Roosevelt High School - Roundup Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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rh »maM Scott r.h« nii»try i lhairman Konahl A«l4 ' « 4 k Bi lof;y .ra ' « ' lir«»th« rl »n ' .h4 niistr l)or »thy r« ' yef( Bi »l »fey Herman Kirkpalriok rhysicn Ja k Korh Advanced Biology i ' ,uy !V1irhn r Bi »lo|e J«»H« ' l»h Smith Physics, Clhemistry Srienre hidnres Student ltiten st i i the i tiknoivn. Headed by Mr. Thomas Scott, science department chairman, Roosevelt ' s eight member science facuhy helped students explore the facts behind scientific c(m- cepts and developments. Strange and confusing laboratory lan- guage and apparatus gradually became a familiar part of the science pupiPs life, helping him to explore the whys and hows of scientific principles. Biology students learned ab(»ut life processes while those pupils who took physics pursued laws of m( tion or forces of gravity. I sing their pre-requisite courses of math and physics as a study background, chemistry novices investigated the basic- reactions of all matter. Three types of I. ah partner? Randy Reid and Ron Barnes thow M»| erative efforts as they perform a lah experiment. 28

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Senior Mark Dorniun di»€-over» that hi» mathematic-al knowledi e in advantai eous in drafting and in math class. Mathematical ealeulation require Mr. Akers a» well a» his students to solve various problems. 27

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DiHertinii catu in a maj«»r ficlil of »ilu ly in advsinrcd Ih I. ::n .i (l« m( n! tral« ' l ty (»in « r llanlon and (»re|i; Smith. chemistry were offered. These included advanced chemistry, physics chemistry, an(l non-physics chemistry for students without a physics hackgroun(i. Under the teaching of Mr. Jack Koch, advanced hioI »gy students supplemented ifieir know ledge w ith a second year of the science, and continued their study of the hehavior of living things. A kn( wledge and understanding of the many realms of science, gave Roosevelt students helpful insights into the world surrounding them. Kxarlne s i an importanl factor for Jim Jackson and Kirk ! ' abor in their lab procedures. 29