George Washington Carver Regional High School - Hawk Yearbook (Culpeper, VA)

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MISS MARY EVANS B. S. , Hampton Institute Virginia State College General Science Four Years at Carver There are three types of objectives that are appropriate in a General Science course. These are (1) the ones that are intended to increase knowledge; (2) those that give training in skill; (3) those that aid in developing scientific attitudes and appreciations of science. Within the past two years, with the help of laboratory equipment secured through Federal aid, the teachers at Carver stress laboratory work in Ninth Grade Science. This laboratory work, they hope, will accomplish the following things for the pupils: (1) the development of simple laboratory techniques; (2) a better understanding and interpre- tation of the principles of science; (3) training in the scientific method; (4) training in the experimental solution of the pupils ' own problems; and (5) the use of the laboratory as a workshop for the study of science problems which arise in the science class or in the life of the pupil. Here are ninth grade stu- dents preparing oxygen.

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MISS SHIRLEY PERKINS B. S. , St. Paul ' s College Chemistry, General Science Three Years at Carver The Chemistry class, composed of eighteen students, is progressing very steadily. The members of the class are finding this branch of science very interesting and neces- sary to them as individuals in a progressive and economical -minded United States. The students are learning that chemistry, the branch of science dealing with matter, the composition, and the changes under which matter goes, is used in almost all of the many occupations. Chemistry furnishes methods or experiments to discover new facts or already discovered ones. The Chemistry class has done and is planning to do many experiments centered on environment. One of the most interesting experiments, the students feel, that they have already performed is the preparation of oxygen and hydrogen by the water dis- placement method. In this method hydrogen and oxygen replace the water. Preparation of hydrogen proves interesting for chemistry stu dents of the third period class. Since water is composed of hydrogen and oxygen, and these elements are soluble in water, this method can be used for the preparation of hydrogen and oxygen.

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MR. H. A. COLLINS B. S. , Virginia State College Vocational Agriculture Publicity and Recreation Committee, Patrol Supervisor Four Years at Carver SOtSiH Below are eighth grade boys pursuing work in Vocational Agriculture for a period of eighteen weeks in order to acquaint them with the program which is geared to the unit plan: Crop Production, Farm Management, Farm Mechanics, Livestock Production, and Leadership Training. These students learn that all living individuals depend directly or indirectly on farming for survival and are employed because of the same. Vocational Agriculture not only trains boys to become more proficient in farming but to become better citizens in the communities, working with the churches, clubs and other community agencies. Mr. Collins is using flannel board with opaque materials in teaching a lesson on ants.