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

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ll ANSWER TO PRESENT PROBLEMS J if 4 .Ag .df -f 1.4- ... . mf-.-nf, , Ya-aw. in I 3' 5 tixii '3FDr'i5 i .i'-it t e i 1,34 Fred Zittel quizzes the members of one of his classes about the famous people pictured on the bulletin board. Current events and important persons in the news are stressed in all history classes. 'f ef L W W, ff ,, mt, .fir .f ' t I j fly J ffldf , Colon McGlown, social studies instructor, reviews important facts in history with his class before a maior test. A general knowledge of history helps students more fully understand situations in the present world. K1 W-Tl ,M The Social Studies Department of PCHS meets tor the last time under the leadership of Guy Bevington. Gene Norris, Edna Forman, Gordon Henry, Fred Zittcl, Lou Mears, Herbert Sanford, Melvin Nuss, Roland Hallquist, and Colon McGlown listen very attenrively os future plans for the department are discussed, The successor to Guy Bevinoton is Herbert Sanford who acl- vanced to this position in January. 25 l

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RECORD OF PAST GIVE 4 ' 26 1- ,1 .. , D! X, .5 , :ig 4 44' 1' One of the big trouble spots in the world today is here in the Middle East. Guy Bevington, recently retired head of the PCHS social studies department, discusses current events with his civics class. is gf' Q' : up it A, A Herbert Sanford, head of the social studies department, discus- ses the location of countries in the news with Katherine Beebe, a geography student. World geography is rapidly gaining in popularity as an elective in the social studies field at Central. 4 History-this marvelous record tells the story of primitive man as found on cave walls, it relate-s the rise and fall of the Roman Empire, and it tells of a heroic struggle to establish a democratic nation. As citizens of the democracy, we have an obliga- tion to ourselves, our country, and the future. lf we are to fulfill this responsibility we must understand the essentials of history-Study the past to intelligently face the problems of the present and future. In world history or United States history we gain a background that enables us to appreciate a demo- cracy. In our senior year we study civics, American problems, economics, or international relations, and we are able to comprehend the situations that face our country today. Our democratic way of life can continue to grow and prosper only if we, the citizens, study history and its effect on the future-this is intelligent citizen- ship. 2' Richard Ayling distributes the American Observer to one of his U.S. history classes. A weekly publication, the Observer proves very helpful in reporting and analysing current world events in PCHS social studies courses.

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f 1' lnsect collections, dissections, examinations-each adds interest to the sophomore realm of science. With deft fingers Karen Allshause carefully explores the biology world under the watchful eyes of instructors Horatio Richardson and Marion Lehner. Sophomores explore the wonders of a frog's stomach . . . Juniors discover the miracle of an atom . . . Seniors prove the ancient laws of physics . . . and so the student progresses through the exciting realm of science as he acquires his science major at PCHS. Those who are not majoring have their choice of senior science, biology, chemistry, and physics, however every student who graduates from Central must have had at least one year of science. This requirement is desirable as our civilization is rapidly moving into the age of electronics, space, and medi- cal miracles. A short time ago it was not necessary for the average citizen to consider radiation levels, automa- tion, and causes of cancer. Today, we find it vital to know about these ,things and a multitude of others. Central is well-equipped with the teachers and fa- cilities to prepare its students scientifically for life in this complex world - be their future occupation scientific or domestic. P0 TIAC CENTRAL TUDE TS ..-ff . Operation Dissection . . . Recognizing and exploring the similiarities between man and simpler organisms is an elementary and often repeated task of Science Department Head, Wesley Maas. 4 ze - A J.. .- , David Siple, new this year at PCHS, demonstrates the theory of overtones and sound to one of his physics ll classes. Since his main obiect is to give the students a broad and basic back- ground in physics, he presents this theory as he does all others, as clearly and directly as possible.