Roosevelt High School - Rohian Yearbook (Virginia, MN)

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fundamental of motion in relation to time. Mr. Philip Kangas helps set up an experiment for his chemistry class. VHS Accepts Scientific Challenge l.rarnin|c In make glass bends i» pari of chemistry labwork for (irrp Jaminski and Don (iabrielson.

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Dramatic scientific information reveals itself through the micro- scopes in the biology lab. Scientific knowledge is increasing at such a tre- mendous rate that both instructors ami students find it difficult to keep peace with new advances. However, our science courses at MS are accept- ing the challenge with up-to-date hooks and lab facilities. Biology is the study of living organisms. How living things grow, how they adapt themselves to their environment, and how living things are in- fluenced by heredity are only a few of the essential points covered. Dissection of frogs, worms, cray- fish and grasshoppers make up the laboratory work. If you don't know the Periodic Table, the mean- ing of the term valence or the Law of Definite Pro- portions, then you are not a chemistry student. Those are only a few of the terms used in modern chemistry. Chemistry deals with the composition of materials and the changes which these materials undergo. In addition to class work and lectures, the Taking a break from correcting biology exams is Mr. Harold Schmitke. students spend much time in the lab. They learn correct lab procedures and obtain first hand chem- istry knowledge. In order to study physics, students should have a sound mathematical background. The principal aim of this course is to teach students the reasons for physical phenomena. It is essentially an exper- imental science, concerned with the hows and whys of these happenings. Lab work gives the stu- dents better understanding of what is taught in class and helps create an inquisitive mind. There are no physics lab books, so experiments are created and carried out by the student. “It’s just like the song,” Mr. Sheldon Johnson, biology instructor, quips. 14

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Speech Overcomes Get the “shakes” when you find out you have to give a speech? Does our throat gel dry at the thought of talking to a .group of staring faces? Speech helps people overcome these fears by allowing them to see their creative side in verbal expression. There is something in speech for ev- eryone and everyone can find something in speech. Verbal creativity at VHS is shown through pan- tomime demonstrations, radio and television speeches, interpretation of literature and group discussions. If you feel your creative side is debate, speech offers this along with writing and conducting in- terviews and writing various kinds of speeches. Speech offers many rewarding experiences and gives one a feeling of poise and confidence that will remain with him all through life. . . . Oral Fears Impromptu speeches are one phase of speech class. Brad Gerlach tries his best here. A Thanksgiving skit dramatically discloses what Cici Norman and Peggy DeCorsey thought the first Thanksgiving Day was like.