Muskegon Heights High School - Oaks Yearbook (Muskegon Heights, MI)

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100 THE OAKS MATHEMATICS Yes, ma'am, it's an octa-octa-octahedron! Allison Blanshine Students wishing to study mathe- matics, whether they intend to be engi- neers, business men or women, or simply managers of a home, will find there is about as complete a course here as could be desired. Four semesters of algebra, two of plane geometry, one of solid geometry, and one of trigonometry, are offered. Beginning algebra, and advanced alge- bra are taught by Miss Florence Kurtz: college algebra, by Miss Vera Cum- mings. lllane geometry is a sophomore course extending throughout the year and is taught by both Miss Kurtz and Miss Cummings. Solid geometry and trig are taught by Miss Cummings. First year algebra deals with the fundamental operations and the use of positive and negative expressions. Un- less the student continues in mathe- matics, this first year's work will prove of little practical value aside from the practice which may carry over into business mathematics, soc- ial, or science, studies. Third semester algebra stresses functions and their graphs, the graph- ical solution of equations with both one and two unknowns College algebra deals with the quadratiefequa- tion, their graphs, the study of pro- gressions, permutations, combinations, and determinants. Students who do not use this credit toward graduation, have been allowed college credit. Plane geometry is the study of tri- angles, parallel lines, circles, polygons. and rectilinear tigures. Solid geometry is the study of prisms, pyramids, cylin- ders, cones, spheres, and their uses. Trigonometry presents the function of an acute angle of a right triangle. It demonstrates that the function of any angle can be reduced to the func- tion of an acute angle, and applies this principle to the study of the right and oblique triangles. Row on Left, Facing Glock: Buddy Dendrino fin immediate foregroundb: Irene and Julia Kosteles are hidden. Standing at Blackboard. Left to Right: S. Polanyi. Herbert Barfels. Front Row Near Blackboard, Left to Right: Coburn, Sc'1uster, Fortier lhidden, all but earb. Second Row, Left to Right: Hatch, Wood Cpartly hiddenl, Jensen, McFheron, Pierce, Engle, DeMars tnearest clockl. Third Row. Left to Right: E. Purchase, McCormack, Kioi, N. Leisman, Hinchman. Miss Florence Kurtz. instructor, was hidden at far right in this picture. , s..... , l ' . .

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THE OAKS 99 There's something evil brewing. Centuries ago, during the Dark Ages, the science of chemistry began to develop under the guise of what was then called alchemy. Alchemy originated in Egypt, and the god Hermes Trismegistus is represented as being its father. Alchemy was proba- bly introduced into Europe by the Arabians. There were two schools of alchemists: those who studied the properties of chemicals for the purpose of duping their fellowmen through sorcery and magic: and those who sought knowledge for legitimate use. Both schools of alchemists believed in the transmutation of metals-that is, that all metals could be turned to gold by a philosophers stone, if that stone could only be found: a universal solvent: and the elixir of life- that is, some tluid which would dissolve gold and perpetuate life. From such dahbling in sorcery and magic grew the modern science of chemistry. To the inexperienced eye. much of chemistry would still seem CHEMISTRY Earl Schwass sorcery and magic. XYe little realize what an important part chemistry our everyday lives. lfnless studied chemistry he would plays in one has be surprised to learn that in seasoning his food with ordinary table salt he is using chemically processed Sodium formula NaCl, atomic weight, 58.52 and that by passing an Chloride, electric current through melted table salt the deadly poisonous gas, chlo- rine, is set free. All this sounds magical but to the student of chemis- try it is simple and logical. The chemistry student divides his time between the classroom and the laboratory both of which are under the instruction of Mr. R. L. Rake- straw, studying what he should in the classroom, and actually performing the experiment and tinding out for him- self in the laboratory. Back Tables, Left to Right: Phillips, Pedler thalf-hiddenj. F. Murray, R. Rakestraw, J. Finger, Mr. Rakestraw, instructor, Brunk, Currey: Artell Blanshine, Friese tboth facing back wallj Front Tables: Larsen, Waalkes, Diesel, Shuttie. J. Thomas, R. Johnson 5 7 1 4 . lllllll

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THE OAKS 101 F Y 43?-'I Tables at Left, Left to Right at back: Unidentified th ddenj, Rogers thlurredl, Buckwald, He'zman, Coburn, A. Carlson tstandingl. Cater tstandingl. Mills te:d of tahlel. Left Tables, Left to Right, at Front: Fortier, H. Bartels, Matuz. Tables at Right, Left to Right: K. Kooi, Kaiser, Lelazd Pitcher, Groeneveld, Hart fstandingb. Standing at Rear, Left to Right: Pacyga, J. Krenns. Right Foreground, Left to Right: Aue, M. Kovarcik, H. Seng thiddenj, Miss Worcester, instructor. 100,000,000 guinea pigs cari't be wrong! Biology, a science that is alive. is the study of the origin, structure, func- tions, and life-history of plant and animal organisms. It is unaccompa- nied by cold figures and teaches ca e- ful observation in the held, woods, and stream. A realization of the greatness of God is a natural result of this study. This year, one hundred eighty stu- dents studied biology. It shows a de- cided increase over other years. A factor in the increasing number of stu- dents is the well equipped laboratory. A part the modern equipment follows: six compound microscopes and one binocular microscope, powered to see tiny bacteria and plant structures, a herbariam containing moss and plants of different species are grown, and many shelves for keeping specimens and equipment. Besides these articles, there is a sizable population of frogs, polliwogs ffuture frogsj, turtles, crabs, snakes BIOLOGY Mitchell Kobierski 1'non-poisonousil, lizards, spiders, a resident and a non-resident ali- gator, and cocoons, all of which are for observation purposes. All work connected with the collection of speci- mens is done by ambitious students. To be sure, without the intrusion of the Homo Sapiens the classroom would be a balanced nature world. Texts, consisting of a manual for experiments and a book for studying, and paper, constitute the students only expense. Experiments in pre- paring oxygen and nitrogen and test- ing for starch, carbohydrates, and sugar and others give the students the technique of experiment which prove invaluable later. The last ten weeks of school are spent studying man, with emphasis upon his health and well-being. llliss Margaret XN'orcester, instructor, hopes next year to have white rats for diet observation and a glass enclosed beehive and ant nest also for observation.