Madison Heights High School - Treasure Chest Yearbook (Anderson, IN)

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Carmen Williamson shows surprise as Rick Whitaker pricks her finger for a blood sample. MH’s science department was div¬ ided into 10 courses. General Biology classes examined primitive forms of life, while Advanced Biology explored more complicated forms. Zoology pupils gained knowledge by dis¬ secting animal structures. Physiological Biology students in¬ vestigated the laws of the biological world. Graphs and charts aided Anat¬ omy pupils as they probed into the operations of the human body. As a class, the lab assistants made experi¬ ments in molecular bio-chemistry. Chemistry students learned the classifications and combinations of the elements. Wearing safety glasses, the pupils performed numerous ex¬ periments. The Physics classes in¬ vestigated energy and matter trans¬ formations. The novice physicists studied scales and inclines. Physics teacher Basil Mason gestures pointedly while delivering a lecture to one of his classes. f ' 4 1 if xfr Zoology student teacher Miss Kerr assists two soph class members in determining their blood type. 24 Academics

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New Class Studies Faiths, Philosophies John D. Oakes, social studies teacher, gives instruction to one of his students in Economics class. Earlie Dixon studies the physical features of the U.S. during World Geography class. Academics 23

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Students Profit from 7 Science Offerings By experimenting, Sara Nottingham and Linda Gibson probe into the mysteries of chemical laws. Academics 25