Broadway High School - Memories Yearbook (Broadway, VA)

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department Using litmus paper, Don Driver tests for acids and bases during his Science 9 class. Sandy Good and Joyce Tusing examine a slide of paramecia. A number of science courses are offered at Broadway High. Science 9, which provides a general knowledge of several fields of science, is the study of chemistry, physics, earth science, and astronomy. Biology is a brief survey of the plant and animal kingdoms, beginning with the simple forms and advancing to the more complex. Field trips, lab work, and demonstrations, such as the preparation of oxygen and the electrolysis of water, are of great help to Science 9 and biology students. Molecular equations, valences, formulas, the study of atoms, and experiments are tackled by the chemistry classes. The stu¬ dent studies materials found on the earth to determine their atomic and molecular structure and the changes that occur in them. The brave physics student learns about matter and solves problems dealing with light and sound. Energy and power of all kinds fall within the scope of physics. Just to satisfy your curiosity—this aquarium contains a Venus’s flytrap and a pitcher plant. 15

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Science Mr. Wayne Myers Mrs. Charlotte Ridings Mrs. Mary Jane Simmers Science covers a broad field of human knowledge concerned with principles and their theories. Ac¬ cording to the American College Dictionary, science is “a branch of knowledge or study dealing with a body of facts or truths systematically ar¬ ranged and showing the operation of general laws.” Braving the odor of chlorophyll, Steven Smith and Dwight Kipps Peggy George, Wayne Diehl, and Jay Fidk explore the delightful dissect a Rana pipiens (leopard frog) in biology class. world of chemistry. 14

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Art department Susan Reamer, Gene Miller, Donna Smith, and Sunny Myrvang add finishing touches to art class Christmas decorations. Broadway’s art department affords the creative student a chance for self-expression and independence in working with several branches of the fine arts, painting, drawing, and inkwork. Students employ their ingenuity and skill in craft designs and decorations. Besides fashioning miniature cottages, tree ornaments and decorated candles, students designed modern-art trees for the Christmas season. In work, pictures included water-fowl designs, fruit impres¬ sions, and dancing poses. This year’s classes worked with sterling silver and enameled jewelry. Perhaps the major feat of the art department this year was the preparation of the backdrop scenery by Art II stu¬ dents for the November Operetta, Creatures of Impulse. The landscape depicted was that of a quaint village in its rustic surroundings. Unlike many other courses offered at Broadway High School, approximately ninety-five per cent of the study in¬ volved in Art I and Art II is accomplished during class time. This adds to the enjoyment of the classes and relaxes homework tension. Becky Crider prepares rural backdrop scenery for the fall operetta. Creatures of Impulse. 16