Dowagiac Central High School - Wahoo Yearbook (Dowagiac, MI)

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661 cg fiom A black coupe parked behind the school over the weekend is a sure sign Mr. Norden is looking after the welfare of his animal friends. The stuffed animals we marvel over are a product of his own ability as a taxidermist. A stuffed musk- rat, mouse, bat, duck, plus a few others seem real to us as they appear in 306. Keeping an eye on the movements of the Sophomore class, along with three other advisors, proves to be a time taking job for the little time he has left. Searching Scientist Ah! fresh air , exclaim the chemistry students hanging their heads out the window during a lab period. The results of some experiment are probably being smelled just then. Lab periods are held several times a week in addition to the regular class hour. Guiding us in this realm of peculiar odors, explosions, and so forth is Carson Neifert. Mr. Neifert also has us undergo reports every Friday and completion of a proiect during the second semester. Sixth hour 307 is turned over to seniors in the interest of physics. Here we deal with the physical changes of matter. We experiment to find candle power, focal length, heat of fusion, and even the velocity of sound. Cars is always at hand to make sure the outcome agrees with the proven theories, but sometimes they won't. Mr. Neifert is also in charge of one of our newest courses, drivers training. A street is blocked aff in our behalf, until Hwh OYICITQ find Doc? we can be trusted to drive around town and venture out into the country. Learning how to park correctly is a bug- a-boo to some, but with a little practice and persistance it soon is mastered. At the end of the semester we're the proud owners of a driver's license. Rounding out his sched- ule fexcluding coachingj Mr. Neifert serves as a Frosh advisor and homeroom teacher, also sponsoring the Varsity Club with Dick Wekenman. Heat experiment Bugol-o-gists Filling findings

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X Jane Hunter - 1 i Mirthful Mathematics That William Carey possesses an endless supply of jokes is known to most who attend D.H.S., especially mathematicians. Math is Bill's specialty. Beginning algebra students are often puzzled about equations, factors, and unknowns but Bill soon has them on the right path. Sessions are often held at the board to clear away the mist surrounding some problem. His three algebra classes may disagree sometimes on algebra but they all agree that the parties held in 302 quite excell all others in both quality and quantity of food. The Seniors also are in for some board work and some parties in their solid geometry class. They change horses in the middle of the year, saddling up for a ride with college algebra. lt's quite puzzling and complicated but with Mr. Carey in the reins it's soon as plain as day C'?t to us. Mr. Carey's afternoons are spent in room 200 working on the veterans program. The young woman in the ofhce of 200 is Mrs. Helen Leich, secretary to Mr. Carey. Sixth hour period finds Mr. Carey taking time to govern S.H. for an hour. ln addition to these duties Mr. Carey helps in advising the H49-ers . Figure Finders The fair haired Senorita who occupies 3'l0 is Jane Hunter. Miss Hunter became a member of our faculty this year. Friendly grins and hi's are her trademark, greeting us as we pass by or enter her domain. Daily rendezvous are kept with mathematicians and Spanish students. Among her mathe- maticians we find algebra, geometry, and trigonometry devotees. The algebra-ists are mostly concerned with equations, unknowns, and factors, fmentioning a few of the problems coped withj. Studying theorems we learn the whys and whatfores of certain phases of plane geometry. Fifth hour 310 settles down to a session which deals with logarithyms, sines, cosines, etc. These terms are part of the fundamentals of trig. Miss Hunter steps into the shoes of Mrs. Milvenan's as teacher of Espanol. A class each of first and second year Spanish constitute this part of her curriculum. Adding to her duties is that of Frosh advisor. Miss Hunter is a staunch supporter of sports, attending G.A.A. regularly. She's always in there rootin' for the home team at our basketball and football games. Bashful Biologist . . .and what do we have here? A glimpse into room 306 reveals a museum of live and stuffed animals. Parakeets, cardinals or our delightful furrey friends fmicei may be heard adding their noise to the classroom. The keeper of this gate is Roger Norden whose delightful wit will take the lull out of any classroom. Biology and conservation are his specialty. Fish, frogs, and earthworms are dissected by the biologists with Mr. Norden standing by. lt's much easier and interesting to learn the organs of these animals and how they function when they're actually seen. Visual education via movies are important parts of both biology and conservation classes. Norden and his students often change their residence to permit other classes to use the movie apparatus available in 306. The finer points of figuring

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Q., Swappins Shop When walking through the west wing of the school the aroma of baked goods floats through the air to greet you, but down around the east wing it's the good old smell of sawdust that hits you. lf somewhat doubtful just take a peek into room lOO and look at the sights. There before your eyes are cedar chests, desks, lamps, end tables, and numerous other wooden articles. Boys from seventh through twelfth grade miraculously transform a plain piece of wood into some handy do-dad'f under the cape able guidance of Lee Neidlinger. The little shoppers , or Junior High boys, indulge in the simpler process of making bread boards and window stays while the big fellows come forth with more complicated articles, using the electrical machinery that is for- bidden to beginners. At the beginning of the year each boy is given so many tickets which are used to buy wood for their projects. Before they can actually begin to work with the wood, plans must be made on paper of the project. After Lee O.K.'s the plan the construction can begin. Tools are checked out of the cage by a keeper and are returned at the end of the hour. Smoothness is a must with Lee. Each item must be sanded and sanded again. It takes time and patience but the reward for time well spent is a neat looking finish. lm, Neidlinger Whenever a play or festival comes up the old familiar cry for Lee and his boys rings out. Then a brigade of boys, ladders, and hammers appear upon the scene and the props are up, waiting for the play. This is an annual occurance for the boys. As spring nears, the annual Art Exhibit takes place. Here the boys display their year's masterpiece to the townspeople, and receive many praises on the beautiful productions. For the past twelve years Central High School has been a second home to Lester Manns. And the room that bears the title of metal shop, Les' room, is TOT in the west wing of the building next to old-face-ful , our pet water fountain. Les' room is the meeting place for metal shop experts from ninth through twelfth grade. His home room is a fit place to train these boys. It is in an atmosphere equipped with lathes humming, hammers banging, and welders smell hanging in the air. Mr. Manns leads the metal shop-pests into an array of machines and rules as the year passes. The making of metal cubes, boxes, and the more complicated artistry of drill making fill the yearly schedule for a boy. With the completion of these articles a place is reserved in the Art Exhibit as show place for metal shop. Another course, one within itself, occupying a side line of 'l0'l is mechanical drawing. Before the T-squares are brought out to beginners they must have six weeks of free hand drawing. After that they can dig into the drawing instruments and begin to work. Second year students have their pick of entering into a variety of fields. Accompanying the mechanical drawers are the blueprint boys. Special instruc- tions are given in how to draw and read the blue prints and as the year wears on we may find some of the braver boys trying their luck at the drawings. The highest drawings are shown in the exhibit, making each boy strive for four points. A sixteen year or older boy is needed to work in a downtown store . This familiar announcement read by Eleanor rings out over the public address system into the class rooms as Les again finds an open job for some high school boy or girl. Whether it is in concern with the high school employment or the shop boys, we can always be sure Mr. Manns will do an efficient job. Shaping up our projects Metal shop in sess on xii