New Haven High School - Mirage Yearbook (New Haven, IN)

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Mr. Young uses the opaque proiector to illustrate a chemistry problem. The usual result! The Scientific Mind Is Not a Vessel to Be Filled but a Fire to Be Kindled Biology is a prerequisite for all special science courses. It is the study of life-human, plant, and animal. Many phases of life are covered; each is studied as deeply as possible in the one-year course. Most students prefer to take biology in their freshman or sophomore year. Botany or zoology are usually token in the some year-one course each semester. Botany is the study of plant life, from the simplest forms to the most complex. The most common trees, plants, and shrubs are introduced to the student. By the end of the semester, he is familiar with most of them. Zoology is the study of animal life, and this semester ' s agendo usually includes several field trips. Through dissection the zoology student learns much about anatomy from studying the inner parts of his prey. First-year chemistry is much like biology, an introductory course. It deals with the chemical make-up of sub- stances and starts the student on his way toward laboratory work. Most of the facts are taken from the text and lectures; this book-learning is then put to practical use in the lab. Chemistry may lead a student into either of two other courses: physics or analytical chemistry. In physics the physical make-up of the universe rather than the chemical is studied. Here is where much of one ' s mathematical background is used, for there are many types of problems which call for knowledge of fundamental algebra. Analytical chemistry is a special class for those students who excel in first-year chem- istry. Lab work is done almost every day, and the individual student works almost entirely on his own. Congratulations are in order for Jim Oberjin who represented NHHS at the Notional Science Fair in St. L ouis, Missouri.

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Lab Periods Can Be Fun! Zoology students learn much about the inner workings of animals through first hand observations. Biology students explore the world of minute organisms during a laboratory session.

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Commercial students gain speed and proficiency with numbers by using adding machines. Nimble Fingers and Clever Minds Mr. Oberlin ' s first period class struggles with the world of bookkeeping.