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

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Why do boys always sit in the back? SCIENCE CLASSES EXPERIMENT AND OBSERVE The need for scientists in the present age has become great and new opportunities are opening in the scientific fields. In recognizing this fact the curricula of Prairie High includes four years of science. Students taking science courses at Prairie High study such things as, the construction of atoms, automation, and the stages in the development of living things. The science courses begin with General Science, taught by Mr. Cecil Smith, which introduces students to the fundamentals of science. Continuing in science the student next enters Biology, the study of plant and animal growth. Students in this course, taught by Mrs. Kathleen Ackerlund, also take a drivers training course. Mr. Harold Rasmussen, chemistry and physics instructor, teaches the changes in structure of atoms and how forms of energy affect atoms. Supplementing the science courses are field trips, many laboratory experiments, and educational movies. Time is itself tin element. Goethe Dave, I think if we multiply here End then divide— 22 . . . SCIENCE

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Okay class, look alive! The incalculable Up and Down of Time. Sidney Lanier TAKE TIME TO THINK Social science courses offered at Prairie High include civics and economics. Every student recalling his high school days associates civics with his freshman year. Using news strip films, daily news reports, and newspapers, civic students kept in step with ever changing conditions in the world. Mr. John Mulrooney, the civics instructor, arranges each year for the holding of a mock trial and the conducting of the student council elections by his students. Taking part in a trial by jury and a free election, two pillars upon which our government is built, affords the students valuable practice. Economics which completes the social science course, stresses problems dealing with production, distribution and consumption of wealth. Instructed by Mr. B. A. Kennedy, the class discussed such subjects as income tax, crime, and conservation. Analysis of the questions under discussion, having been presented, were recorded in the class’ notebooks. This practice of discussing questions which are connected with daily living enables the students to cope with these problems when they take their place in society. The economics class distinguishes between a felony and a misdeamenor. CIVICS and ECONOMICS ... 21

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AT CAESAR'S TIME .. “Gaudeamus igitur iuvenes dum sumus.” “Let us then be merry while we are young.” This might be the motto of the Latin student’s but those enrolled in the course are also prepared to study seriously. The curriculum of our school includes two years study of this language. During this time memorizing vocabularies and translating stories of early Roman life are the most important objectives. The first year Latin class specifically involves becoming familiar with the origin, formation and vocabulary of the Latin language. Those who continue with their education in this subject translate material which includes such subjects as Julius Caesar, Rome, and the Gallic Wars. Upon the completion of the Latin course the student has received many benefits, the most important being a vivid understanding of the English language gained through learning Latin prefixes and suffixes. Mr. Paul Lutzke, who makes the study of Latin more interesting and valuable, has inspired and guided many students in his teaching career. Now, who wants to translate today? Time ripens all things. No man is born wise. Cervantes Eighth period enthusiasm. LATIN ... 23