Peru High School - Narcissus Yearbook (Peru, IN)

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Although Difficult, Biology, Chemistry, Physics Interest Many Even though the experimenter is quite sure there won ' t be an explosion, John Atkinson watches with some doubt as Mike Adamson tests an unknown solu- tion. Science is being stressed more every day in our modern society. PHS offers three science courses. Biology is required for every student. Either chemistry or physics is taken by all juniors and seniors on the college entrance course. Every student will remember Mr. Oury ' s or Mr. Prible ' s biology classes. Who can forget dissecting frogs, and making scrapbooks on trees and their leaves from information gath- ered during field trips! Biology students also learned about the complicated make-up of the human body. Facts of chemistry may be remembered only by the chemistry students, but the entire school will remember the terrible odors that have drifted from Mr. Dice ' s room. Physics opens a new realm of understanding for Mr. Dice ' s classes. They become acquaint- ed with nature ' s laws through difficult prob- lems and class demonstrations. Who knows what future scientist might be learning the basic fundamentals of his life work? While leading one of the many field trips, Mr. Oury shows his biology students the irregular shape of the mulberry leaf and tells them other interesting facts about the tree. Wondering how fish breathe under water is Patricia Avery as she looks into one of several aquariums which are kept for the benefit of biology students. ::y

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Mathematics Cours es Train Future Businessmen and Women m One of the interesting phases oi mathematics is the drawing of graphs. Looking over some of the graphs As the years go by, more and more students are becoming interested in mathematics. This year there were enough students signed up to fill two college algebra classes. Every other year solid geometry is offered. As a part of their work, students enrolled in this course make three-dimensional objects. A course which really precedes solid geometry is advanced algebra. This unit of algebra deals with different types of graphs. Freshmen on the college entrance course take beginning algebra, while others take a year of general math. The first year of math- ematics is very important, for it serves as a foundation for all other math the student may take. Each year there are numerous openings for mathematicians in the business world. To learn how to use the compass and ruler is one of the fundamental skills of general math. Mary Chap- man and Kent Dawalt show some of the unusual de- signs that can be made with these tools. One of the projects of solid geometry class was tc build three-dimensional geometric figures from card- board. Elvin Cooper and Susan Volpert look over some of their classmates ' work. used in advanced algebra are Homer Bates and Mike Bullock.

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Everyone Takes the Required Subjects - - Health and Safety Harold Cavitt. B.S.. M.S. Health, Driver Training, Safety, As sistant Football Coach. Jess E. Dice, A.B., M.A. Chemistry, Physics, Science Club Sponsor. Robert C. Larson, B.P.E., M.P.E. Health, Driver Training, Safety, Wrestling Coach, Head Football Coach, P Club Sponsor. Clarence M. Oury, A.B., M.A. Biology, Spanish, Freshman Clas Sponsor, Freshman Hi-Y Sponsor. Paul Prible, A.B., M.A. Algebra, Biology. Cliiford Snyder, B.S., M.S. Bookkeeping, General Business, Health. Several subjects in Peru High School are re- quired by law. Two of these subjects are health and safety. In health, students study the different parts of the human body and how they function. Health classes have at their disposal several plaster of paris molds. One of these molds is an enlarged human heart and another is of an ear. Safety students are given the opportunity to learn the safe driving rules. During class per- iods, students are able to learn how to drive a car. They learn how to change a tire of a car and are shown the different parts of the car. Although there are not many cars today that operate by means of the straight stick method, all students learn how to operate this type of gear shift. A large section of plaster of paris heart is shown by Jim Cover to Deanna Smith. This mold is used to show and explain the functions of the heart. Explaining how the motor runs, Mr. Cavitt shows Sharon James, Judy Frankovich, and John Hoeppner the different parts of the engine. 29