Plymouth High School - Rock Yearbook (Plymouth, IL)

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?.6nnaparte'z Eetreat Plymouth introduced a driver training course this year, becoming one of the more than 8610 schools in the state of Illinois to make the training avail- able to its pupils. The course is sponsored by the Chicago Motor Club, and the training car was furnished by the Ferrell Motor Company of Augusta. Every youngster is a potential driver, and since teenagers show a greater accident rate than any other age group, it is deemed wise to offer a course i which pupils will become familiar with all the working parts of a car as w as traflic laws and regulations. All learning is best accomplished by doin so youngsters are permitted to do under-the-wheel driving, first on roads wit little traflic, and finally on main highways as well as in city trafiic both day and night. Modern cars develop great horse power capable of a high rate of speed, which with the increased number of cars on the highways makes a serious problem for law enforcement officials. Mr. Mitchell taught the course the first semester and after he was called into the service, Mr. Davis took charge for the remainder of the year.

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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.

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V 'iiitherfsa Nu iilfnntnrrnw This year for the first time our students received the benefits of a hot- lunch program. Students from the country welcomed a hot Well-balanced meal after the cold sack lunch of the past. For the small sum of 25c per meal, a varied menu is served every day by our capable cooks, Virginia Rash, Lorene Bell, Virginia Kendall, and Dorothy Douglas, under the direction of Mrs. Edwin Thomas. Many students have helped in clearing the trays or collecting the quarters for the cafeteria style meals. 5 Runnin' milf!