Central Catholic High School - Centralma Yearbook (Reading, PA)

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With an eye toward satisfying the growing demand for scientists, the Science Department now boasts a cathode ray oscilloscope, audi- oscillator, recording timer, and stratoscope. Science magazines and periodicals also aid this department to keep up with various im- portant scientific findings. The lunior Chemists' Club, under the spon- sorship ot the Reading Chemists' Club met monthly to tour local industries. A. Boland and B, Pomeroy accompanied by Sister lohn Catherine attended the Middle Atlantic Sci- ence Symposium held at Temple University, Philadelphia. A group ot seniors traveled to Villanova University to View the new science building. Climaxing the year lUO Centralites dis- played their projects in the school science fair held in late lanuary. Ot these 75 were selected to represent the school in the annual Reading-Berks Science Pair held at Albright College in April. eaclz Grier lze Stars. VVith the aid of T. Szymanslci, R. Chelstowslci explores the mysteries ot a terrarium. Recording data, calculating frequencies, securing connections, and adjusting controls busy M. Ustaszewski, I. Klick, I. Frantz, and E. Didyoung in the preparatory check of the cathode ray oscilloscope. l l 22

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Whats cglze Word. Hs D, Mosher scans her text, G. Radke enacts a scene from Macbeth on his puppet stage. I. Nawa enjoys illustrations ofthe same play. There's fun afoot in English I as E. Yahner checks on R. Tomcics's telephone technique, '94 -, H taping session tops the day's agenda lor sopho- more Shakespearian students, Fl. Langan and H. lanes As pens flew across paper, students re- vealed hidden literary talent and produced essays and poems for the national high school anthologies as well as original material tor the schools lirst literary magazine. While seniors spent countless hours assem- bling information on term papers, juniors delved into the mysteries ot short story writ- ing. Underclassmen wrote essays and made posters for various English projects, New vocabulary books proved beneficial to all students. Eight new records, including highlights of Macbeth, Tale of Two Cities, and the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, were added to the visual aids ot this department, Dramatization ot famous scenes from some ot the required readings stimulated interest in the classics. Besides providing entertainment, films like David Copperfield and Chaucer's The Pardon- er's Tale helped students to understand and appreciate their literary heritage.

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um ers Racket As the demand for skilled mathematicians increases, so also does the number of students who pursue the mathematics course. Central- ites battled mantully to tind the elusive under the competent direction ot the Bernardine Sisters. Contestwise this department scored a Win when lames Duchynski claimed a spot on the student honor roll ot the October issue of School Science cmd Math. lim submitted a correct solution to a problem during the spring of the previous year. For the fourth consecu- tive year, Centralites entered the Mathematics Contest of the Society ot Actuaries. M s.. While it appears that Ft. McGavin, I. Melcher, and I. Irvin are preparing to paper the room, they're actually showing the class all the possible functions of angles, Lip biting benefits R. Soltis as he discovers a solution Circles and tangents prove no problem for I. Wendell and C. Michiewicz for a problem in Hlgebra ll, in plane geometry class. 23