Roundup High School - Rodeo Yearbook (Roundup, MT)

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28 RODEO — 1932 The Science NE OF the most valuable depart- ments in the high school is that of science. Science plays a lead- ing role in American life today. Every day it is discovering new things to make modern life easier. The home economics department is the first that we shall consider. Here the girls learn much besides the fundamentals of cook- ing and sewing; for example, they learn how to manage a home on a small income as well as on a large one. They learn the preparation of foods, and all there is to learn about balanced meals and diet, which is such an important thing in social life today. They learn how many calories there are in certain foods, and what foods contain vitamins, A, B, C, and D. The thrifty housewife sews for her family—in home economics the girls learn how to sew almos£ anything; they are able to make dresses, aprons, pajamas, and many things too numerous to mention. Can- ning, an art in itself, is learned by every girl in the home economics department. Also, they learn all about color and designing of clothing, the planning and furnishing of homes, and interior decorating. Two years of home economics are required for one year of science credit. This department turns out finished products when it comes to cooking and sewing. What excellent housewives these girls will make: their cooking won’t give hubbies indigestion or a bad temper either, nor will their seams rip out every time the baby sits down. The next department we will take up is biology. This department is divided into two parts: zoology, the study of animals; and botany, the study of plants. Today, farmers are trying to get rid of pests that harm their crops. Sometimes they import insects which destroy the pests; this is studied very fully in biology. There are few subjects as inter- esting as learning about animals from the lowest, one-cell stage, or portoza up through the many-celled stage, or metazoa, the high- ‘Department est of which is man. Then along the botany line we study about all plants—the good, and what they are good for, and the ones that do harm and what harm they do. They study the plants and flowers that grow best in this community. It is interesting to note that plants go through the same cycle as do ani- mals—they start with the one-celled plants and go up through the very complicated flowering, many-celled plants. The chemistry department of the high school offers one of the greatest fields open at the present time. Chemistry, we might say, makes the world go around. It is used in al- most every occupation known. Geologists have to know something of the chemistry of soils. Dietitians have to know considerable of chemistry. This science takes a vital part in medicine, too, as medicine and chemistry work hand in hand. The farmer, to be suc- cessful, has to know something concerning chemistry, to know what crops grow well on certain soils, and what insecticides can be used on harmful pests. Chemistry was the means by which we gained rubber, and ever so many useful things that we could hardly get along without now. Physics is also included in our curriculum. It is a subject that tells us all about heat waves, light waves, and sound waves. In physics we solve the mystery of radio. It also tells us how much energy it takes to pull a cart up an inclined plane and what value are the fulcrum and the lever. Physics is the study in which we learn about machinery. We find out how automobiles are put to- gether and the function of each part. Physics is taught in the high school this year. Chem- istry alternates with it next year. Last, but certainly not least, comes the general science department. In this we learn something concerning each science—chemis- try, physics, astronomy, and some biology. This study is generally taught to freshmen to prepare them for the sciences to come later. It gives them an idea what each science will be like and gives them only general in-

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RODEO — 1932 27 GIRL PRESERVES ITH the hope of teaching girls to face life squarely a new club, known as the Girl Reserves, this year came into being. So skill- fully has Miss Williams, the sponsor, man- aged the events of the year that the thirty- eight girls who belong to the group have derived not only benefit but much pleasure as well. At the first meeting of the club, which was given over to teaching the purpose of a Girl Reserves organization, it was learned that the code of each girl was a very worthy one to try to live up to. Each Girl Reserve takes for her code this aim: As a Girl Reserve I will try to be: gracious in manner, impartial in judgment, ready for service, loyal to friends, reaching toward the best, earnest in purpose, seeing the beautiful, eager for knowledge, reverent to God, victorious over self, ever dependable, and sincere at all times. Such topics as hobbies, self-govern- ment, and talks in recognition of special days in the year were presented to the group by the committee in charge of that particular meeting. Parties? They were not missing in this group. One October day the girls gathered some sandwiches and whatever else mother’s larder provided and, taking as guests the high school faculty members, hiked north of town for their supper. Then one night in Feb- ruary half of the girls dressed as boys, se- cured their best girl friends from among the other half of the club, and betook themselves to the gymnasium, where dancing was largely the order of the evening—dancing and the delicious lunch that was served toward the close of the party. As a fitting introduction to spring vacation on Wednesday, March 16, the girls had a theatre party at the American Theatre, which terminated in general good time at the Eiselein home. The public per- formance of the club was an open meeting in which the officers for the coming yeai were installed. The officers for next year are as follows: president, Matilda DeBord; vice- president, Mary Syblon secretary, Jean Eng- strom; treasurer, Elizabeth Johnston; pro- gram chairman, Melba Mitchell; service chairman, Lois Hulstone; social chairman, Jane Snyder; publicity chairman, Dorothy Mae Bunker; music chairman, Nancy Lees. The popularity of the club is shown by the fact that, when it was put to a vote as to whether or not there should be a Girl Reserve Club next year, the girls were unanimously in favor of having one.

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RODEO — 1932 29 formation concerning it. There are no com- plicated problems for them. They learn only the general idea of each of the major sci- ences. The Science Club was organized to pro- mote further interest in science. Anyone who has taken science or is taking it can join the club. Each meeting was divided into groups to arrange the program. The nature of the program depended upon the group that had charge. If a biology group had charge of the program, a biological study would be made —talks and reports accompanied by experi- ments in biology comprised the program. If the group in charge of the program was in- terested in chemistry or physics, these topics would make up the program. The club has helped the science students in many ways, and it has also made the study of science less monotonous by the recreation which it affords. The science department develops in the student a logical method of thinking, so that he may have a mind open for the considera- tion of new facts and principles, thus reliev- ing him of old ideas and superstitions. It also aims to create a desire for more knowledge and further scientific study. Foreign Lan ua e department REALIZING that Latin was the root of half the English lan- guage and that it was one of the languages of the learned, our Board of Education incorporated a two-year course on that subject into our curriculum. The class does not only study the lan- guage, but, under the direction of Mrs. Hul- stone, learns Roman customs, ideals, dress, architecture, and history. Reports are given from time to time on these subjects in order to make the work clearer. The first year is spent in getting a foundation for the lan- guage, and the second is spent in reading part of the works of the “first war cor- respondent,” Julius Caesar. That year’s work is interesting and valuable from the histori- cal and literary viewpoint as Jusius Caesar will always stand out as one of the few great rulers and leaders of history and his “Com- mentaries” will always stand out as an ex- ample of Roman literature and as a true story of Caesar’s campaign. As a modern foreign language should be taught in every good high school, it was only fitting that the two-year course in French be included in the schedule. French is very im- portant as the most-used language on the continent and in the East. The course is open only to juniors and seniors. Both classes spent time on outside work. The second year class carried on a correspondence with French boys and girls in all sections of France. This class also, as part of their school work, read a French play entitled “Le Voyage de Mon- sieur Perrichon.” Both classes kept note- books and set aside Friday as a day of enter- tainment when they would sing songs and play games. The main outside work was a reception for the parents, which the two classes united in giving. The reception was featured with a one-act French play, “La Suprise d’Isidore.” The program was: 1. “Madelon ..... Members of tlie French II Class 2. Piano Solo. (a) “Berceuse.” (b) “The Swan” ..... Dorothy d’Autremont 3. Dance. “La Polichinelle” .... Elizabeth Johnston Singers: Doloros Herzog, Natallie Evans, Ethel Randle. 4. Vocai Solo. “Le Souviens-Tu” ............... Edna Bloom 5. One-act Play. “La Surprise d’lsidore.” Cast of Characters Dr. Adolphe Picard, alienist..Robert Brissenden Jeanne, the maid ............... Hazel Simpson Isidore ........................ Meredith Watts Suzanne ................................. Wiila Clark Mme. Duval, Suzanne’s mother ....... Vera Zinn 6. “La Marseillaise.” Members of both French classes.