Plainville High School - Plainsman Yearbook (Mariemont, OH)

Page 76 text:

'CLASS CELEBRITY Science classes, as well as the entire student body, were thrilled this year when William Mc- Leish, senior student, received a telegram an- nouncing that his rating in a competitive three- hour science aptitude examination and his essay describing CI chemistry proiect had won for him a place among forty wlnners in the Westing- house Science Talent Search. These forty stu- dents were selected from sixteen thousand all over the United States. Along wlth his thirty- nine colleagues, Bill went to Washington for u five-duy session of interviews and lectures. At the final rating, he came out in second place. Second, in a nation-wide search. The class of 1947 is proud of member William McLeish. 72 SCIENCE CLUB

Page 75 text:

ll ITi A I. ' iii ntt'm t ma: :1 think He lilt'm i; I 2-: I 'ii . Y-TEENS and music of the different countries. There are actually two clubs, the French Club and the Spanish Club. Tom Roland is the leader of the French Club, and Jim Anthony of the Spanish Club. The combined membership is thirty-four. Field trips have been taken to the la Normandie, the Art Museum, Rookwoocl Pottery, and the Spanish Inn. The Spanish Club plans to enter- tain several Spanish people who are visiting here in Cincinnati. The French Club has also visited a French-inspired Cathedral in Kentucky. Last and newest, but by far not the least, of the clubs is the Science Club. Under the able sponsorship of Mr. Martin and with Bill Mc- Leish as their president, this group of twenty boys has accomplished many things in the bi- monthly meetings. Established this year to pro- mote interest in science, the club has tried to do so in an interesting manner through field trips to such places as Proctor and Gamble, the Tele- phone Company, Andrew Steel Mills, and the Kettering laboratories. By using their imagina- tion, they managed to set up a Hall of Science for the Carnival. Among its many wonders was a robot which talked and sang. The Hall of Science was a great success. i 71 It has been said that these organizations are a large part of our school life. But they do more than take Up our time and bring us to- gether outside of classes. They teach us some vitally important principles which we would otherwise learn in a much more serious way. The inability to get along with people is so un- fortunate that it may cost us our iobs or our community standing. By learning to understand ourselves, our friends, and our teachers, we give ourselves the mental equipment which en- ables us to understand new peopie. Organiza- tions which bring about such close relations between teacher and pupil undoubtedly cause a better conception on both the part of the pupil and teacher of the problems which exist in school and in the world in generalhbe- cause these problems may be seen through two diFferent viewpoints. Such clubs also tend to lessen any strained conditions between pupil and teacher which may hindet the class work of the pupil, because the pupil begins tb think of the teacher in terms of good times which he has had. Probably things which are learned in such club meetings are more valuable than those learned in class because they are being learned more voluntarily. .TEV-q;

Page 77 text:

: LANGUAGE CLUBS HUME EEDNUMIES ELUB