Grand Blanc High School - Echo Yearbook (Grand Blanc, MI)

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SCIENCE-Brainbusters for the Physics students are learning the how come and why for of our work- ing world. Mrs. Gainor has also explained that a block and tackle is used somewhere else besides on a football Held. Atomic twins, triplets, and quads came in for their share of discussion by Mr. Lahti, and the study of heat -product, ice cream. Formulas for just about every physics process have proved the value of considerable knowledge of both algebra and geometry. And to top it off radar and electronics get a bit of time and gray matter exercise. GENERAL SCIENCE-General Science is just what the name indicates, but it does much for the interested student by opening up the various fields of science which can be explored further. Biology reveals the nature of the living things of the Universe and the marvels to be seen in a microscope. COMMERCIAL-The Commercial Department under Mr. Loomis and Mrs. Shoup trains students in typing, shorthand, bookkeeping, and business economics. lVIpe od ujr yo, r gpt sz: hppf, rm yp vp yp u jr c tst 7?-- Shucksl I hit the wrong keys AGAIN . Such are the trials and tribulations of the typing students. But some of the hardy souls, take a second semester before going on to the class in Stenography-doodling that really has meaning. By this time the students begin to realize the import- ance of their instruction in meticulous detail for many are able to step into a worthwhile job in an office or to earn their way through college by doing stenographic work. Every student in school should take bookkeeping for the simple reason that he will need this information and a systematic method for keeping his own records. There's an income tax blank ahead! And some pitfalls for the unwary can be avoided if the facts of Business Economics are heeded in later years. Latin I and II and Spanish I have enrolled about ninety students who plan to have a language minor for college entrance. The former clears up many a difliculty in English grammar and vocabulary work, and acquaints the persevering with the stories of the Argonauts and Caesar's 'Gallic War. Spanish I will be followed by Spanish Il, with the aim of acquiring a fluency in Si, senor, adios and other common expressions along with songs, interesting customs, and historical facts about Spain and Mexico, 16

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In these days when we can not yet get all the in- gredients of our recipes in the lavish quantities of the past, it is very helpful for our Home Ec. girls to have the scientific knowledge provided in their course, The enticing odors emanating from Room lO9 assure' the student body that food is about ready to eat-and no chance of getting it. Even the examinations are not so bad because an important part is the preparation and serving of a meal, And only the select few have the opportunity to eat this food. VOCATIONAL-That Shop courses are not all shav- ings and sawdust is attested by the echoes of hammers, power-saws, oxyacetylene and electric welding apparatus and the general clatter and clamor in any well-ordered Industrial Arts setup. There are quiet activities here in the Mechanical Drawing hour. Farm Shop boys keep the room well cluttered with machinery needing repairs or paint jobs before next year's farming operations begin. Mr. Plory, assisted by student shop-foremen, keeps order in the midst of this seeming chaos, AGRICULTURE-One of the objectives of an Agri- cultural School is to serve the agriculture of the District. No small part of the income of many of our families comes from dairy herds, poultry flocks, herds of meat animals, and products of the gardens and fields. This department has regular classes for students and evening classes for adults. ln addition, a number of special meet- ings with outside speakers and demonstrations give the newest information. SCIENCE-There is no room that rivals the Labora- tory when it comes to odors. ln addition to the prepara- tion of hydrogen sulfide fthe familiar rotten egg odorj, and chlorine Cthat piercing, nose and throat irritating aromaj they also make Cha, ha, hal laughing gas Cha, ha, ha, haj. But not all the concoctions are evil-smelling and some are even pleasant, flowt like perfumes. Rumors of work on cosmetics have come to our ears, but no tangible evidence, 15

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