Marietta High School - Olympian Yearbook (Marietta, GA)

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Ah, ah.-eyes front. Miss Griffith makes physical science so appealing that only an Olympian photographer could turn heads. ADVANCES Science Foundation previous to this year. Three of them made plans to do graduate study during this summer of 1961: Miss Mary Lance at the University of Georgia, Miss Edna Outlaw at the University of Alabama, William Strozier at Emory University. Teachers of science taught scientific principles, not only through classroom techniques, but also through science projects which were displayed at the local science fair-a great undertaking, but one that brought' many rewards. The science department is to be commended for its part in training future scientists and in teaching ap- preciation and better understanding of the world in which we live. X -1' Mx.. .1 'W' F-la A 5- Have a heart, Mam. But Mrs. Domer isn't really cruel, she just wants biology students to understand anatomy of vertebrates. t'Yes, they're heavy, Miss Lance. Those biology notebooks also re- veal long hours of work. trgiaw QW ' iss Edna Outlaw W. A. Strozier V+' B A B A Berea College Emory University if r 1 A I, 1 ili 's i , is . Q

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115 may Miss Mary Lance B.S. and M.A. University of North Carolina Chairman, science department B.S. West Virginia University P 5 1. .l'e s ai, 6 xi-3 Milf M ky, Love those demonstrations! Those that were given to general science classes by Mr. Love himself. SCIE CE Science education has changed so greatly within the past few years it has been a task for many instructors of the sciences to meet challenges which now face them. However, at MHS the science teachers met these challenges and actually integrated the revised ap- proach to science into class room teaching. The secret of this accomplishment seems to be that they all pos- sess an extreme interest in science and have a desire to acquire knowledge of scientific advancement as it happens. Evidences of the teacher interests were shown in that the science faculty attended district and state science seminars. They were members of the National Science Teachers' Association. Four of the six teachers had re- ceived grants for graduate study from the National Mrs. Dave Domer Miss Rachel Griffith Lonnie Love A.B. and M.A. B.S. Appalachian State College Presbyterian College

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6 'X x Miss Virginia Odum B.A. and M.A. University of Georgia Chairman, social studies OCIAI, .,TL DIE.. During this year, national, state, and local elections were held. Never let it be said that the Marietta High School student body was unaware of this important phase of citizenship! Throughout the school buildings and among the students, booster buttons, posters, and slogans for favorite candidates were seen. Largely responsible for this interest in world affairs was the department of social studies. All its teachers were well versed in this category as well as in past history and social conditions. Miss Martha Lou Gable and Dan Theodocian inspired the freshmen throughout the year in Civics, 'Ls fx 5 Withdraw that statement! My candidate is better qualified. The representative for the Republican Party momentarily halts debating in American history class. Harrison Anderson Miss Marie Brooks Miss Martha Lou Gable A.B. B.S. B.S. University of Georgia Jacksonville State College Georgia State College for Women X, i R