Central High School - Prospectus Yearbook (Flint, MI)

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Science Develops Sense of Inquiry Dissect frogs! shrieked the students as the teach- er announced the next experiment in Biology. This lab and others made Biology an interesting class. Mixing different and strange chemicals and oc- casionally burning holes in the tables added to the fun found in Chemistry. Throwing slinkies down the hall to measure reaction time in Physics seemed like a second childhood to pupils. Other science courses including Conservation and Physiology helped students to better understand the mind and the world around them. The Science department received three new teachers this year; Douglas Sharp, Gary McDaniel, and James Lamson. All teach biology. Right: The flag pole serves many purposes discovers senior Larry Ward as he measures the height of the pole for an experiment in Physics. Top: Testing soil as a project of Con- servation class are seniors Mary Clark and David Gordon. 20 academics

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Above: Finding Alexander the Great's journey through the Near East amusing are seniors Cecily Holmes and Nancy Underwood as they give an oral report to their Western Civilization class. Below: Being helped into a turban by a Centralite is assistant principal in charge of instruction Herman Klein during a visit to a Foreign Relations class. Right: Senior Debby Smith studies an ink- blot by another student in her psychology class. academics 19

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Top left: Observation is the major part in doing an experiment realizes junior Mary Hitchings as she intently watches the test tube. Top right: The calf bone is connected to the knee bone . . . Homer Parker, physiology teacher tries to put a little humor into the learning of the parts of the human body. Below: Dissect- ing requires all the attention of sophomore Willy Craig as he examines the skin of a worm. academics 21