organize himself. A present reorganization at- tempt was viewed by our government students recently. The highlight of Berkley's government classes this year was a trip to Michigan's Consti- tutional Convention. Con-Con, as it was popularly called, was held in the Civic Center building in Lansing. Government students learned that this was the third such meeting in Michigan's history. They watched a session in progress and visited some of the com- mittee rooms. While in the State capital, a tour of the capitol building was in order. Sophomore Class Advisor . . . d S d d raid? The fancy interiors and the ornate woodwork impressed the stu ents. ome won ere how any work was accomplished as they sank into the chairs in the Senate chamber. The outing was completed by a quick tour through the campus of Michigan State Uni- versity. By studying the past and inspecting the present, Social Studies students gain an in- sight into the nature of man. For as they search the past, they obtain standards by which they can fathom the future. . ' f Mrs. Harriet Rotte Tri-C Mr. Norman Smith I' 'The world stands out on either side... Mr. Arnold Blythe Diane Lauer points out the developments made in our educational facilities. 19

Page 22 text:

Mrs. Esther Zander U. N. S. G. Mr. James Brown Chess Club f - ' Ati Mr. John Cullen 3 11-f Mr. Paul Griffith Economics Club 18 We Fathom the KHP Audio-visual aids are utilized to their best advantage. One of the largest groups to visit Michigan's Constitutional Convention was made up of Berkley's government students. Q32 af- Mrs. Patricia Jennings Mr. Herb Pont Mrs. Sara Keiclan go Miss Opal Redman M. C. C. ,...q...,, Mr. Raymond Potter

Page 24 text:

tif' up 'F' M r + V'-f X A 'Q il 1 t tbylrmggbbl s, Wbdtors, and Microbes l -if W Ari u er nding of emi? i and science is necessary in today's world. Geometry onl wo s with num ers, Bi it also helps the individual to think more logically in will y S 'Ions or in he techx ical fields of science, while the two new courses, Com- 0, ia ematics and Shop Mathematics oFfer their students training for commerce d in str Commercial Mathematics teaches the student fundamentals that are used i eryday life, at work or at home. Shop Mathematics gives a good background in e areas of math used by the industrial arts students. The Science Department helps a person toward a better understanding of the con- stantly shrinking universe around us. Biology, besides giving the student a background in learning to think scientifically, helps him to better appreciate the world in which he lives. Chemistry gives a better understanding of the make-up of the universe, while Physics, through different mathematical processes, deals with the way in which the forces of nature work. P.S.S.C. Physics shows the student the mechanics-of Pl1Y5lC5 and through scientific experimentation, the way in which these mechanics were founded. Because of atomic energy and space travel, the importance of very technical mathe- matics and science for universal problems is usually stressed, but a basic understanding of these fields is needed to get along with, live with, and appreciate your immediate society. r Ja s . Postler Mr. James Braclner Mrs. Orion England Mr. Daniel Bury 1 DM ,L Ljfology Club W U A Mr. Charles Jarvis Biology students often disect interesting specimens obtaining invaluable Miss Sandra Wolfinger glimpses of the little creatures' innards. -11 L c e Mr. Darrel Watson B.S.R.P.