Northeast Junior High School - Buccaneer Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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:Rc-xc il - X4 t3lw ayaye-f if all EX PERT M ENTING General Science X1Vhat does a boy or girl look at and think about? It all depends on what he has done or is doing. Boys or girls who have taken General Science do not look at things in quite the same way as one who has not. They have learned to have an eye open for the first flower in the spring, and to know where the last flower is to be found in the fall. They know how to tell an oak tree from an elm tree. You can take a walk with any of them and they can tell you the kind of clouds, the names of the butterflies you see, whether you have picked up a rock or a mineral. They can tell you the fascinating story of the little shell which you see in the rock. They can tell yon the names of the stars at night. They can do other things as well. Any one of them can fix a leaky faucet or make simple repairs for the electric iron. They can develop and print their own pictures. The General Science classes make and keep a balanced aquarium with fish, snails, tarlpoles, salamanders, turtles, mud puppies, and alligators. Frog eggs are gathered and hatched. Some boys like the making of the electric cranes, the periscopes, the steam tur- bins that run, the projection lanterns that show pictures, and other things more than can be told about here. The science classes this year have the privilege that no other science classes will have. They have been filling the museum cases with the things that are unusual and interesting. A tarantnla's nest found in a bunch of bananas, the hundred thousand year old leaves and shells in rocks, the puff balls and fungi, the birds' nests, the min- erals and the commercial exhibits, have places in the cases now. But come in and see them. But the best thing of all, each boy and girl begins to know a little about Nature, to love it and to appreciate it. They know from their study of mechanics some of the connnercial applications of science in industry. With the field trips, the science classes get an acquaintance with nature directly. Besides, the boy knows what science he wants to take when he enters senior high school. No one who has taken General Science will have the sad experience of getting into a botany class and not knowing what it is all about. Nor will he make a bad mess of physics, because he knows whether or not he likes it. Try it and see. I If?'K?'Ll7'Llb,Z3 KCLIKQNES F355 'SF - po Sircty nine

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tgif is waive 1275 yfrlypgzl l 1 I t 1 ...-.gayl-Bi l l I OLD IRONSIDES History In room 204, History classes have tried to see themselves as a part of the pageant of American development of which they read. Meanings of situations. causes back of outstanding events, the sacrifices made by our forebears, admiration for humanity, an emphasis on our present problems, have been the outstanding features of the year's work. The classes dramatized five stages of American history in American Royalty presented at the Junior jubilee. Two classes have organized into Constitutional Conventions and re-adopted the U. S. Constitution. In the first semester a reading course, including the best historical novels, was greatly enjoyed and gave reality to much early history. Posters for the Arts Festival set 'forth American achievement, and development, emphasizing the safe guarding and growth of the spirit of liberty for which America stands. The History Classes in Room 208 early realized that as history-makers of the future they should get a clear, working idea of events completed before their time that made our country what it is today. Then, by profiting by past historical happen- ings and mistakes, the pupils soon gained an nndertsandiug knowledge of what each as an individual could do to better his country, state, city, and community. Through organization, the classes learned tolerance for others' opinions, which in turn taught self-discipline. Because they learned to think a question through, each pupil developed a mental self-reliance that was not based merely upon the memorization of facts. Definite organization of the material was brought about by outlining briefly each chapter and by using what the pupils called quiz-tests. These were given several times a week and were enjoyed. Each pupil knew exactly what was expected of him in these tests and, as a result, came to take a pride in the ad- vancement of his individual knowledge. In Mr. Nelson's American'history classes the pupils re-Write text material in the style used in news stories. The most important and interesting information appears as the news titles. Due to the experimental nature of this type of instruction, the fol- lowing is intended only as observations by the teacher as a result of almost seven school terms' experience with the method. In news style the story becomes a unit eco- nomically understood because it relates only to the titles. Judgment developed in comparing the importance of historical events helps the pupil to appreciate progress in American life. The personal attitude necessary in judging, for news story ma- terial, the social value of leadership promotes a feeling of responsibility to society. In manner of presentation, the pupil writes news for a newspaper. Seventh grade work in history is a guide in personality development, and is a foundation study for co-operation in citizenship as developed in the later study of civics. l,fd'1z?ef.1 zz-4 Fr- JSJF -.5Ns.5J'4m Sixty eight

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I live if ug r Xu: X4 W ayaizayrafmfi a I Girls' Physiology EDNA MAE SUMMERS ' h The study of Girls' Physiology has proved successful inasmuch as lt is beneficial as a practical, ever useful subject. It has been found that the student feels that she has more freedom to ask questions which pertain strictly to her own sex. I The work. that has been done in these classes consists of many interesting things, such as the following: Virtues, manners, hygiene, anatomy, sanitation, and physiology. i We have learned many things this term. The study of the twelve yirtues has been very irnpressive. It has caused us to have higher l ideals of life and to try to be more nearly perfect and fair in our relationships to others. VVe feel that we want to have the virtues one hundred per cent perfect. The study of manners has also improved us. In order to fully appreciate what it really means today to be a beautiful girl, we need to have some knowledge of physiology and anatomy. In times past the beautiful girl was judged by her facial features. That is not true today, howeverg now we think of a beautiful girl as one who has a strong character, a lovely disposition, and a healthy body. l In order to learn to be beautiful in this way, we have studied ' the health rules. Many of these were on beauty. We learned to paint our cheeks from the inside instead of the outside, by eating nourishing food and by getting plenty of fresh air, exercise, and regular sleep. We have also performed some experiments to show the effects of bacteria, and classes signed one hundred percent to neither a borrower nor lender be of one's per- sonal belongings, as our experiment showed that bacteria was spread by powder puffs, combs, etc. If We keep this wonderful body that was given us by our Creator, healthy, we are certainly doing something that is worth while. Boys' Physiology RALPH ELL1s When a boy takes up the subject of physiology and hygiene, he is taking an im- portant step in his training and education. He may expect to learn the general plan and work of the body along with the care of the body. This is one of the most im- portant studies offered, for, after all, what good would our education do us if we were broken in health? In physiology, a boy learns the location and functions of the different organs, and also methods oflprevention of disease in the body. By a study of microscopic life, he learns the direct cause of disease and how to combat it. He also learns as an ounce of prevention the value of proper food, proper clothing, proper ventilation, personal and community sanitation, proper treatment of small wounds to prevent infection, and the evil effects of drinking, smoking, and the use of narcotics. The physician is now relying more and more upon the education of the people in their every-day habits for prevention of disease, rather than upon the use of drugs as a cure. Keeping good health at all times in the life of the average person today re- quires a clear understanding of the normal activities of the body. It is for this en- lightenment of the boys and girls that physiology is taught. During the World War the draft showed that less than twenty percent of our young men reached draft age without a serious physical defect. Hence the American people are awakening to the necessity of a greater knowledge of the care of the hu- man body. In a recent article by Herbert Hoover in the New York Herald Tribune, he says a Bill of Rights should be written for children, and advocates, among other things, the following: The ideal to which we should strive is that there shall be no child in America that does not receive primary instruction in the elements of hygiene and good health. .rp ' 0 o DF 0 0 O Seventy