Idaho Falls High School - Spud Yearbook (Idaho Falls, ID)

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16 SCIENCE ANU MAlHEMAlIES A. T. Grimmett Dean Henderson Chemistry Senior Science Elementary Algebra Plane Geometry J. V. Coach Paul Koller Marjorie Glendening Biology Biology Zoology 'Sf ' KI. A. Silvester Physics Electricity Aero Science Machines Fannie Hodge Advanced Algebra Trigonometry Plane Geometry Solid Geometry The science and mathematics department has two aims: First, to go all out in an effort to help our nation in the great crisis confronting itg to train our boys and girls to become the best possible help in the shortest possible time, when they are called into the military service, to give them a solid foundation of mathematics and physics for the hundreds of technical jobs needed by the Army. Second. to look to the future and prepare students for the tremendous development which will be sure to follow the war when technicians and scientists of all kinds will be needed to promote and develop the wealth of discovery and inventions made during the conflict. Our new horizon will be to serve our people, our country, and we hope, a new, and better civilization.

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SUEIAL SEIENEE ANU LANGUAGE Mrs. Fran McAllister Hugh Benfer Mrs. Esther Williamson Gladys Buckley Mae Neuber American History Sociology Spanish Latin World History Economics English Word Derivation American History To fill vital war-time needs a course in social problems has been substituted for former courses in economics and sociology. The department decided the rapid and sweeping changes in the economic and social structure made textbooks obsolete during this period. As now given, the course consists of six-week units in current problems, global geography, student responsibilities in the war effort, war review, military tactics for the boys, and civil service opportunities for girls. The courses in history have been re-vitalized and special attention given to the relation between past events and present happenings. This not only provides for an understanding of present events but assisits in predicting future changes. It is the responsibility of the schools at any time to fit their students for entrance into society with as little dislocation as possible for both. As society is subjected to rapid and violent changes, it follows that the schools must follow suit if they are to fulfill their destiny. The social science department of the Idaho lialls High School has accepted this challenge and has made changes and revisions in an attempt to prepare students to adjust themselves to society.

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EUMMEHEIAL Myrra Wfilliams I.. Devon Sanderson Ennis Blake Grace Armstrong 'Fyninsr Typing Typing Typing Bookkeeping Shorthand Book-keeping Shorthand Office Practice ln step with the nation's all-out war effort the commercial department makes its most obvious eon- tribution vocationally. training students in business skills and practices so that they are able to assume fairly responsible positions in the business world immediately upon completion of the second-year courses. But perhaps even greater in social value, since more widespread, is the business training afforded all com- mercial students, regardless of what line of work they undertakeg persons in any walk of life manage their personal affairs more efficiently with the application of business principles learned in commercial courses.