Lansdowne High School - Lahian Yearbook (Lansdowne, PA)

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Mr. J. Rank, junior-high science instructor, explains a phase of Posh el's Principle to students D. Woodcock,. E. Lett nig. L. Swartley, and C. Wood. W. Potdson determines air pressure as H. Paul and D. Kresstey wait anxiously to find oia if they have completed the experiment correctly. Present at the missile countdown was Alumnus Joseph Broadbent, the man who pushed the firing button for the Thor rocket. L-A’s budding scientists, beginning to realize the vital implications of rocket and missile development, were surprised to find that they had indirect contact with someone engaged in such vitally important work. Using current scientific data obtained from IGY and satellite reports from outer space, twelfth grade physics students are continually fascinated by the voluminous research material. Besides exploring new ideas, the physics curriculum includes the traditional experiments in sound, electricity, light, heat, and energy. Pupils are also urged to attend scientific lectures in Philadelphia. Gee, how they can eat! P. Hine. D. Broods. G. Trueman and L. Stewart watch their animal friends munch away. Chemistry enthusiasts, juniors and seniors explore the make-up and behavior of their inorganic environ- ment. Writing formulas, balancing equations, and developing a curiosity about their surroundings occupies the time of these science-minded experi- menters. Tenth graders investigate both botany and zoology in their biology course. They dissect frogs, draw crayfish, put white mice on special diets, and analyze different types of flowers. Lab assistant posts are open to the most promising scientists. These laboratory helpers, juniors and seniors take care of the lab, help amateur scientists with their experiments, and carry on independent research. R. Schacht points out the results of a distillation experiment to D. Frantz. P. Hess, and R. Hill in college chemistry class. Fifteen '

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 Mud chemist A. Murphy prepares to heat zinc while M. Stidilm pours acid into a flas . R. Goodall explains the structure of the human eye to A. Myers arid A. Gilfillan. Hope springs eternal.' J. Jackson, G. Bailey. D. Strawley, M. Huber and L. Stewart be' gin with anticipation the tas of planting new seeds. Moonshots thrill scientists -to-be T. Hanna. B. Chambers and D. Webb measure the speed of light in a photometry experiment in physics. Juniors D. Franz and P. Harrison wor dili' gently on a lab project for Mr. McClure. Eighth grader FaC' chinetti measures the volume and density of water in metric weight. Fourteen

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The quality of a sweater is examined by M. Griesser. C. Miss Capece explains the keyboard of a typewriter as Ransom, and M. Vigilante in the D. E. room. E. DiMino, C. Hoffman listen. Industrious business students are shown in deep concentration over their work: Row 1 (1. to r.): C. Desmond, J. J elson, C. [awn. Row 2: K. Link,. B. Zane. C. Strunk. S. Bartlett. Row 3: I. Petrie. S. Geyer. Row 4: D. Hayrc. D. Mowry, I. Gilfillan, H. Monroe. Right: M. Klemstine beams with pride after inspecting her work on the duplicating machine. Middle: L. Carlone demonstrates how the mimeograph machine is operated. Left: C. J awn proves her skill on the bookkeeping machine.