Plymouth High School - Rock Yearbook (Plymouth, IL)

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1 Ml i ' 'Z-gi Gina Zlinr Gum Our home economics department this year had a very small enrollment. However this enabled each class to work on a large variety of projects. At the beginning of the year each class chose sewing as their first unit. When the garments were constructed, a style show and tea was given to the high school girls and faculty. The next project forthe sophomore class was cooking. We learned to prepare salads, desserts, meats and vegetables. Our laboratories were very successful. We completed the foods unit by planning, preparing and serving a complete meal. We entertained the school board and their wives February 15, 1951. The freshmen girls have studied a variety of units equally as interesting. Our study of personal grooming led us into many interesting channels, such as color combinations, Wardrobe planning, budgets, and manners.

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J. Stunt-'iiiearteh :men Sixteen seniors make up the American History Class. With Thomp- son, Miller, Hitz, and Eddington in the back of the room to entertain us, there is seldom a dull moment, .although Mrs. Schnake, would probably prefer to have us concentrate more on history and less on our entertain- ment.

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Z., 3 J rl .l -L --K n Q3 fur-. ,wif ll A wail, ,C . I ! 3 J 3 rl ,. , - .. W., 4 Ah! Sweet Qllgsterg nf iiife K Biology, which means the study of life, includes the study of all life, both plant and animal. Important parts of biological science, therefore, include a study of man's own body and how its organs function. It also includes the study of diseases, their cause, and how to avoid them, as well as the miseries which they produce. Through the study of the various phases of biology, students acquire numerous scientific facts which will help in solving some of the problems of living. They are encouraged to realize man's great dependence upon living things and thereby develop a greater sense of appreciation of the environment in which they live. Class Work in this subject includes seven periods each Week, four of which are laboratory study. Some of the activities in which each student is expected to participate are text-book study and discussion, research in reference material, observation and study of live and preserved materials, dissection of animal and plant bodies, and microscopic study with prepar- ed and student-made slides.