Newport News High School - Anchor Yearbook (Newport News, VA)

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Having a partner in laboratory experiments can make a great deal of difference in how much work can be completed and recorded within an hour. Here, chemistry students Linda Bryant and Morris Daniels together perform a titration. Science Stench, Stains, Dreams Reward Science Enthusiasts touches its transmitter with her fingers. The oscilloscope, impulses in living things. Dreams of frogs, stained hands, stench in the air, and burnt fingers — these are the rewards of taking a science course — along with the knowledge gained. Many first year biology students were amazed at how easy it was to dissect frogs, worms, crayfish, and grasshoppers. In order to let the more squeam- ish students get accustomed to the feel” of a worm, Mrs. Nettles did exactly that by letting students spend the class period simply holding the worms the day before dissection was to occur. There was quite a different scene, however, in the chemistry classes. Under the strict instruction of Mrs. Baker, the students performed experiments ranging from those as simple as making salt to those as difficult as handling explosive chemicals, such as hydrochloric acid or nitric acid In the introductory classes, freshmen learned to use a microscope and actually to see living cells. The first year science classes were initiated into all branches of science to give them a basis for the courses they must take to meet the required number of science credits needed to graduate. But science is more than required”; it ' s fun. 25

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Bernard Nichols examines a frog before receiving directions on how to dissect it. Joey Dutton closely observes specimans thr ough a microscope as Donnie Caldwell awaits his turn. Alton Askew performs his daily task of housekeeping for his pet lizard: brushing aside small debris in his terrarium. 24 David Smith operates an oscilloscope as Belinda Fortner a unique machine made by RCA, is used to record electrical

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Foreign Languages Language Students Observe Holidays in Foreign Tradition If a visitor had walked into any of the foreign language classes, he could have heard: Quam es? . . . Como esta usted? ... or Comment allez-vous ? . . . Familiar? They all are greetings in Latin. Spanish, and French, respectively, which say, How are you? Mrs. Harper ' s and Miss Williams ' French classes have become famous for their skits and dialogue scenes. Whenever you see a student walking down the hall in a beret and with a table cloth in hand, just consider it skit day. This year Miss Williams ' class looked forward to arranging a manger scene with original handmade decorations. The Spanish students had great fun, and the experiences of a lifetime when everyone in the class pitched in to make a beautiful paper- mache pinata. After it was finished, they all lined up to see which blindfolded student would be lucky enough to burst it. One smack apiece, please! When it was burst, there was candy for everyone. Latin, the oldest known language, is truly helpful in all fields of higher education. This year, because of such a small enrollment, Latin students were aule to get much individual help from their teacher, M rs. Mundie. A very interesting project this year was the compiling of scrapbooks of word origins and customs of Latin. Kathy McDaniel strains her brain trying to translate the story of Perseus and the Gorgon; compulsory reading in Latin. 0 muchacho! Danny Ralston, the lucky little pirate who broke the beautiful pinata, was delightfully surprised at the wonderful treasure it spilled forth. 26