Central High School - Booster Yearbook (La Crosse, WI)

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-. ..., Z - ff ..-...mr fr f 5 Q 'it l KN.-M l 'Q 'R it it Mr. Weinbender creates for Dennis Strassburg only to find the desperate Nature's Laws As the world of science grew around us, the Science Department at Central also enlarged. There was a wide range of science subjects offered to Centralites. These science subjects could be taken in either of two courses, regular or advanced. Advanced science was for the stu- dent who intends to further his edu- cation and career in a scientific field. The regular science courses at Central were presented to give the student a general background and preparation for college. The subiects offered were biology, chemistry, physical science, and physics. The newest addition to the science de- partment was the Planetarium. Al- though the Planetarium was used by many different classes, it was espe- cially useful in the study of biology, chemistry, and physics. Since astron- need to destroy, omy is the oldest science known, the Planetarium helped explain the rela- tionship of astronomy in the develop- ment of the sciences. The biology classes have received a great deal of equipment. New microscopes, microproiectors, and visual aides were delivered. The chemistry and physics classes also received ne equipment, including two new la - ratories. Pi MMV , . 1, . ,, ,, ,... l l J , T ' i . , . . ' i Mft Armstrong i X f - +3 T .r,.. Mf- FW f i l -I T T is Mr. riser t i T I ' . V Hi? ' mf ' ' ' L ' f ' W V ' , ,A ' Nlr. McDer ott M 0 l T Y tilt W 1. 5.-5 , y - . -W i f ,,.. f f ' 5014 -4' ' ,, 'W ' ffvarf' Q, . J Y 1 1 ,,. 4 -W , ii - I I if 2 , my . 4522. 4 f f' 5 ' A 4 -fi, + Q ra A 'K A 1 fbi if , . Q X , 1 K .ri , Miss McNeal ff' Mr, Scullin n Mr. Skemp f Mr. Weinbender

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l . .. s., 'lr Q I ,aya V. 1- nga- L.W..,,.Qg -' 'V Iii: f-:rl 'Eff s 3 V, 3. ,, 0, J. W K W 4 E, , if 2--f f Mr. Bitney Miss Boller Mr. Dartt Mr. Nuttall Mr. Robarge is .X , .ss . ,., Mr. Scullin demonstrates the intricate planetarium equipment for a group of interested students. Understanding As mathematics was considered the language of the sciences, it was important to students planning on a career in science, mathematics, or engineering. The space age, auto- mation, and high speed computers made it so. CentraI's Mathematics Department offered numerous math- ematics courses. Tvvo years of math- ematics vvere required by most tech- nical schools and colleges. To fulfill this requirement elementary algebra and geometry were offered to and taken by most Centralites. The Nlath- ematics Department branched out into beginning algebra, advanced algebra, Geometry I, trigonometry, Geometry II, and advanced mathe- matics. In the algebra course, the student learned to manipulate alge- braic expressions and structures of the number system. Geometry devel- oped habits of correct thinking, log- ic, and statistics and used geometric figures. Trigonometry expanded the fundamentals of algebra, while advanced mathematics treated both algebra and trigonometry on a higher level. The training Centralites received was designed to help them solve mathematics problems and to increase and improve general think- ing ability.

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' ,,,.V,.,,.:V 1 4 , ' MFSS Bfve ,, Q' ,- ff I 5 '- ' 'MS rg -f f AV in L Mrs. Cearley , V Y Mrs. Lennon - A' If , li i From Foreign to Familiar Well-traveled Mrs. Spence relates interesting experiences she's had in foreign countries. SV 3 To give insight into the customs, art, music, philosophy, and tempera- ment of people of other nations was the idea emphasized in the Foreign Language Department. Central of- fered four languages: French, Ger- man, Latin, and Spanish. Besides studying grammar, conversational usage, and various dialogues, all four foreign language courses in- cluded the reading of famous litera- ture. French Ill students read stories by de Maupassant and other au- thors, German classes read a selec- tion entitled Emil and the Detec- tive , Spanish Ill completed a novel, PENSATIVA, and Latin Students read Cicero, Livy, and Horace. Both Ger- man and Spanish classes wrote skits and learned songs such as Gaude- mus lgitur and La Cucarachaf' The Foreign Language Department at- tempted to make its pupils better world citizens by giving them knowl- edge of cultures other than their ovvn. Mrs, Moen Mrs. Raith Wwwwrf' Mrs. Moen finds a tape teaching. , L i ,X mx .-,V recorder vital to her VHA hm -' f 511g 'i 'I . 4 l ii, i Q X