New Athens High School - Vespa Yearbook (New Athens, IL)

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Don D. Schriner, B.Fd., M.S. Mathematics is the bridge to better understanding and the development of reasoning powers. Whether the engineer is constructing a bridge, or the housewife is doubling a recipe, mathematics is the basis from which they work. Mr. Don Schriner presents the in’s and out’s of calculations to all his mathematics students from the 8th graders to the seniors. Longest in teaching service at NACI IS, Mr. Schriner gives freely of his time and knowledge to all who seek it. Now, set the index of the C scale above the 3 on the D scale, explains Mr. Schriner to the members of the advanced math class, as they become proficient in the use of the slide rule . . . The inquisitive students in the third hour algebra doss present many preplexing square root problems for Mr. Schriner to explain . . . Mr. Schriner explains the Pythagorean Theorm to the puzzled members of the geometry class . . . Practical problems, such as computing interest, are tackled by the 8th grade mathematics students . . . Finding the value of X in an equation seems much easier to the fourth hour algebra class when they compare their work at the board. 10

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Dorothy Oelrich, B.A. We need to know about our world as it was yesterday and as it is today. To know and appreciate the rights of ever)' individual, rights that have been assured us onlv through long and studious years, is to learn the “story of mankind.” The world history students learn about our world as it is today through the study of various maps, world cultures, and our great forefathers. Such projects as mock elections, a detailed study of the Declaration of Independence, the Federal Constitution, and other great documents of our heritage help us to understand the history of the United States of America. M rs. Dorothy Oelrich has the task of instructing and helping the history students achieve the highest degree of understanding in both World and United States history. Besides teaching the history classes, Mrs. Oelrich teaches the boys’ sophomore English class. In this class the boys read poetry, short stories, and novels, such as Silas Martier. You can gain a wealth of information from history. The voters of the future get into the swing of a presidential election . . . Lee Schaller points out the main mast on the Flying Cloud”, the fastest clipper ship of the mid 1800's, to members of the U.S. history class . . . How many answered all the questions on Silas Marner correctly? . . . The study of the French Revolution is made more interesting with the showing of The Tale of Two Cities.

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facilitates the study of science. Our study of science creates an awareness of the many wonders of nature existing today. In the freshman general science class the students acquire an overall picture of the different phases of science through the study of animal and plant life, the stars and weather conditions. This general background prepares them for the more detailed study of living things and chemical elements and compounds in biology and chemistry courses. Mr. Stanley Evans helps the students to gain this scientific knowledge. Such activities as field trips to the Jewel Box, Shaw’s Garden and Monsanto Chemical plant vary the daily classroom routine. The 1st period science doss has already learned that the best way to learn is by asking questions . . . ' Now this is a barometer,” Victor Mein tells the 7th period general science class as they become amateur weather forecasters . . . Now to get this cork in position,” thinks Frances as she attempts to manufacture chlorine in the chemistry lab . . . Man, are those amebae monstrousl exclaim the 6th period biology class as they learn to use the microscope . . . But Mr. Evans, asks Herbert Parker in biology, why is sun light necessary for photosynthesis?