Griffith High School - Reflector Yearbook (Griffith, IN)

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THE PHYSICS CLASS measures the rate of acceleration of small cars on inclined planes. Motion, heat, light, and electricity are discussed in physics, the most advanced science course offered. Students in Physics, Biology, and Chemistry Classes The World of Plants, Animals, Energy, and Matter SPINNING AROUND ON a revolving pedestal, Bill Kroskroskia illustrates a law of motion concerning precession. Dramatic demonstrations help the class to remember principles from the book. TERRY JOY TAKES observations in his lab manual as Tom Scurtu and Maurice Gov- ert prepare charcoal.

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Foreign Customs , SPANISH II STUDENTS listen to tapes of native speakers in the lab. They make re- sponses to the questions and grammar drills which form an important part of the class work. Lab , Add Interest to French , Spanish Language Classes With the new lab and the shortwave radio, languages had an added intrigue for many students. The radio receives programs from all over the world, al- though those nations of primary in- terest are France and Mexico. At Christmas an exchange program was held with the French students singing French carols to the Spanish classes in return for a presentation of Spanish carols. Also, the Yuletide cus- toms of France and Mexico were ex- changed between classes. GARY BULLARD WRITES a sentence on the board in French class. Reading, listening, writing, and speaking are all stressed in the language classes. READING THE DIALOGUE to the class, Mrs. Dorothy Blum waits for them to repeat after her. The imaginary conversation concerns an everyday situation. 9

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PAM DURBIN PLACES an unwilling mouse into a testing apparatus. Pam did a research project on the effects of filtered and unfiltered cigarette smoke on mice. IRENE EIDENAS AND Ziggy Siurek do a little maintenance work in the greenhouse. Biology classes grow specimens for study. Explore with Experiments and Research Projects with New Apparatus in Laboratories and Greenhouse Dissecting a frog in biology or prepar- ing oxygen from potassium chlorate in chemistry — these and other lab pro- cedures make vivid explanations or proofs of the principles stated in the textbooks. Science courses are given top priority by those students who plan to go to college, but they also hold a certain fascination for all who wonder about the hows and whys of everyday phenomena. The new science labs, complete with all types of modern apparatus for ex- periments, allow for more elaborate demonstrations and proofs. Individual projects make the learning of science an involving personal experience as it continues to increase in importance. MR. DONALD CASANOVA keeps a watchful eye on his chemistry students as they work with Bunsen burners. “Safety first” becomes doubly important in lab work. 11