Burrell High School - Buccopia Yearbook (Lower Burrell, PA)

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Science-minded individuals learn much by Mr. Deno Acciai Mr. Felix Defino Mr. Samuel Earhart Mesiitiniia Senta Mr. Joseph Szul MR. DENO A. ACCIAI: B.S., Indiana State College; M.Ed., University of Pittsburgh. Physics, Space Science, Physical Science. Astronomy Club Advisor. MR. FELIX A. DEFINO: B.S., M.Ed., University of Pittsburgh. Chemistry. Science Club Advisor. MR. SAMUEL M. EARHART: B.A., M.A., Wash- ington and Jefferson College. Biology. Future Teachers of America Advisor. The best motivation is the desire to understand. =P | aT 8 ins MRS. AUDRIE J. SENTO: B.S., California © College. Chemistry, Biology. Tri-Hi-Y Ad isor. MR. JOSEPH S. SZUL: B.S., Slippery Rock Sta’ College. Biology, Advanced ’Biology. Photography Club Advisor. Striving to make students aware of the increasingly scientific world in which we live and at the same time giving the students an adequate background to meet scientific problems which they may encounter is the main function of the Science Department.

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world problems American problems, which all students take, deal with the major complexities of the solution of such political questions as “Should the United States recognize Red China?” enterprise mM. Mr. Jones familiarizes students with important world-wide happenings. The general objectives of instruction in the Social Studies Department are the development of responsible citizenship, the acquisition of skills and competencies needed for effective living in the present and future, and the attainment of worthwhile moral, spiritual and cultural values. Social studies encourages the use of objective, rational methods of analysis rather than emotional, unreasoned judgements in dealing with contemporary problems. The student is much better equipped to be a responsible citizen from these courses taken during their school years. 31

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exploration and experimentation The Science Department of Burrell provides the students an opportunity to pursue their interests in the various fields of science. This department not only affords pupils a further understanding of scientific questions and phe- iomena but also enables them to stimulate their “uriosity and their imagination. The science available ‘o Burrell students includes biology, he ' lants and animals: chemistry, the stu winical and physical composition of Vai ic nees; physics, the study of energy; an corti and space, the study of the heavens an’ the un plored horizons of the future. Be- cor y important each year, the sciences ofi Burrell are indeed necessary to the stu voing on to higher education. Top: C. Croyle uses the optical micrometer for measuring short distances. Below: A graduated cylinder is used for measuring distilled water. Staining epidermal cells of onions 33