Prairie Du Chien High School - Blackhawk Yearbook (Prairie Du Chien, WI)

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THE DRESS OF THOUGHT l .- I wonder if Mr. lutzke has a lati test in store today? What's so funny, Jack, Tom acting up again? Twenty-th ree language is as much an art and as sure a refuge as painting, music, or literature. -J. E. Harrison The language department of P H . .S, consists of two years of Latin and two years of Ger- man, During the first year, vocabulary and different grammatical forms, their rules and exceptions, were studied, In the second year tranl ' s ations and language writing was stress- ed in both courses. The language department became a reality again three years ago in T952 with the ad- dition to the high school curricula of a two- year German course. There are now two-year courses in both German and Latin under the capable direction of Mr. Paul Lutzke. German clu WSFE: President, Michael Graap, Vice-President, George Kahler, Secretary-Treasurer, Kay Ho- muth. Latin club officers for the i954-55 school year included Janis Wolf, Consul, Mar- iorie Bodamer, Vice-Consul, and Carole O'Neil was Scribe and Quaestor. b ofhcers for the year The tw g tus and were awarded first prize in the window dec- oration contest at homecomin ' g time. Sales were also held t h ' ties. o clubs combined their en' o elp finance their activi-

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OUR EVER DEVELOPI Of the two Social Science classes offered at Prairie High School, the course in civics is listed as a required Freshman subiect while Economics is listed as an elective for all stu- dents excluding Freshman. The principles ot government, national, state, and local are the basis forthe Freshman Civics class study. Weekly newspapers and daily news reports by the students help to keep Mr. John Nlulrooney's pupils up to date on everyday affairs. The election of Student Council omcers in the Spring is also handled by Freshman Civics classes, giving them an opportunity to prac- tically apply their class work. The Latin term, Vade Mecum, will be long remembered by the students of the Economics class. Meaning, go with me, this phrase has been chosen as the name of the Economics notebook for a number of years, Headed by Mr. B. A, Kennedy, this sixth hour class de- votes its time to studying national and civic problems of labor, strikes, and conservation. Education is the cheap defense of nations. -Burke NG WORLD Judy and Dennis, happily on their way to Civics Those freshmen sure are attentive' Twenty-two

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SCIENCE-THE STATEMENT OF TRUTH Bet you can't find a frown in this snap. Sing a song of sulfide, A beaker full of lime- Four and twenty test tubes Breaking all the time. When the cork is taken out Fumes begin to reek- Isn't that an awful mess To have five times a week? ,Z Ph s fklfred, and Diz seem to be having a ball! The year of T955 will mark a new era in the activities of the Science Department at Prairie du Chien High School. We are very proud to have a new multipurpose chemistry and physics laboratory where each student is able to conduct his own experiments under the supervision of the teacher. The combination Chemistry-Physics lab is rated on a par with those of the Hnest high schools in Wisconsin. It is interesting to note that the equipment is the same as that used by the University of Wisconsin and Marquette University. The lab's basic equipment alone is valued at approximately twelve thousand dollars. The Biology-General Science department features two-student tables and an attractive aquarium. The instructor's table in this class- room is turnished with equipment necessary for scientihc experiments, A photographic darkroom provides an incentive for further study by camera tans. Our world of today requires the knowledge and scientific training which is so essential in the understanding of our rapid progress and to keep abreast of current developments in the industrial and economic world. It is hoped that this department may open the door for a brilliant future and better understanding. General Science Mr. Smith Biology , Mrs. Ackerlund Chemistry . . Mr. Rasmussen Physics Mr. Rasmussen