Central High School - Wakitan Yearbook (St Joseph, MO)

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. 6 cienoe develops scientific, inquQ Central's greenhouse is an excellent place for experiments with plants. Harold Sweet waters one of the orchids grown by the biology classes as a project while studying plants. Mr. Boydston instructs Kenny Watkins in the art of experi- menting safely with potassium permanganate and glycerine in Steve Elliot sets up the pulleys in physics class. He explains to Judy Altermatt and Paula Clay the advantage of using pulleys instead of men in the commercial world. chemistry class, as Terry Hamilton and Joan Wood watch in- tently. Safety first is constantly stressed in all science classes. Scieri ing and i. ment, has plac mastery about us. The in the st acquires a sophomor animal li the compc apply the chemistry Each his scient harder, j' World of si J. B. Morgal biology clas p W 4:55 if

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11-T11 ' X 9. if 4 Ky W if ff Q Q 649, , , X fvv 094 f I f f M f gym. il W I X g X --f-:ki ,Zi ,A ',MN,.,,wf- ment, trying to , .... Math prepares students for scientific World Mr. Kirschner finishes a problem for one of his students. Even in Algebra I, the problems are long and difficult. In this scientific world, precision is needed to make a project perfect. Mathematics is said to be the basis of all learning, for it is used for the sim- plest everyday problems and the most complex equations of a scientist. It is for these purposes that the Central Math Department, under the direction of Mrs. Beaumont, is preparing students. Fascinating beyond a doubt, the courses of algebra, geometry, trigonometry, calculus, and general math make us more conscious and appre- ciative of the everyday world about us. These courses are the ones that prepare the student for life with science. V - U In all math and science a slide rule is used to great advantage. Gene McDaniels reads the slide rule to Barbara Hornaday while Marilyn Meyer waits to tell the next step. , .. . 1Ti..-1 'SY -e-i X Q:

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ntific, inquiring mind He explains to f using pulleys Vood watch in- science classes. Science is sometimes said to develop an exact- ing and inquiring mind. Central's Science Depart- ment, under the direction of Mr. Lecil Carroll, has placed a special emphasis upon the student's mastery of a more extended knowledge of the World about us. The freshman may begin his years at Central in the study of general science. In this course he acquires an overall view of the scientific field. The sophomore becomes acquainted With plant and animal life in biology. The junior and senior view the composition of a human body in health, or they apply the laws of Charles and Boyle in physics and chemistry. Each year, as the science student progresses, his scientific knowledge increases. Courses become harder, just as each year the journey into the world of science becomes more advanced. J. B. Morgan shows how a microscope is needed for all work in a biology class. She is looking at algae from a pond. le Chuck Pasek is using the Mercurial Barometer in general science. Its purpose is to measure atmospheric pressure. S ,EM I 5.