Emerson High School - Emersonian Yearbook (Gary, IN)

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Trig. Equations Challenge Students Mr. Jones and Ken Stinson explain a trig, problem through the use of a drawing. Mathematics is the world of today and tomorrow. With the dire need for students who have had a sound background of math, E.H.S. students are urged to take the four-year mathematics plan. Algebra I introduces students to quadratic equa¬ tions and starts them on their way to solving for X and Y terms. Plane geometry, as the second step, brings the world of figures into scope. Right angles, equilateral triangles, proven theorems, and postulates are only a part of the Euclidian geometry. Algebra II continues further in the field of precise calculations. Students are now concerned with solving equations dealing with tangents and co-sines. A semester of solid geometry dealing with objects of the 3 dimensions; length, breadth, and thickness, enables students to move onto a semester of Trigono¬ metry, ending up the final step in high school math program. All students are not so interested in the higher mathematics courses and so, General Math, Applied, and Senior Math give them the basic fundamentals of arithmetic and aid their memory by reviewing all types of problems.

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Mr. Tweeten introduces his chemistry class to volume and density problems. Lab Experiments, Homo Sapiens,” and Such puzzling questions as How far does light travel? and What exactly is a cosmic ray? were answered by E.S.H. students taking physics. With the study of energy, heat, sound, electricity, and the energy of moving bodies, physics pupils were able to grasp basic fundamentals in the ever-chang¬ ing world of science. As chemistry students studied organic compounds and the distillation of water, biology pupils were learning the classification of animals. One of the main activities of biology students is their annual insect collection. Students are required to make a display of insects including one from each of the eight orders. Insects were not the only study area for the biology students since many hours were spent reviewing the types of bones in the human body and memorizing their functions. Bio-physics is a combination of biology and physical science in which the two types of sciences are simplifi¬ ed so that students can easily understand the world of science.

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Camera Bugs Lurk Through Emerson Tony Medina begins in the early evening to develop the recent pic¬ tures he has taken. Hold it! Smile, you ' re on Candid Camera. That was the sound echoing from the walls of E.S.H. Everywhere students turned, someone was taking their pictures. Students taking a course in photography become proficient picture-takers under the guidance of Mr. John Holubes. These interested Emersonians learn the art of photography and are taught the fine points about the developing, enlarging, and reprinting of pictures. Audio-visual classes instruct students in the opera¬ tion of projectors and filmstrip machines. Here stu¬ dents aid teachers by operating the projectors when various types of educational films are shown in the classroom. Photography is especially important at Emerson since pictures are needed in the production of the yearbook and the keeping of school records. One member of the photography class to which the Emersonian and Norse Wind staffs are especial¬ ly grateful is junior Tony Medina. Most of the photos included in this yearbook are a result of his many hours in the darkroom. After developing the pictures Tony enlarges the ones that need to be enlarged. 26