North Side High School - Legend Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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Scientific Age Arouses Students 9 Interests A squeamish stomach and the odor of formaldehyde are obstacles which must be overcome during the disection of a frog. Making the first incision during his biology 2 class is Stan Moore while James Fretz and Connie Homeyer observe. Adjusting the correct lens for his microscope, Tom Stoeckley prepares to study some algae slides for botany 2. North Side ' s science department en- ables the student to gain a basic under- standing for higher education and living in this scientific world. Physics, botany, physical geography, biology, and chemistry are the main sciences offered in North Side ' s curricu- lum, with an expansion this year into a college research class, chemistry 3. The semester ' s work in this class consists of a laboratory project by each student in the field of his interest. Biology classes are to be discontinued at North Side in the future, as the freshmen will be at- tending junior highs. During their chemistry 3 class, Nancy Gallmeier and Tom Hawk, with the assistance of Mr. Lewis, find the normality of an acid through the average of several titrations. 26

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Health and Safety Provide Better Living Snowy weather and hazardous driving conditions give the drivers ' training classes a chance to test their skill on the road. North offers Redskins an opportunity to take a variety of courses which deal with every day problems. Girl ' s and boy ' s health gives the student a good understanding of the basic health factors and develops in him good health habits for better living with himself and others. Family living attemps to help the stu- dent gain a perspective on life adjust- ment as a whole. This course includes the study of problems met and solved during, dating, marriage, and parent- hood. Drivers training enables the pupil to develop safe and careful driving habits. Included in this course are 6 hours of actual behind the wheel practice and 20 hours of class room work which is part of the health course. A chart of the lymph system aids Tom Duxbury in learning the parts of the human anatomy while Mr. Chambers instructs. Studying a budget balancing pamphlet with Miss Spiegel are Tom Lindenberg, Harriet Meek, Chuck Leonard, and Lana Swaim . 25

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