Dallas High School - Dragon Yearbook (Dallas, OR)

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Teresa Arnold goes over the books with an adding machine during an office practice class. Concentrating on both speed and accuracy. Kim Marshall finishes up a speed drill. Typing hard to finish an assignment is typing I student Steve Bennett as he uses his electric with adept ease. BUSINESS Coffee Break Course The business cluster offered varied studies in Office Practice, Typing, Personal Typing, Stenography, Bookkeeping and Business Law. Field trips to Western Business University, a Portland bank and the computers at Oregon State University touched upon the busy business world. Speakers gave their impressions of business and discussed hiring practices. The Steno classes learned practical shorthand skills and under Mrs. Nancy Warner’s direction; the basics of a good coffee break . . . including doughnuts! Guided by Mr. Shawn Mosley and Mrs. Sally Stouder, a multitude of sophomores discovered the usefulness of Typing I, while Typing II enthusiasts prepared a booklet for future use of filing, typing tables, job applications and various clerical skills. The young aspiring secretaries developed and enhanced necessary skills for successful business careers. 29

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MATHEMATICS Updated Texts Attempting to make challenges attainable was the main goal of instructors in the specialized math courses. Coming from Hawaii, Mr. Robert Kenyon joined veteran, Mr. Paul Olliff. Interest increased in the practical application of consumer math, hut Math 7 was dropped at the semester. New hooks for Geometry and Algebra II students revealed the latest concepts and theories to probing minds. Advanced students had the choice between the abstract ideas of Algebra or the practical reasoning of Geometry. Math 6 (Advanced Mathematics) revised its curriculum to concentrate on trigonometry, induction, probability and vectors. Upper division mathematitions charted their progress on the twenty-third annual Mathematical Association Test. The serious students in the “mobile math” classrooms demonstrated their hard working abilities in the homework laden math courses. Cliff Houck shows typical student reluctance as he tackles a problem in Algebra II.

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Gaining practical experience. Mike Best holds the tree while Bruce Branson firmly packs dirt, during a tree planting project in plant science. LIFE SCIENCES Maribeth Buhler and Cliff Houck record observations in an outdoor science study in Biology II. Revised Program Biology I, taught by Mr. Dan Johnson and Mr. William Glendinning, numbered the largest enrollment in history and proved to be a meaningful learning experience to enrollees. Areas studied included: genetics, ecology, evolution, reproduction and two lab blocks on animal and plant growth and development. Biology II, also taught by Mr. Glendinning, employed independent study as the students found areas of research on which to do further investigation. Upper division, Advanced Biology students divided their time between the ever present, individual projects and the ecology of plots on school property. In addition, microbiology and population counts were added concerns. Two relatively new classes; Plant Science which covered such topics as germination, plant anatomy and comparative growth studies and Animal Science which covered diets, animal growth and breeding were popular. The ’72 program allowed students to discover the interchangeable relationship between life and the sciences. Instructor Mr. Dan Johnson demonstrates the technique for skinning a bobcat for interested students. 30 Jack Crider measures the growth of his bean plant in Biology.