Emmerich Manual High School - Ivian Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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' Snakes Alive ' Top Interests in Biology Zoo Bonnie Richards gingerly touches the boa constrictor as Mr. Ed- ward Wall holds it. Fellow biology students Candy Brunner and Phyllis Wolfe look on the scene attentively. Manual ' s Science Department aims to give stu- dents a general understanding of science and of the natural laws which govern our environment. Biology students started with the study of the lower life forms, progressed through invertebrates and vertebrates, and finally graduated to man. New this year were 8-millimeter Filmloop Pro- jectors. Students used these individual viewers to examine cell division and photosynthesis. In Chemistry the world of atoms and molecules received attention. During the second semester, each student progressed at his own rate, and no grades other than checks and minuses were given except at the end of each grading period. Members of the Earth Science classes partici- pated in a city-wide Dirty Snow Project. Samples of snow were evaporated, and the dirt that te- mained showed the pollution the air contained. This year the traditional Physics course was joined by the Harvard Project Physics. The HPP method uses an historical approach. Pupils start with the earliest scientific thought and progress through the centuries. Along the way they perform such famous experiments as measuring the earth ' s diameter as Erastostemus did by means of angles. Sharon Boyd checks her chemistry notes as she and Rick Shrewsbury work on an experiment together. On the other side of the lab table, Neil Kent and Alan Smith assemble ma- terials in preparation of setting up a problem to use for class. 24

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Robert Bauer, |an Hartsock, Rick Stock, Linda Campbell, Robbyn Wag- ner, and Debbie Masengale construct a hypothetical city to learn the inter- relationship of manufacturing, com- mercial business, housing, and public utilities in World Geography, a new course taught by Mr. Robert Healy. Social Studies Ready Us for Citizen ' s Role Future citizens took advantage of several Soc- ial Studies courses aimed at helping them under- stand their role in society. Rights and responsi- bilities as Americans were stressed in Citizenship. Freshmen gain objective views concerning so- ciety through the scientific study of man ' s develop- ment in Anthropology. World History was also aimed at man ' s development from prehistoric days to days of modern society. Psychology classes helped juniors and seniors underst and environ- mental and hereditary factors. Capitalism and free enterprise were major topics of economics, required for seniors. Students invested money in stocks and learned to keep re- cords as stock market prices rose and fell- Government, another required senior course, presented our democratic system and American way of life. An understanding of our political tra- ditions was fostered by the national election and the inauguration of President Richard M. Nixon. United States History, a state requirement for high school graduation, found all juniors enrolled. Some took a combination course — U.S. History and English 5 and 6 — dubbed Histlish by students. Economic, military, and political problems were discussed in International Relations. Working with simulated countries, foreign policies, defense, and world trade were brought to the classroom. Library Assistant Debbie Medcalf checks for magazines in the stacks for a student working on a Social Studies project. 23

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Physical Sciences Teach Natural Principles Robert ' Stevens shows little emotion as he is given the PPD tuberculin test by Mrs. Florence Miller, public health nurse, in his biology class. Irma Fisher awaits her turn. Senior Merrie Herbig marks crests on the ripple tank screen as she, David Treeter, and Mark Janke, who is adjusting the light, study wave motion in a physics class. Ron Hotseller pulls out a cross section of a styrofoam model of salt ions for Wayne Henke and Debbie Smiley to help with their study of inter-atomic bonds in chemistry. Mr. Wayne Dunbar, chemistry teacher, explains a problem to )udy Roberts, one of his students, after class. In the foreground is one of the graduated cylinders she is using. 25