Griffith High School - Reflector Yearbook (Griffith, IN)

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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

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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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Future Homemakers Solidly Prepare for Roles in Home with Daily Practice and Experience Gained in Class Home furnishings, designs, and deco- rating were taught to students enrolled in the home problems class. Their meat- shopping knowledge was enhanced by a trip through a butcher shop. Husband-picking and homemakers’ roles in other lands were also topics of interest for the girls. First hand experience prepared the girls to be better homemakers of tomor- row as they helped a bride-to-be re- decorate her home for family-living. In sewing the girls learned wardrobe planning and the architecture of clothes. VARIOUS PROJECTS OCCUPY the girls in sewing class as they work to improve their skills. “THAT’S RIGHT,” says Diane Bolinger as she and Helen Kennedy figure out room sizes in order to plan furniture arrangements. PLANNING AND PREPARING nutritious meals on a budget is an important topic to these future homemakers.