Divine Heart Seminary - Focus Yearbook (Donaldson, IN)

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Experimenting Leads To Learning All sciences are taught on the theory that students learn best by experimenting. lt gives him a chance to learn for himself, not just to believe what he reads out ofa book. Elementary Physics might find a student building his own roc- ket. In Biology, he might be dissecting a wide range of ani- mals to understand how living organisms tick. Dr. Paul Smith and Nlr. john Sommer com- prise the Science Department. A science is the knowledge of facts and laws put in an order- ly fashion. Mathematics is a science. All math courses are designed to develop reasoning i 5 ...L Top left: Tom Kerschen takes his turn instructing in Economics class. Top right: Physics students Ed Zemlik and Bob Edge work on individual projects. Above: Working out a program on the computer are Ron Farmer and Chris Hosier.

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English, journalism , Drama Words Come To Life English is obviously very im- portant in our lives. Because it is, Divine Heart places great emphasis on it. ka '1' ur K 4 :WWW .,. ,.,,,. . f ' ' .....W. ..... Right: Steve Huffstetter pastes down copy in final preparation for the paper. A well-rounded four year pro- gram includes learning how to communicate with others both orally and in writingg a study of English, American and World Literatureg and a study of man's influence on society. Mrs. Dolores Schafer teaches English l and ll, while English lll and IV are instructed by Mr. William lVlacQuillan. journalism and Drama are electives, but constitute a ma- jor part of the English Depart- ment. journalism not only in- Left: Trying to put thoughts into words is Tim Ewert as he composes a SENI- INARY article. trod uces students to the world of mass communications, but also gives the student an out- let to put his knowledge to work through the FOCUS yearbook and SEMINARY, the newspaper. Drama gives the students the basics of acting and lets them display their talents in the form of theatrical produc- tions. journalism and Drama are taught by Mrs. Schafer and Father Bernard Galic, respec- tively. ......--'.--- . 4.,j,... . . i f A ,Jr rw ww- l wil? ff. if g I .f, 517, , . N A fi . X 5 4 sa

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Above: Getting ready to launch a land- rocket in Elementary Physics is Mike Skidmore. Top: Algebra l students, Tim O'Leary, Ron Farmer, Dan Ewert and Nick Mo- ravec work on a common problem. Above: Note taking during Physics class keeps Luis Ouiroz busy. abilities, logic, and under- standing of mathematical prin- cipals. A computer course is available to any student in- terested in the field. All classes are small and indi- vidualg tutoring is available. The Math Department consists of Brother Frank Snider, Mr. john Sommer and Brother Bob Hergenroeder.