East Aurora High School - Speculum Yearbook (Aurora, IL)

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A. Al.l'lRIGll'l' R. DAVIS C. GUNDERSON G. MAASKE R. McAFO0S R. STUTI Environment makes us what we are And what we are to be, The things that grow around us The things we hear and see. lt treats of many a well-known art The things that are of life a part. So we our lives might better live Freshman time to science give. The study of environment ls broad and far from new, And in our General Science We get a bird's-eye view. Biology is the study of life, Of animals and plants, Witll many mysteries is it rife Your interest to enhance. So through the year we gaily go And watch amoeba quickly grow, And talk of moths and dogs and fleas, The flowers and the parts of trees, Of bones and skin, of hands and hair, Of food to eat and clothes to wear, Until the entire year is gone And a store of knowledge we have won. SCIENCE lf a student would a chemist be He must have curiosity. To him a strange adventure calls Within the test tube's glassy walls, For him there is a fascination In scientific contemplation Of strange names and stranger sounding phrases, Chemicals, acids, salts, and bases. The structure of our modern arts ls studied in its tiniest parts. Chemistry - the science fascinating - ls worth a thorough cultivating. Mechanics, heat, and energy, Sound, light, and electricity, Experiments and laws profound Make physics students' heads go 'round. When we with worry ill are made Our teacher hurries to our aid And straightens all our problems out So we know what it's all about. No one can grow very weary Of such an interesting theory. Physics is practical knowledge applied Its daily use cannot be denied.

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L. BAIRD D. BROWN M. COMISKEY E. DOLLINS B. GRAMLEY J. HUN'll-R Addition, subtraction, Multiplication, division, The improper fraction, With good supervision ln Arithmetic is taught, Knowledge that cannot be Tapping and rapping And spacing and shifting, Constantly tapping, The sound is uplifting, As hundreds of hands in rhythm are going While type-written letters forth are flowing. Wiggly lines and eurlieues llave a very definite use. For speed this subject we prescribe. 16 1TOMMEllITlAl. One learns to write and to transcribe. The pride of an employer's heart ls a stenographer who knows this art. Profit, loss, and debit bought' Trial balance, credit - All in order, fall in line And present a page that's fine. ln business one may get ahead By keeping books out of the redf, Patents, eopyrights, and liens Are explained by simple means. Mortgages and leases, too, Are presented for review That we may know the laws that rule The activities of the business school. V. 0'NEIL G. PI'I'l'Z H. SPENCER

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L. LAMOREAUX .IS G J. sn1RLEY D. ALLEN C. WARNER M. WIEDMAN ABT In brilliant color the poster spells The virtues of the thing it sells - A bouquet of zinnias in a vase Stands in a sunlit window space. A portrait of a high school lad - A still-life bright, with color mad- Attracts the eyes of all who pass To the rampant art of the artists' class Cartoons, masks, and sets for stages Provide diversions for all ages. A picture hangs upon the wall In warm and vibrant colorg One can almost hear the call Of burning Indian summer. And there in yonder shadowed nook There stands a little statuette. Next to a shelf of heavy books A madonna whispers a prayerette. Ah! would I had the hand to bring Beauty from an inanimate thing. LIBRARY If I were just a book today I wonder what Iid be. A bit of art? An ancient myth? A span of history? Perhaps of science I would tell, Or travel in strange places, Perhaps I'd be a fashion sheet With satins and rich laces, Again my pages might be verse Or story's deep intrigues, I might be stuffed with polygons, Or recipes, or Whigs. I might be high adventure Thumb-marked by fingers' hold, I might be stiff and clean and white Because my heart was cold. I glance about our library, Its friendly shelves I see, If I were just a book today, I wonder what Iid be.