Rolling Prairie High School - Rolling Log Yearbook (Rolling Prairie, IN)

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Mr. Robert Gorden B.S. — North Manchester Physical Education and Biology This is his fourth year at Rolling Mr. Bradley West B.A. — Notre Dame--Physics, Chemistry, Geology M.S. — Notre Dame Teaches Physics Mr. Kenneth Eckert B.S. — Ball State Social Studies and Math This is his first year at Rolling t dissected frogs and worms. Yet by doing this they learned more than just by looking at pictures or reading. The Juniors in chemistry can be given credit for creating those fragrant odors for the halls and classrooms whenever they mixed certain chmicals in their experiments. Seniors in physics seem to be way out when they start talking at lunch time about scintillation, atoms, and splnthariseopes. They even began their career as scientists by working all year on Operation Melectropoise , a scientific project under the direction of Mr. Bradley West. 15 During the last twenty years that science has been at Rolling the department has kept changing. There has been the continuous need for new books and equipment in order to keep pace with the ever changing field of science. Twenty years ago one teacher taught all science classes in junior and senior high, but now there are four teachers doing full or part time work in this department. In the science curriculum this year are biology, chemistry, physics, and junior high science classes. Freshmen biology students had new and quite different experiences, especially when they

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MATH And Mr. C. E. Isom A.B. -- Central Normal -- hath Social Studies, Physical Education M.S. -- Indiana University Education Teacher at Rolling for 29 years SCIENCE Mr. Wm. Russell Wells A.B. -- Hanover -- Chemistry Geology, and History M.S. -- Indiana University Education Teacher at Rolling for 20 years An extensive mathematics curriculum at Rolling this year consisted of two years of Algebra, Plane and Solid Geometry, Trigonometry, and Business Mathematics. It has been said by Freshman, If poison doesn't work, try Algebra , but later admitted they understood. Advanced Algebra students mastered the quadratic equation and division of radicals. Plane and solid geometricians proved theorems about circles, parralleograms, icosahedrons, and dodecahedrons. In business mathematics students were exposed to every day problems in buying, selling, planning, and figuring. Math is important because it makes a student think quantitatively. It furnishes and builds the interests, vocabulary, accuracy, and means of communication and developes the need for logical proof which are of value to every person. In Solid Geometry class Larry, Cherie, and Bill are studying the circles of a Sphere. 14

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The Science Club is designed to stimulate interest and develop initiative beyond the normal science classroom activities and is open to grades 9 to 12, This year the members planned a trip to a science laboratory and had charge of the. Science Fair held in the school. Each member was responsible for an entry into the Fair. photosynthesis . + + + -» ; + o SCO 6 HQ LIGHT CHIORQPhvh c. H 0 6 0 Last year Dave Division with their Buehrer and Gilbert Bradbum won the sweepstakes in the Junior-Senior project on erosion. Daniel Weinstock's photosynthesis, shown here, was 16 champion in the Freshman Division.