Frank B Willis High School - Delhi Yearbook (Delaware, OH)

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MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCES Physics is the science which deals with matter and energy, the physical world and what makes it operate. lt deals with six areas: mechanics, heat, sound, light, magnetism, and electricity. Mr. Slasor, the Texan, taught the class and he ancl the pupils had a great time with their ex- periments. Emphasis in this course is given to the social aspects of biology, especially to such important topics as health, conservation, and rec- reation. The aims of this course are to develop an understanding of the fundamentals of scientific method and to develop scientific attitude. The study of biology under Mr. Cornwell can open the door to a whole new world-a world that you can appreciate and enioy throughout life. Mr. Felts is one of the hardest- working teachers at Willis as he heads one of the most efficient departments at Willis, the math- ematics department. Shown here is a plane geometry class dealing with definitions, hypotheses, ax- ioms and postulates, direct and indirect proof, analytic and syn- thelic proof, inductive and de- ductive proof. The course includes the development of theories and exercises dealing with parallel lines, circles, loci, congruence, similar figures, with many numer- ical applications. Solid Geometry, Algebra I, Al- gebra ll, Algebra lll, General Mathematics, and Plane Trigo- nometry are also offered at Willis.

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Senior English is a college pre- paratory, one-semester course which offers a review of English fundamentals and a presentation of new material which will be needed in college work. ln col- laboration with the Problems of Democracy course, a research paper is written under careful supervision. The Senior English class under the supervision of Miss Whitted, faithfully worked hard to get their articles into the Gazette High School page. French and Spanish are taught by Miss Dorothy Bussard. These courses emphasize not only the vocabulary and sentence struc- ture of the language but also the backgrounds, customs, and pre- vailing conditions of the countries where the languages are spoken. Club meetings were held period- ically and the business transacted in the language taught. For fur- ther familiarity with the people of the foreign countries, both French and Spanish Clubs presented a Mardi Gras and the Spanish Club held a banquet serving the cus- tomary foreign foods. Willis offers two years of Latin taught by Mrs. Evans. The students of this language become very fa- miliar with Greek Myths and fa- bles and acquire a great deal of history while they are studying the language. To become better acquainted with the people and customs students are required to do projects involving research or to make items such as tunics, maps, etc. The climax of the year for the pupils is the Latin Banquet in which first year students are sold as slaves. The younger stu- dents put on the program and all enioy the usual big dinner.

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Many different kinds of iobs are offered in Industrial Arts. Among these are mechanical drawing, graphic arts, woodworking, metal work, electricity, arc welding, and advanced courses in these. The purpose of the different areas of study is to give boys a wide choice of occupations to pursue. Farm Shop includes the building of gates, hog houses, feeders, and many other articles used on the farm. It also includes welding, tool sharpening, soldering, wood turn- ing, rope splicing, and the de- velopment of many other skills that are often useful on or off the farm. Every student at Willis may have an opportunity to become acquainted with various types of machines and their use in business. The students can review the Eng- lish fundamentals and practice composing business correspond- ence. Various courses offered are: Business English, Bookkeeping I, General Business, Office Practice, Shorthand, Typing and Transcrip- tion. These subiects are taught by Miss Benson, Mrs. Klamfoth and Mrs. Dunton.