Central High School - Prospectus Yearbook (Flint, MI)

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Prove New Ideas What is a base? Test this com- pound with red litmus paper. If it turns red you will have found the answer. Such is the language of the chemists. Many basics have to be learned, though, before ever entering the laboratory. There is a special way to hold the stopper of a bottle, and test tubes have to be perfectly clean in order to insure a successful experiment. The modern equipment in the physics lab enables the classes to study the effects of the produc- tion of electricity by friction accu- rately. This year there is an in- tensive physics class for those who are able to interpret the laws quickly and thoroughly. The modern science students perform assorted experiments sim- ilar to those of the biology or chemistry classes. INTERESTED PHYSICS STUDENTS watch to see what will happen when the electricity is turned on. E. R. JONES and Homer Parker intently watch Varnard Gay as he tests the temperature of the solution in the beaker. 17 ELMER GALLEY, Robert Shaw, and Ward Walworth attempt to work out a difficult problem with the aid of a slide rule.

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Science Classes g iology classes study everything from tree leaves to protozoa or one-celled animals. Every other day is spent in the laboratory where hairs and celery strings are magnified many times their orig- inal size to show their complexi- ties. Often the work deals with dissecting frogs or fish which illus- trates how similar they are to hu- mans. Pupils learn to distinguish between the different species of seaweed and other minute plants. The different types of bacteria are also explained to the students and they are taught which are harm- ful, and which are of some help. Chemistry is the class of ex- periments. What is an acid? MRS. FREDA PARMALEE, Edward Brigham, and Leonard Redd examine a snake wiggling on the driftwood. JOSEPH FOOS and Chester Henry unwrap new parts for the very delicate balance. 16 TOM HASSETT POINTS OUT the cells of the leaf to Carol Richards, Nina Dodge, and Bill Link.

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THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT Mils Joyce Peck, Mrs. Celma Van Horn, Miss Miriam Darling, Ernest Cole, Mrs. Julia Groffs, Miss Vernita Knight, Miss Jacqueline Cromer, Miss Dorothy Bradley, Miss Lillian Weller, and Stan ley White listen intently as Miss Grace Field, department chairman, reads a selection about Shakespeare. Knowledge of English Is a Constant LIBRARIANS, Mrs. Marian McCrady and Mrs. Joanne Thomson, check the well-stocked shelves. JANICE BURTRAW demonstrates her project in the Drama class as Miss Jacqueline Kramer smiles approvingly. 18