Rock Island High School - Watchtower Yearbook (Rock Island, IL)

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HAROLD V. AIMQUIST, BA, Biology, Athletic Director, Head footboll coach, Lettermen ' s club. GEORGE D. BAIRD, MS, Chemistry, Director of Audio-Visual Edu¬ cation. GEORGE H. FRANCK, ME, Biolo¬ gy, Sophomore football coach, Ass ' t track coach. DOROTHY K. HALL, BA, Biology. W. L. KIMM EL, MA, Biology. GEORGE H. McMASTER, MS, Biology, Physics, Ap¬ plied Electronics, Science club. Camera club. Unearthly Odors, Miscalculations Tax Scientists ' Nerves David Bloemsma and Thomas Dasso use scales for pur¬ poses other than weighing the result of calories as they test Archimedes ' theory on water density. A greatly-magnified, plaster leaf unfolds to Mr. Franck ' s bi¬ ology students, Robert Miers and James Barth, the mysteries of photosynthesis and leaf structure. science 1 9

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Amid broken test tubes, distinctive chemistry odors, leaf re p o r t s , and dropped weights in physics class, Roc¬ ky ' s amateur scientists work on pro¬ jects, experiments, and research stud¬ ies to develop individual scientific thinking. These various activities are included in the three main fields of the science department; biology, the study of life; chemistry, the study of elements and their chemical behavior; and physics, the study of forces and energy. Combining artistic ability and biological study, Linda Johnson proves the need of light in the growth of plants. Hoping for a successful chemistry experiment, Janet Rudasill assists Jane Bahnsen in setting up a burette for a titration test.

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Hie, haec, hoc —recite the Latin classes as they learn declensions, translate Roman myths or Caesar s Commentaries. Spanish and French students strug¬ gle through conversations in these tongues and find that slight mispro¬ nunciations can result in amusing statements. To add variety to textbook work, language teachers lead Christ¬ mas carols in Spanish and French and sometimes show colored slides of the foreign lands. With the world shrinking, due to improved transportation methods, mas¬ tering a foreign language becomes more important. It helps to create a better understanding among peoples throughout the world. MALVINA M. CALOINE, MA, French, Spanish, French club, Pan American League. ALVERDA DOXEY, MA, Latin. CLARA FANAKOS, MA, Spanish, Pan American League. Languages Twist Tongues; Result: Novel Pronunciations Improving accents with the tape recorder and records, Judith Versman, Nancy Collins, Judith Novak, and Tom Whitmore agree it provides a welcome and amusing break in the class. 20 languages