J Sterling Morton East High School - Mortonian Yearbook (Cicero, IL)

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NATURAL Through the study and application of the laws of natural science, Mother Nature, that erstwhile tyrant and unyielding dicta- tor, has been enslaved by her former slave and most obedient creature-man. Nlan has penetrated the silly atmospheric limits established by her, and now carries his own atmosphere with him into her for- merly inaccessible stratosphere. He has lo- cated the invisible oxygen and nitrogen in that same atmoshere, and takes as much as he wants. He defies the terrific pressure at the fioor of the ocean, he burrows a mile or two into the ground and helps himself to the mineral treasure buried there. When he wants oil, he bores a hole in the earth, drops some of Mother Nature's own explo- sives into the hole, and Mother Nature sends forth the petroleum. She was pretty clever in hiding helium gas in various compounds, but she forgot to conceal it when she put it on the sun so man located there, became familiar with it, and then used his new knowledge to find it in large quantities on the earth. She made the atom so small that man hasn't seen it yet, but he's found it and smashed it. ln spite of her efforts to con- ceal the important cosmic rays by making SCIENCE them invisible, man has found them and is at present undeavoring to harness them. When one of her rarer gifts seems too scarce, man makes a synthetic substitute which is often superior to her own product. Her ridiculous boast that elements are im- mutable affords considerable amusement to man when he can change the complexion and atomic structure of one element and there- by create another. Man is annihilating her armies of disease germs by making cannibals of them. At his command they feed upon each other and die in their own virus. Like many another dictator Mother Na- ture made one fatal mistake. In creating her human masterpiece, she inadvertantly included curiosity and intelligence, and thru the medium of these man has made himself master and Mother Nature his servant. But let us hope that man will not use his new found power to destroy his race. Thru the manifestations of natural science, nations have been able to annihilate each otheris armies with deadly finality. The resultant horrors will surely arouse the people of the nations to abolish this fiendish practice of war-a practice which threatens modern ci- vilization itself. -Lora Felz

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NATURAL SCIENCE by Nelson james After three years of studying natural sciences, I am convinced that every high school pupil should take as many subjects in this field as his course will permit. I believe that science develops those interests and abil- ities which have a practical and cultural value, and that the knowledge and training gained in the meth- ods of science are important in many fields of work. Science helps a person to know and appreciate the wonders of nature about him. The laboratory work teaches one the essentials of solving problems and the importance of weighing carefully all the facts at handg of choosing those facts which bear on the prob- lem and discarding those which do notg of with-hold ing judgment until suflicient data is collected, and above all, keeping an open and unbiased mind during the solving of the problem. All of this training is valuable in solving the everyday problems which arise later in adult life. I think the study of science thought of as an adventure, in high school should be for after all it is an exploration into the realm of present-day wonders. The word Nsciencei' comes from the Latin word meaning to know . Everyone who foins in this adventure is inspired with a purpose to find out about the wonderful things go- ing on around him. I-Iis motto is, Seek and ye shall find. A study of a balanced aquarium Distillation of Water-boys' general science Studying tlve lever--girls' general science An analysis of tlie types and structures of leaves A View of the microscopic world