Logansport High School - Tattler Yearbook (Logansport, IN)

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Biology, physics, and chemistry encourage young scientists Students using microscopes, Leyden jars, and test tubes experienced new and excit- ing adventures in biology, physics, and chemistry. Biology pupils learned basic lab- oratory procedures as they examined and drew specimens of animals and plants, To illustrate lite's processes and their import- ance to man, visual aids-movies, charts, demonstrations, and a skeleton-were usetl, Amateur chemists and physicists delved in- to theories and laws ot nature and utilized the facts obtained to explain the principles that lie behind common household items and essential compounds: lighting, wiring, telephone circuits, radio and television re- ceiving sets, acids, bases, salts, and water. ln biology class Jim Bauer and Karen McCormick fulfill the requirement of exam n ng and ketching the sect ons of a rrawf t

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Mathematics deals in logic With rockets zooming through outer space, jets breaking the sound barrier, and satel- lites circling the earth, the importance ot mathematics continues to increase. Each course requires at least tour credits in math, Eight credits are recommended for all academic students, Regular math courses included problems once reserved tor excep- tional students and necessitated thirty-tour classes taught by nine aualitied teach- ers. The scope ot classes encompassed Algebra l through college algebra, geom- etry through trigonometry, and commer- cial as well as industrial mathematics. To make the subject more vivid, classes used charts or graphs and cubes, cones, cyclind- ers, and other three-dimensional objects. Shop math and Mr. Hume teach Pat and Jim practical appli- rations of the formula determining the volume of a cylinder ,f--1 48.14, A f- -M' A Geometry I students Cathy King, Gary Tuberty, and Maureen Strong construct the circles which assist them in proving a theorem. JJ

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Miss Nicholas and four of her music appreciation students examine the pride ot Room 30, the new baby grand piano. Fine arts shield Renoir and Bach from the beat generation That tar away look in Carol Phillips' eyes mirrors her curi- osity as to how she will look in the art class sketches, Students in music appreciation class not only listened to classical recordings but studied the biographies of famous compos- ers as well, Learning to recognize the dit- terent instruments and keeping a notebook of music from movies, television, and radio were included in the course, Harmony and theory was a class in which the students learned to compose and to arrange their own scores. Only those pupils proficient on at least one instrument and interested in being professional musicians were enrolled in this course taught by Mr. Morocco. Patient practice and daily drills on scales and chords were the basic requirements. Art class provided a background for hob- bies and professions, Planning advertising layouts, studying color schemes, and work- ing with textiles were applications of art beyond the classroom. As a means of self- expression, fine arts encouraged creativ- ity and developed varied artistic skills.