Cody High School - Comet Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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Teachers lend a helping hand in students' upward climb Whether the subject was science, literature, or etc., the faculty was challenged to clarify for their students fundamental facts about the universe and the world in which they live. Cardmarking is almost as big a Challenge for teachers as it is for students. Instructors must consider the progress of each pupil and then rate his accomplishments. in The teaching efforts of the faculty did not end at the blackboard. Students often re- quired individual help. X -N-w..,M, Thirty-five

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Unusual objects such as stepladders and megaphones often become props for teachers to use in demonstrating a con- cept or stressing a point to a group. Thirty-four Faculty members try to learn more about the teens they teach. Books about teen problems interest teachers who want to know what other experts have experienced. The library often brings new material to their attention. A Book Fair provides many teachers with the op- portunity to gain new supplementary aids to make their educational program interesting. 5 A teacher's day is never dull. His professional pursuits place him in the role of an instructor, an adviser, a friend, a disciplinarian, and a substitute parent. Perhaps the first and hardest task of a teacher is helping students become enthusiastic about learning. To make their subject matter interesting and understandable is their primary goal. Teachers order audio-visual aids and search for informative reading material to supplement their teaching. Intensive research and planning are not uncommon to devoted teachers proud of their profession. A

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Thirty-six Above, the earth's rotation is demon- strated in a physiography class. Below, physics students adjust various weights to balance a yardstick. The world of nuclear physics proved to be a foundation for many demonstrations. Mr. McNamara presented a visual ren- dering of the patterns of attraction found in a magnetic field. The explorative study of high school chemistry and physics covered the vast realms of scientific experimentation and exacting calculation. In the science lab, Cody students probed into classroom worlds of chemical reactions and the changes in matter and energy. Here, complicated experiments and problems provided a challenge, even for the most clever mind. Delving into the composition of matter, chemistry students learned to name and identify the properties of the elements. Lab assignments also included testing various chemical reactions and recording the results in equation form. Lecture time was spent discussing these reactions and how they ajfect our daily lives. In physics, too, the laboratory became a proving ground for laws and theories explained during class lectures. Diagrams then took the place of chemical formulas as students explored the science of sound waves and electricity. And the study of mass and energy, and relativity and gravity, became homework assignments for Cody student physicists. Nuclear physics, a new class taught after school, was oyjfered this year to specially interested students. Qlfhe seminar course of study included experiments in electric and magnetic forces and discussions on advanced nuclear energy.