Devine High School - Corral Yearbook (Devine, TX)

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5 dx. DISSECTING FROGS Patcie Capps, Alicia Sims, Delbert Gordon, George Curtis, and other members of Mr. Petri's biology class are shown dissecting frogs, which is one of the many projects done in the lab. .X -355- Dissecting worms, looking at objects under a micro- scope, and going on field trips are a few ways biology students learn about our environment. We Learn, to Live in ur Times To be well informed in the modern world of today a student must be able to understand such things as the principle of the atom and other topics that help them to keep pace in the atomic era we are in. Therefore our Science Department offers these three courses biology, chemistry, and Physics. LEARNING TO MAKE POWER Linden Penland and Wayne Murph have set up a demonstration of the flow of electric- ity to Mr. Micha1ka's physics class. Physics students leam to use magnetism, electricity, steam, and water power.

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. Urtr Teachers Have Man Interests Alter a busy day at school, the teavhers still have work to do. They have papers to grade and plans to make for the following day. As homemakers, they find time tor their families. Many are lead- ers in community work, churches, and other organizations. All teachers give time to extra- eurricular activities, as sponsors of difterent classes, other organizations lnterscholastic League activities and sports. Still they find time for extra activities for their own enjoyment. Many of them have interesting hob- bies and activities that take their minds off the work of school. The teachers of D, H. S. are very busy people. At the closing ofa school day, Mrs, Iuhlin and Mrs, Stoddard are leaving for home with loads of papers to be graded. Mrs. Allen talks to her dog Le Bossu. Her time is occupied with plays and other school events including being a Sophomore Class sponsor.

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World and American history, civics and drivers education are the courses offered to help students develop interest in current events and to live in to- day's world. Each week the history classes receive newspapers which inform them about world affairs. UNITED NATIONS: The work of the United Nations was made more realistic when Bonnie Bain, Sally Oliver, Betty Ward, Tony Petri, and Gerald Bendele showed pictures of the buildings to Mrs. Day's history class, Enjo Democracy DRIVERS' EDUCATION Mr. Evans points out parts of a car to Simon Cantu, Joyce Noblitt, and Beth Littleton. S, Even though the Drivers' Education students did not have a car furnished them they managed by bringing their own cars to school. The first semester, students learn safety rules, parts of the car, and how to fix the car in case of trouble.