Norwalk High School - Signal Yearbook (Norwalk, OH)

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THAT THE TEMPERATURE of steam is 212 degrees, while the temperature of ice is 32 degrees is being proved by chemistry students Richard Seely, Tom Osborn, Jim Ross, and Gary Bundschuh. M sk si 'iii N1 x 1. ' - 5 S rf- if 'wil , ssjg s i wiikif . I 0 4 ..... if Q I 79..s4stT'T j ., ,,,. g1,,,,4. USETTLERS BURNED out in Connecticut came to this area in Ohio, states Mary Zureich to onlooking Bill Gelvin and class. .s-' A --- We Luc, sm x -:a- X, 'gm 5 P' QL? . 5 AS RAY THOMAS completes a figure to demonstrate a theorem to RECALLING her eighth grade history, Frances Schauss, soph the geometry class, Homer Stall checks the bisected arc with one omore, skims a book about Abraham Lincoln on display in pictured in his book. the high school library. 17

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CINDY HAYNES points out to Herb Moscrip where famous American writers Ralph Waldo Emerson and Nathaniel Hawthorne lived in Concord. These authors are studied in junior English. AN ACUTE ANGLE is less than ninety degrees. explains Beverly Jarvis to the sixth period general mathematics class, taught by Mr. Lowell Ruggles. 16 Acoldemzk Su bjlectf Form School? Core Academic courses including English, mathematics, science, social studies, and languages traditionally have been the core of schooling at Norwa k. The curriculum not only prepares students for college but for every day life. Thirty-six per cent of last year's grad- uating class are now in college, whi e sixty-four per cent have put their lmowledge to the practical test. This year thirty-five seniors lplan to attend college, while fifty- five wil enter the business world. Superior grades become important in ob- taining scholarships. For many students a scholarship decides whether he may attend college. Since college entrance require- ments are becoming more strict, teachers stressed academic subjects more strongly in high school. In most colleges, English comprehension tests are given to fres men. Norwalk pupils were required to take two years of English in junior high and three in senior high, with a fourth year advisable, but optional. Seven different mathematics courses were offered. Seventh graders took general mathematics, while freshmen chose be- tween general mathematics and algebra. Sophomores, juniors, and seniors selected algebra, plane geometry, advanced algebra, trigonometry or solid geometry. Spanish and Latin were available to all students. Eighth graders studied American history and Ohio government. Sophomores and jun- iors learned about world and American his- toryg seniors, about American government. In science, a field of much current con- sideration, Norwalk High offered physics, chemistry, and biology to upperclassmen, while seventh and ninth grade pupils were required to take general science. IN MR. C. N. STEVENSON'S American histroy class, Mike Rice and Chuck Fadley wisely use their time to study terms.

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Vocational Coumer Vocational courses help students prepare for assuming responsibilities in a working world . Electives in the vocational department are also helpful to pupils who are trying to decide on the career for which they are best suited. Students interested in becoming secretaries selected typing, shorthand, and office practice classes while a course in general business served as an introduction to the business field. Those interested in specialization included salesman- ship or bookkeeping in their curricula. Students excelling in secretarial work were employed by a local firm during the latter part of the school afternoon and after school. PUTTING HIS KNOWLEDGE of automobiles to practical use is Bob Sommers shown grinding the valves for Steve White's car. This project is being performed for auto mechanics. xv A 1 , 5 or girl 4? TO INSURE perfect fit of the garment which Kay S3 Plans to sew' Minnie Boyd measures her speed is Susan Kerr, a' first-year typing student. GIVING HER UNDIVIDED attention to the timed writing which will determine her TOM TIMMAN displays his array of stationery for Judy Carpenter and tries to persuade her to buy. Tom uses technique taught in salesmanship class.