Dallas High School - Dragon Yearbook (Dallas, OR)

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to Modern Problems this year. Here Vicki the theory of cultures before a discussion. Pointing out the domain of the Roman Empire to his World History class Is Gordon Wallis. U. S. AND WORLD HISTORY A former junior block course, American History was opened to sophomores. The instructional team enlivened the subject by using simulation games stressing lecture concepts. One concerned the Civil War and another re-inacted the Hard Rock Mine Strike. Behavioral objectives helped make ideas behind historical events meaningful without needless drills. Mr. Dewey Tuttles’ World History class was able to do several projects because of limited enrollment. In a forum, members contributed by telling stories or playing instruments. First period American History class including Jim Chaffin, Kelly Sharp, Eunice Elliott. Fred Jaeger, Walter Jarchow, Dellie Keeton, Karl Weinz and Dan March act out a labor union simulation of the late 1800’s, one of the units of study this year.

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PROBLEMS Specialization Paul Ward, Modern Problems teacher, helps Glen Roth find Information in the occupational file. Linda Fast, Carol Hendrickson and others hurry to complete the Manual Dexterity section of the GATB Occupational tests given to Modern Problems and Sociology classes. Units in Modern Problems were highlighted by the three weeks spent on ecology with air and water pollution films. During the unit on state government Oregon’s ombudsman, Mark O’Haggard gave students great insight into his job. Beneficial units on consumer economics, race relations (featuring a group of militant and non-militant blacks from surrounding colleges), and the study of civil rights made for a more relevant learning opportunity. Old Man Wards’ Investment Club (O.M.W.I.C.), the heart of Mr. Paul Wards’ new economic class, explored the stock market through their stock broker, Mr. Jack Brown, of First California Company. They also toured Polk County State Bank; seeing the vault’s inside contents and checks being microfilmed greatly impressed the class. Seminar-oriented sociology class discussed basic sociological principals, including dating and communications. Enthusiastic students enjoyed both new courses as alternates to Modern Problems. Guest speaker Mark O’Haggard, Oregon’s ombudsman, addresses fifth period Modern Problems class on the unique character of his job. Sociology was a one semester alternative Krebs and Myrna Llnscheld study about 12

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Janl Basom, Bob Mack, Jerry Best, Deb Armstrong and Marilyn Balzer discuss the data from the growth rate and the development of tadpoles In an experiment in the first period Biology class. SCIENCE A New Lab As a part of a continuing area of expansion at Dallas high, Science students explored worlds unknown to them. Mr. William Glendenning, consultant to his advanced Biology students on their individual projects, worked in a new lab area and remodeled classroom. New to the department, Mr. Dan Johnson, supervised such experiments as frog dissection and hatching chickens and pheasants in Biology I. In Chemistry, Mr. Stan Church promoted individual study by offering the students different methods of study to complete the course. With the help of several Physics students working as lab assistants, he aided beginning Chemists in making basic chemistry-oriented discoveries about the elements and their reactions. In Physics, students worked with the laws of motion and spent time blowing glass. Wayne Embree measures the angle and strength of the magnetic pull exerted by a horseshoe magnet in Mr. Stan Church's physics class. 14