Ossian High School - Oracle Yearbook (Ossian, IN)

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Who can ever forget dissecting frogs in biology? Miss Amsler must be an old pro. It doesn ' t stem to bother her a bit. The advanced algebra class is getting back one of their exams up, Denney, it can ' t be that bad. MATH AND SCIENCE CHALLENGE US It ' s experiment time once again in chemistry class. Please try to keep the contents of those test tubes off the ceiling. Experimenting begins in the seventh grade science classes. Before they ' re seniors they should be real pros. The values of a curriculum dominatecl by math and science are often underestimated. In this age of Sputniks great numbers of scientists and mathematicians are needed to compete against Russia in the race to outer space. But even the student who isn ' t interested in a scientific career will find math and science in- teresting. Algebra, plain and solid geometrj-, advanced algebra, and trig make up Ossian ' s math curriculum, while chemistr}-, physics, and biolog) ' are offered in the science field. Break- ing down compounds and analyzing them, trying to find the volume of a q-linder, or solving an equation are only a few of the problems that challenge the math and science student, so you can see that math and sci- ence aren ' t for the birds. Physics can be fun. experiments and all, ■Van Meter for a teacher. shen Tou have Mr.

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All of those intent faces are looking at a world map, one of the symbols of a history course. WE EXPLORE THE PAST IN HISTORY AND LATIN One of the highlights of government class was the trip to the Wells county court. Exploring the past can be interesting. Studying ancient Rome ' s language and customs reveals their culture, tradi- tions and myths of gods and goddesses which have been passed down from generation to generation. Learning the different phases of our country ' s history and government enables us to better participate in our own local governments. Map study not only reveals the nations of today ' s world, but it tells of the rise and fall of the nations of the past. Although we may not be fully aware of th e values of a knowledsje of history, we unconsciously use it every day. Everj ' one is eager to answer questions in Mr. Fetter ' s classes. She ' s usually right, when it comes to Latin, Stan, so there ' s not much use in arguing with her. ji ii.

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t If everyone tried as hard as Ronnie did they ' d be done in no time at all. By the way those things they ' re repairing are harrows. The projects undertaken by the boys taking a vocational high school course are many and varied. Each industrial art student is re- quired to have a home project — the high school boys make desks, cabinets, or chests, while the Junior High students make shelves or end tables. In advanced drafting the boys into engineering and architecture while the first and second semester students are trained in the fundamentals of mechanical and engineering drawing. Agricultural stu- dents study farm management, prices, soil judging, and repairs. They advance into electric welding, farm carpentry, animal nutrition, pasture varieties, and fertilizing techniques. OUR HANDS ARE TRAINED especially when you have Metal lathe work really isn ' t as hard as it looks, Mr. Hille as a teacher. ■With a t-square and bow pencil in hand the mechanical drawing class designs everything from simple tools to complex motors. When the Junior High shop boys aren ' t posing for pictures Mr. Hille trys to keep them busy.