Donelson High School - Crest Yearbook (Nashville, TN)

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- ii. lb 1 NPR' Am One never knows what will come into view under that lens. ,ivift Y 4 Mr. Kirby shows two early arrivals in chemistry that morn- ing's physics experiment. SCIENCES EXPLORE AN UNUSUAL WORLD This general science class studies imlustriously in Mr. Shea's laboratory. The world of science is indeed unusual to the layman. Mr. Shea, Mr. Milam, Mr. Kirby, and Mrs. Lancaster did quite a lot this year to re- veal part of the mystery of science to many stu- dents. General science is a background of basic science for freshmen. It teaches certain fundamentals which are applicable to the higher phases of the sciences. Biology is primarily a sophomore classy by studying it one becomes acquainted with the ar- rangement of cells, structure of the body, life and habits of different animals, the composition of different parts of the body, the growth of plants, and other related things. It was with the study of chemistry and physics that the real meat of science began to be revealed. Many experiments were performed, projects were made, notebooks were filled. One of the experiments was made with an electri- cal device which was supposed to make one's hair stand on endg boy. did Mr. Kirby's hair flyl One of the numerous chemistry experiments is shown here: let's hope it floesn't scorch.

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Heres where all those equations xx'f.-rc introduced to rlttcnseless algebra students. eai ilgebi 1 second xeal algebia plane geom ry, solid geometry, t1'12'OIl0I'Il6t1'j' - thats uite an assortment. Each of these subjects was studied this year under very capable teach- Freshman arithmetic, senior arithmetic, first . . 2 .A V. . t ,... . y , - t . . , on of sex enth and eighth giade math It xx as ,ught by Mrs. Lancaster, Mrs. Mclllurry, and Iiss Pearson. Senior arithmetic was a type of refresher ourse for those xyho needed to brush up on asic mathg it was taught by Miss Pearson. kdyanced arithmetic was taught by Coach Allen. First and second year algebra covered equa- tions, unknowns, graphs, and the likeg it was taught by Mrs. Mcllurry and Mr. Francis. Plane, solid, and trig were the most advanced math. Theorems and postulates were intro- duced in plane and the courses built up through solid and trig. Mr. Francis taught these classes. rs. Freshman arithmetic is basic, the accumula- 1 : ' . ' ' . f a MATH TEACHES BOTH FACTS AND THEORIES Whatk xvroiig. Jay? l'an't you figtlrt- 2 T II lm n-in-rn. this doesnt look loo hard

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MUSIC COMBINES LEARNING WITH PLEASURE Learning music was indeed a pleasure this year, as Mr. Shoemaker's members and Mr. Taylor's chorus members can tell you. The band was better than it had been for some time, and it really made some good showings at the football games and in parades. Many of the band members were in the lower grades, so as years go by the band should continue to improve. Not only did the band play at the games, but also at pep meetings during both football and basketball sea- sons: this certainly helped boost the spirit among the students. As in the case of thc band, the chorus had im- proved this year. In fact, it performed very diffi- cult pieces well, really doing them justice. Besides the chorus there were a mixed ensemble or madrigal group, a girls' ensemble, and a boys' ensemble. These three groups performed at the Solo and Ensemble Festival, as did several soloists. On the whole the ratings were quite good. The programs the chorus presented were all very well received, a credit to the director, Mr. Taylor. I ... . , Ninety per cent of being a musician is practice One of the outstanding assemblies of the year was put on by the chorus.