McKinley High School - Black and Gold Yearbook (Honolulu, HI)

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. . . 44126122125 0 5 we me With man's recent rapid increase in knowledge of space and missiles, science found itself in the spotlight as America ex- amined its science program in education. Enrollment in science classes at McKin- ley surpassed l, 400 this year. With the em- phasis on science and the increased enroll- ment,a practical biology class was added for the first time. College biology, practical and college chemistry, and practical and college physics were also offered. Biology students explored a world filled with living animals and plants. The order- liness in nature and chemical changes were observed in chemistry classes. Machines, energy, and force occupied the minds of physics students. The study of science encouraged logical thinking and induced scientific curiosity. Experiments, audio-visual aides, and proj- gets proved important learning techniques. The year's start saw an active Sigma Chi Science Club of McKinley formed with Theo- dore Ozawa as adviser. At the McKinley Science Fair held in Feb- ruary, hopeful future scientists submitted variousprojects. The top entries were en- tered in the Third Annual Hawaiian Science Fair. Last year, Kent Hirataplaced second in the high school division in the Territorial Science Fair and was the first alternate to represent Hawaii at the national fair. A kit of radiological detection instruments was made available to the school by the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization. This wasprovided to assist teachers in de- veloping student concepts and understanding in the field of nuclear science. The science department participated in the annual Career Conference by arranging for speakers who talked on career opportu- nities in the science field. FUNDAMENTALS need to be learnedbefore one proceeds into the deeper principles of chemistry.Weight and vol- ume are being studied by Ronald Kunimitsu, Carl Kinoshita, and Robert Kato as part of their preliminary training.

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em Jem: eff amz! Wdcehhbn 5 3 4 .nf . 1 ,at uf., 5. wh f X y ,I ' M it MICROBE HUNTING is one of the many ways provided by the science department to supplement text reading in b' l l S ' ' ' A ' 10 ogy C asses. usan Campbell, Sam Deadwyler, and Carol .lrjona discover a new world lhrough microscopes. EXPERIIVIENTING is one ofthe most effective and important methods in learning chemistry. Alberta Halli- well, Amyfioto, and Shirley H-lr:1dz1,in the foreground experiment with the scale balance and graduated cylinder. fp--M-,,,.,,N - 0 'IX 'in' ! R- is f L

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STUDENTS IN TYPING CLASSES keep in mind that constant practice makes perfect as the y dilige ntly peck away at the type w r ite r s. It is a g oal of typist s to consistantly improve their speed and accuracy. agwezzf difllfldiy - fzfszkzexs gf zz 5 THE OPERATION ofthe calculating machine is one of the 'nany clerical skills taught in business education classes. Speed andaccuracy. These qualities are essential in students who enroll in business courses. A student entered in a business class was givena chance to decide whether or not a career in the business field was his objective. Although mathematics and science classes drew many students away, those who were really int e r e s t e d in business faithfully attended classes. Courses offered were business arith- metic, b us in e s s English, typing, book- keeping, shorthand, machine calculation, and retailing. In addition to learning the fimdamentals in business procedures, students gained an understanding of the associated fields of business. If every student was willing to absorb the things he learned and put them into use effectively, he was well along the way toward meeting the purpose and goals of the business education department.