Pontiac Senior High School - Quiver Yearbook (Pontiac, MI)

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ps, the i living oi mat- aken in natural Throueh hen new red von- ism. and day liie a scien- kgounei hey live, INDUSTRIAL EQUIPPED with modern shops and class-rooms, a separate building of Pontiac senior high school houses the Technical and Industrial Education department. The principal purpose of this department is the teaching of technical subjects and industrial education for senior high school students. I Suggested curriculums are offered for students who expect to prepare for engineering courses in colleges and cooperative technical schools. Major cur- riculums, devoting equal time to academic, shop, and related subjects, are re- quired of all students enrolled in Industrial Education courses. At present, major curriculums prepare for employment in four fields of work: automotives, drafting, machine-shop, and sheet-metal. A technical course in printing com- bining practical shop experience with theory oifers six semesters credit to quali- fied students. I A staff of nine instructors devotes full time to such subjects as: automotives, pattern-making, machine-shop, printing, drafting, shop-drawing, sheet-metal, applied mathematics and mechanics, materials and industrial science. The num- ber of semester enrollments in senior high school technical and industrial educa- tion subjects has increased from 252 in 1930 to 740 in 1936. Production work, approximating in value a yearly average of 354500, forms a large part of actual shop practice in the Industrial Education program. FACULTY Left to right: Herman Otto, Edward H. Eva, Rodney Bacon, Harold Harbolt, E. C. Rus- sell. F. A. Voelker, L. L. Smith, E. H. Snavely, Raymond J. Grail

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l SCIENCE THE science courses in Pontiac high school are divided into two groups, the natural and the physical. Biology, a natural science, presents a study of living things. Of the physical sciences, chemistry is a study of the composition of mat- ter, and physics deals with matter and energy and their utilization. I The biology course is a study of plant and animal life. Field trips taken in the spring and fall enable students to study living things in their natural habitats. I Much of the work in chemistry is devoted to laboratory experiments. Through these experiments an insight is gained into what really takes place when new substances are produced from raw materials. Knowledge is also acquired con- cerning the actual composition of material things. I The study of physics deals with mechanics, heat, sound, light, magnetism, and electricity. The proper application of these branches of science in every day life is stressed. I On the whole, the science department aims to train pupils to acquire a scien- tific attitude. Moreover, the study of science imparts a cultural background which enables the students to better understand the world in which they live. FACULTY Left to Right: Paul B. Line, George L. Clark, Theodore E. Wiersema, Orville Powers, Agnes Buckley, George Spotts, Harold R. Voorhees, Arthur P. Sweet. .

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MATHEMATICS THE study of mathematics develops clear thinking and logical reasoning. It is an exact science from which those students who elect a course usually derive much satisfaction. I Courses offered by the Mathematics department include: plane and solid geometry, which are studies of circles, squares, triangles, prisms, cylinders, cones, and other figures, algebra, which emphasizes factoring, logarithims, radicals, ratio and proportion, quadratic equation, and mathematical deduction, and trigonometry, a study of theitriangle, function of the angle, solving the triangle, and finding area, side, or angle of a triangle. 5 A new project has recently been inaugurated in the solid geometry class by which the work of the semester is divided into five units. The students may fin- ish these units as quickly as they wish. Upon completion of a unit, tests are given covering the work of that unit, floor talks and written recitations which include the material gained from the text book are made, and a written sum- mary of the work is required. It is believed that through this plan the students gain a better understanding of the course, and show more interest in their work. I Mathematics prepares students for careers which require a knowledge of engineering, architecture, landscape gardening, art, designing, carpentry, survey- ing, navigation, astronomy., and physics. FACULTY Left to right: S. Maynard Dudley, Austin E. M de , M d I. V A d l . pester, Hazel L. Allchin, Margaret Steward.0 n au e an rs a eb Mary Car