Ottawa Hills High School - Legend Yearbook (Grand Rapids, MI)

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1 az. f, I it t :si 'Mfr 'if' Developing creative abilities in students is the job ol VERNISE PRUITT and GLENN RAYMOND, art instructors. Clubs Assist Depurtm Need a book? References for a report? Con- sult Mrs. Sullivan or Mrs. Lieflers, the librar- ians. In the 10,000 volumes, there will be some reference materials to help you. Assisted by the Library Club, the librarians check out many books every day, order and catalog new books. and instruct English students on the use of the Reader's Guide and the card catalog. Like to work with water colors? Love to model clay figures? Miss Pruitt and Mr. Ray- mond's art classes will appeal to you! The younger art students work with clay to make useful and ornamental objects for their homes. Older students work on murals, more advanced clay models, and other creative projects. Keeping track ol l0,000 books is just one part ol the work Ottawa's librarians, MRS. MARY LIEFFERS and MRS. ISABELLA SULLIVAN, perform. CINS Collecting research material is made easier by the lacili- ties ol Ottawa's library. yr Advanced art students find enjoyment in drawing and modeling clay. 27

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Planning assignments tor their junior high arithmetic classes are MR. CORNELIUS KOETS and MR. OWEN EISTER. Mr. Koets also is in charge of the Visual Aids Department. 'S-. Math is also the field of DAVID NEWTON, algebra and gen- eral science: GORDON LANGERIES, math: and DONALD KOOIMAN, geometry and algebra. MISS LENORE BADER algebra, trigonometry and geometry, teaches algebraic symbols to her class as MISS LELA DAVIS. arithmetic. and MISS DOROTHY BORDEN, geometry, look on. Math Program Enlarged Who needs mathematics? Everyone! Stu- dents taking a college preparatory course must have two years of mathematics, algebra and geometry. Many other courses are offered at Ottawa, including algebra III and IV, solid geometry, and trigonometry. Persons who hope to enroll in college courses such as engineer- ing, architecture, medicine, or forestry all need a strong four year foundation of mathematics. This is the first year Ottawa has offered a four year mathematics program. Students inter- ested in a business course may take business mathematics or bookkeeping. Students who have been successful in sev- enth and eighth grade arithmetic are urged to go on to these advanced courses. Using math experience gained in algebra and plain geometry, these students are working out advanced equations in their solid geometry class. 26

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The amazing world of chemistry unfolds before the eyes These physiology students dissect a cow's eye to learn of Ionell Schneider and Karyl VanSweden as they com- its structure and to study its likeness to the human eye. plete an experiment. Knowledge of science comes not only from books but from experiments which the students perform. BYRON LOVE, physics, solid geometry. and WARREN SMITH, chemistry. discuss experiments for their classes. Learning the parts of various organisms is a must for all biology students. BURTON QUIST, biology, and MRS. ANNA NELSON, biology and physiology, use charts in teaching their students. Discoveries Are Made Science courses can be fun! Some eighth grade general science students find astronomy a fascinating subject. Still others like geology. Biology students usually enjoy the dissec- tion of various animals, such as the crayfish, frog, and earthworm. Chemistry experiments often add excitement to class, especially when students create asphyxiating fumes. Physics students observe many interesting physical changes in matter, beside studying energy and matter. Physiology students learn about the human body: its diseases, structures and functions. Physical science students study many inter- esting things, including atomic science. Advanced science courses can be made easier with the informa- tion learned in eighth grade general science taught by TED NICOLETTE and MISS TENA VAN DELLEN.