Patrick Henry High School - Patriot Yearbook (Roanoke, VA)

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Mr. J. N. Harker, Jr., P h y sic s, Business Arithmetic, B a s i c Math, A,B., Lynch' burg College, MA., George Peabody Col- lege, Chairman ot Science Deparmenr, ' ' fspiiggre me we .QW ogg Q... MM..,,,,g,,,re..w ,w i-,,,,,, 5312? ii 112 5?- Q its fiigziriithiif sf- - W.. 'is 'fi 7- 11-.faff a H 5145 ': .: ui ,'--:iw i r: - 1 , cgi I 41.3.2 1 .ig ff.iffv-went x ,, . Z. -. ., AM. ,GQ,?qxp,.i fm., ,,.5..1:gi:o fp -- ey .- We 4 - Miss Margaret Anne Martin, Biology, Guid- ance, A,B., Concord College, M.A., Mar- shall College. Mr. Taylor describes the construction and operation of a geiger tube as Mrs. Shepherd holds the instru- ment up before their physi- cal science team-teaching class, Miss Frances J. Coop- er, Chemistry, B.S., Flora MacDonald Col- lege, M.A., Columbia University. Mrs. Nancy S. Diker- son, Biology, B.S., Concord College. Mrs. Mary G. Shep- ard, Chemistry, Bio- logy, Physical Science, B,S., Duke University. Miss Bettye Caroiyn Via, Biology, B.S., R oa n o k e College, M.s., v.P.i. Mr. Benjamin L. Tay- lor, Jr., Dean, Per- siriger Hall, General Science, English, B.S., Hampden-Sydney Col- lege, M.Ed., V.P.l. The Patrick Henry Science De- partment has many plans for ex- pansion which are to be executed in the near future. A nursing chemistry course is now being proposed to afford those students interested in a nursing career an opportunity for specialization. The curriculum for ci second year chem- istry course is also being prepared for those pupils wishing advanced high school chemistry. Several summer science insti- tutes in the Roanoke area are available to Patrick Henry rising juniors and seniors. Under the di- rection of the National Science Foundation, these programs are de- signed to provide advanced work for those particularly interested in the specialized fields of modern science. Two programs at William Fleming High School in atomic physics ond nuclear engineering and electronics are offered. These courses provide lectures, field trips, and experimentation for the forty promising students selected from applicants in all fifty states. A biology student adjusts his new micros- cope while studying slides of elementary plant life. uli wimsoisiii. ,fi,.iiv,::-: wee-.iii1immt1vmwmmwmmm-n amnmmmwsommmmi

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The Science Spotlight Patrick Henry has one of the most modern and well-equipped science curricula in this area. The initiation at team-teaching, and the assignment ot individual re- search proiects spatlighted this second year's scientific endeavors. A Freshman course in physical science consisted at a series of lectures and demonstrations, alter- nately prepared by Mrs. Kay Shep- herd and Mr. Ben Taylor, along with guest lecturers who were in- Focuses On Team-Teaching vited to share their knowledge with the group. A brief analysis of chemistry and elementary physics was undertaken in this first suc- cessful team-teaching episode. Under the guidance of Miss Frances Cooper most of this year's chemistry students were assigned individual research projects upon which much time was spent both in laboratory experimentation and scientific study. Mr. Harker, Jimmy Allen, and Jimmy Combs check ammeter readings on the Wheatstone Bridge apparatus. i i 5 3 34 it , l . i

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Pam Jones begins to warm a test tube of calcium carbonate as her laboratory partner, Steve Shaver, checks over the correct experimental procedure from his notes. 27