Chester High School - Cestrian Yearbook (Chester, SC)

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A group of Miss Colvin's general science students watch Biology students study bird specimens. an experiment. A View of the physics room with seniors at work. X, sw 1 v '-s..,l Chemistry Lab period -nu-...Er

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OUR STUDENTS BECOME INTRIGUED WITH SCIENTIFIC MYSTERIES . T O MEET today's demand for better trained scientists, our school is stressing the impor- tance of the four science courses offered to the students. Frequently the penetrating odor of for- maldehyde drifts through the halls of our build! ing. The peculiar odor of sulfur dioxide emanates from the chemistry rooms. We are quite proud of our excellent biology and chemistry labora- tories. ln our biology lab we examine parasites and bacteria under the microscope, learning work about the mysterious make-up of plants and animal life. We make individual field trips and reports on nature and out-door life that adds greatly to our knowledge and scientific interest. We gather material for display at our Science Fair. In chemistry we learn the fundamentals of this fascinating subject. We become familiar with those basic formulas H2O, H2SO,, NaCl, CAQOHJ2. We watch with wonder some of our more complicated lab experiments that reveal to us the magic of chemical changes. We study light and sound in physics. We learn the principles behind radio, electronics, magnetism, and tele- vision. Each physics student builds an electric motor that really works. We learn much about the How and Why of everyday life. Through these various science courses we appreciate more keenly the value of science in our lives today. flaw! HUF? Miss Colvin, Biology Teacher and Miss Chick, Physics and Chemist . E- Mrs. Tuggle, Mrs. Patrick, Mrs. Abell, all teach Science. Mrs. Patrick also teaches Distributive Education.

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CUR LIBRARIES ARE AN INVALUABLE AID IN ALL OUR STUDIES AMONG the most popular places in our schools are the libraries. Every period of the day one finds almost every seat taken. Students are busy checking references, searching the Readers Guide, delving into encyclopedias, and selecting books. Still others are looking in the stacks for back issues of bound magazines. Several are poring over the large un- abridged dictionaries, while other heads are buried in the latest newspapers, or browsing among the shelves in search of an interesting new novel or parallel reading. Our library is beautiful and pleasant place to work. Eye catching displays greet us as we enter. We have a wide variety of periodicals, newspapers, and many books, although our li- brarians, Mrs. Wylie and Mrs. Weir are always eager to add to the shelves. We students really appreciate having such an attractive comfortable place of our own to forget ourselves, so to speak, in the world of printed page and picture. I' I'-Sci 7 -'5v'3,3-. 1.10- Mrs. Ida E. Wylie, our Senior High librarian, and Mr. James Rash, art instructor, examine a new ARTS magazine. RK. Mrs. Miranda Weir, Brockman Junior High librar- ian, checking out material for a student. 'z ,cg . ' , 3, ' ' .31 Ah 'ii .. .,.., Z.-, A I i r vi. , I 7 SJ . '7 . M, 4. ,..., 4, 11 T, X Q 1 5. '.,, at if A view of Brockrnan junior High Library. The science nook is a popular one in Senior High. 9' 26