Oroville Union High School - Nugget Yearbook (Oroville, CA)

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SCIENCE Mr. Stollar, Miss. Larson, Mr. Walsh The Science Department provides an essential part of the student's pre-V paration for college, and also a very important factor in our immense Nat- tional Defense effort. Our Science department has a. core of three experienced instructors. Mr. Stollar, who teaches Chemistry and Physics, is an instructor of many years standing in O. U. H. S. Miss Larson teaches Biology, which is taken mostly by sophomore stu- dents. Large roomy accommodations are provided for this subject. Our if I Biology classes take up the study of the life processes of plants and animals A and provide a background for further scientific study. Mr. Walsh teaches General Science, Applied Science, and Chemistry. j General Science is a popular subject among the freshman, and a very in- teresting course. Applied Science is for juniors, especially. In this class photography, K5 automobile essentials, and science in general are touched. 5 f 0 f 1 . .Q Z5 ,X , , - in ffif -

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Xu! 570 fm fi. ...qi C 24x fa, 14.6,-hbglyg M Q Q HHHHEHIHTICS The Oroville Union High School Mathematics Department is primarily for the pre-university student, but it also has a commercial and industrial branch which will help prepare the high school student for a job upon graduation. Mr. Conrad, a graduate of Oregon State College, is in charge of the ad- vanced mah. classes which include, Plane Geometry, Solid Geometry, Trigonometry, and Surveying. The students who take surveying will learn the practical application of Geometry and Trigonometry. All other high school Math. courses, with the exception of Mechanical Drawing, are of the theoretical type. Mr. Mitchell, a graduate of Oregon University, is the instructor in Mech- anical Drawing, General Math., and Algebra. Mechanical Drawing will help prepare one for the different defense jobs in which workers are so urgently needed during these times. Mr. White, who graduated from the University of California, completes the well-rounded Math. department. He teaches General Math., Algebra, and Advanced Algebra. is 'W , Mr. Mitchell Mr. Conrad Mr. White

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s The commercial student has training in English, Science, and the re- '29 quired courses and specializes in commercial work. He begins Arithmetic as a. freshman. During the second year he begins Typing and takes junior Business. If he makes a B average in Typing he may take second year Typing when a junior, together with Shorthand. His senior year is taken up with second year Shorthand, Bookkeeping, and Secretarial Training. Miss Humphrey teaches Shorthand and Typing. Miss Beik has classes in Shorthand, Typing, and Secretarial Practice. Mr. Schrader also has Typing and all Junior Business and Bookkeeping classes. Advanced Typing is under the direction of Miss Larson. Miss. Beik, Mr. Schrader, Miss Humphrey