Golden Valley High School - Viking Yearbook (Golden Valley, MN)

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equipment for their distillation. Students performed experiments ranging from glass bending to the preparation of aspirin. SCIENCE CLUB—Fronf Row: J. Miller, Ulstrom, Fisher, Bouley. Row 2: D. Sand, P. Sand, Karlson. Row 3: Lindberg, Wheelhouse, Mitchell, Mellberg. Row 4: Troup, Burda, Murphy. Row 5: Becker, C. Anderson, J. Anderson, D. Miller, Shapiro. Row 6: londer, Rosengren, Nelson, Hass. Row 7: Homzik, Peters, Hall, Mr. Flolid, Adviser. Row 8: T. Koch, Rosholt, McLeod, Hayes, Ross, Mr. Berg, Adviser. Missing: Judith Koch, Nancy Moe. Objects Plague Science Students Biology students soon found that the smell of formaldehyde is not half so bad as the taste it gives at lunch time. Making good use of soap they soon learned to overcome this minor hindrance. The lab tests which followed the work, however, presented a problem which could not be eliminated with soap. Fetal pigs were dissected this year for the first time, and algae was collected from the swamp for examination under the microscope. With attentions focused on the physical sciences, the General Science students studied chemistry, physics, meteorology and the like. To further the study of astronomy, the classes traveled to the Minneapolis Public Library to see the observatory. They also examined crystals, fabrics, and simple cells under the microscope to prepare them for the forthcoming year of Biology. BY THE LIGHT of the silvery bulb, Renee Larson and Joe Miller discover the mysteries of the series circuit. Ohms, watts and amperes became familiar to all General Science students as they learned about electrical energy. 25

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DISCOVERING the wonders of Biology, Dick Peters carefully follows precise directions of Mr. Flolid (Science 9, Biology, Wrestling, Baseball, and Science Department Chairman) as he begins to dissect a miserable creature of the deep. WATER OR WHISKEY-which shall it be? is the big question as Chemistry students John Kulenkamp and Vis Videns set up Formaldehyde, Flames and Flying SWINGING INTO PHYSICS with a mighty pull of the hacksaw blade, a transformed Sucret's box is carefully timed by Juan Ferrer and Steve Rosholt. Weights of unknown masses were determined by timings and student-devised formulas. Foiled in an attempt to scale the walls of the school to the roof for the purpose of dropping weights from its highest point, the young Galileos of GV were content to play with Slinkies and to watch the gentle swing of pendulums. Harmonic motion was only one of the many phases of physics studied this year. Einstein's famous formula, E=mc:, was also discussed along with the structure and composition of the atom. Look out! Someone get the fire extinguisher, and Quick, wipe the acid off your hand! were cries often heard in chemistry classes. Through the turmoil and confusion of first experiments, Chemistry students managed to adopt lab procedures which brought them through the year alive, if nothing else. Producing oxygen, hydrogen, and carbon dioxide were among many experiments done to prove theories explained in the text. 24

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 USE THIS FORMULA to determine the half life of radium, explains Lyle Berg (Chemistry, Physics, Solid Geometry-Trigonometry, Science Club, Science Seminar). INTEREST earned on the principal is computed by Joy Lund-quist with aid from Instructor Homer Moeller (Business Math, General Math, Algebra I, Math 7) in the Business Math class. Test Jests Breed Math Hysteria An hysterical guffaw followed by a brain-racking test was par for the course as Friday quiz day rolled around to the Geometry and Algebra classes of Robert Lockwood. The traditional math drudgery was relieved by the cartoons on the quizzes and the prognostication of the day. Moving into the third dimension, the nineteen seniors in the Solid-Trig class followed Lyle Berg into the world of solid figures and colored chalk. A new math class appeared on the Golden Valley scene this year —Business Math. This class was designed to give students a background in the principles of consumer mathematics. Guest speakers were invited to give the mathematicians a first hand knowledge of the importance of math in the business world. WITH ENOUGH ROPE to hang himself or one of his students, Mr. Lockwood (Mathematics Department Chairman, Algebra II, Plane Geometry, Football, Baseball) demonstrates a rope trick, a relief from drier classroom routine. 26