J Sterling Morton West High School - Talon Yearbook (Berwyn, IL)

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38 ACADEMICS i i Nature center provides atmospheric setting for science study, projects Science classes changed consciously to include more study on environmental problems and the relationship of man to his environment. A new nature center, created to aid in this environmental study, subtracted two acres of land from the athletic field. Science students and teachers built a nature trail to wind through the center and designed plots with different habitations in each to aid in studying certain aspects of science. The center also proved itself useful for creative writing courses and other subjects by stimulating students in their studies with a different atmosphere. The Science Department also stressed a need for chemistry even for non-college bound students. Prospec- tive lab technicians sufficed as examples of non-college bound students using the newly born applied chemistry course. Utilizing the periodical table of elements, Laura Glab fabovej records information given by the chart which is necessary for the completion of an experiment. Assisting in the construction of the nature center, Kenneth Smith and James Sworsky Qrightj deliver donated railroad ties to form the edge of the trail. r 'X-v. Y fi sig s..,i-I.. -mp. ei, A xy 146 ,. u ,- rm, it ,sf Q, la EX I. fi ,, 1

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Revised outlook merges established fundamentals, newer learning methods Redefining its objectives and goals, the Mathematics Department stressed the basic principles of math more than in recent years. Math teachers tried to find more of a balance between the old and new maths by taking what they felt was the best ideas from both. The department also placed more stress on the metric system which has become an important part of our constantly changing society. Mr. R. Lindhorn stated, The metric system is more of a question of necessity. The sooner we change to it, the better off we'll be. The departments computer also saw a change. Increased capabili- ty and added features made more extensive programming possible. The one year old con- sumer section in general math classes continued satisfactorily with some changes in the presenta- tion of important materials. To provide his students with a combined background of old and new math, Mr. R. Messler utilizes this variety of books fabovej found in the bookrack on his desk. Perplexed by an error in 'her computer program, Amy lacomini ffar leftj asks her computer math teacher, Mr. M. Harmon, for a solution to her problem. While Richard Fox and Sue Pauley look on, Paul Hart Cleftj carefully examines the Math Department's Howlett Packard computer as it processes his program. ACADEMICS

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Mr. R. Kozurek fleftj explains the importance of the chemical properties and physical characteristics such as color and hardness of a rock to Silvia Grasso and Kelly Steffan. Before beginning an experiment to determine the structure of an iron salt, Athina Sikavitsas Qbelow, leftj carefully weighs a salt sample on a Mettler balance in advanced chemistry. Sandy Begel Qbelowj observes the substance that she is carefully heating while she records the necessary data and predicts the outcome of her experiment in an applied chemistry class. ,..- V Khin ACADEMICS 39