Peru High School - Narcissus Yearbook (Peru, IN)

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Whale Students Learn +he Fundamentals of Health and Safety Now what do I do? asks Betty McM1nn as she maneuvers the model aong the board whrle Harry Drxon watches Subyects of growmg concern ln our modern healthy and learntng the rules of safety Both courses offered on the sophomore level are requlred for graduatlon Health a study ot the funct1ons ot the body teaches students how to keep themselves 1n ln safety students learn the etlquette of the road how to drlve and how to make lrnportant repalrs on a car Changlng a tlre 1S one of the happler occas1ons 1n thrs class The best way to learn about health IS through such and Tom Wmslow Why they must follow certam rules ards as thls dummy Mr Larson shows lay Gruserneyer to stay healthy world are health and safety-keeping the body good physical condition throughout lite. . 25 .

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Begmmng Sc1en+ls+s Gam Knowledge for Approachmg Years If Ilm Moore knows what he IS do1ng land that 1 Working on the blackboard Often helps phys1c s u d ubt1 lt h av DS 1ak1 g some rho omeral 'il a rt J h as ludv Kay Myer and M1lce Murphy to c very 1n the 1 d of ch 1 v b r u der tand the rules wh1ch they are tudymg An annoymg odor hngerrng ID the halls dur mg the afternoon can usually be blamed on students experrmentrng 1n chem1stry classes lun1ors and SSHIOTS rn these classes learn about the elements wh1ch make up the world m wh1ch We l1ve The young chem1sts learn to TSCOQUIZS the character1st1cs of vanous elements and how to analyze substances wh1ch may contam these elements An understandmg of phys1cal rules wh1ch govern the earth 1S the ma1n bas1s of phys1cs wh1ch lS also offered to JUHIOTS and senxors The phys1Cs Classes work on problems 1nvolv1ng We1ghts d1splacement of matter energy elec tr1c1ty lrght sound and many others Many of the phys1cs demonstrat1ons show reasons Why modern mach1nes Work B1ology wh1ch IS requ1red for all freshmen mtroduces the l1fe SCIGHCSS to PHS students Durmg the fall and spnng the brology classes may be seen on one of the1r many f1eld trrps tryrng to learn about plants and trees lnsects and other forms of l1fe are stud1ed W1th the mrcroscopes 1n the classroom It should look sornethmg l1ke thrs prcture M Pr1bl a s as lean Bost1c takes a look 1 to the rn1cro cop wr le Slap Rassner warts h1s turn O I C Q C U O' 'u , e m ' 1. ln , J n . fs- le .ts s' C. . s ' , O' A' A . lf?l ernstr, ette n S . ' s 1' f . , r , . . . s me 11 ' ' . , I I I Y 1 , 1 - V J I ' 'ls -

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Classes Learn the Importance of History and Government Films are a very helpful vrsual a1d tn any class and hrstory classes Mr Poff uses them to full advantage for h1s Amencan At Peru Hlgh School three years of socral stud1es are offered but only two years are re gurred by law The three courses are world hrstory Amerrcan hlstory and government Students who take world hlstory take rt as an electrve usually to complete a second ma1or 1n soctal studres Thrs class covers events from prehtstorrc trmes to the present Two semesters of Unlted States hlstory are re gurred for graduatron Students studymg th1s Loxs Lxfe uses a frgure chart to show other government students the growth of the Unrted State populatron durmg the past cen turv learn about the development wars and pOlll1 cal hlstory of therr country Senrors rn government classes study phases of government on the local state and natlonal level Thrs year government students comp1led notebooks whlch explamed rn detall the local offrclals thelr electron and dut1es Soclology was also connected w1th the study of govern ment gy I Win nh' lm 1 l I l I - I A . , I , , - , f . , , , , s af ' M If V ' ' - 1 1 . .4 4.5-ff' i , f 11 t 1 i D - i. j . Y :Ng ll 1 Vin , U f ' 1 . . . fl ' s . .