Sayreville War Memorial High School - Quo Vadis Yearbook (Parlin, NJ)

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TECHNOLOGY- Science Of Life Modern lab sciences help to enhance the college bound students view of future higher education. The bunsen burner helps these students to see the light . Minnie Louise Haskins best ex- pressed man’s desire to learn and create when she wrote, “Give me light that I may tread safely into the unknown.” It is man’s quest to learn and apply his knowledge that brings to SWMHS such standard items as the bunsen burner and contact lens, and every student’s favorite academic pastime, the computerized testing programs. From the cars and buses which carry us to and from the building, to the erasable ink pen which saves many in-class essays from near disaster, technology touches the daily lives of each and every one of us. Ex- amples of man’s technological achievements are found everywhere we look in school, and while it is not commonly thought about, their achievements affect us more than any compilation of facts presented in a Physics or Chemistry class. So praise the loudspeaker, the locker, the pay telephones and the soda machine. They may not always operate correctly, but they are always there to remind us that technology is the science that governs the quality of modern life. Typing is a useful skill today and more and more people are taking the course. Karen Kuciel reads the copy while trying to increase her typing speed. 10 Introduction

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The Artful Dodgers BELOW: Giving his imagination free reign, Mark Polak improves upon the traditional skull and crossbones. BELOW RIGHT: A creative mind, various beads, and colored strings help Sandy Unkel turn the traditional macrame knots into a beautiful wall hanging. While the typical SWMHS student greets each school day with tired eyes and a less than optimistic face, there is a select group whose members ar- rive at class with bright eyes and en- thusiastic smiles. These are the artists, not only the painters and sculptors, but also the talented vocalists, dancers, actors, musicians, writers, and skilled craftsmen who dedicate themselves to furthering their abilities in their chosen fields. It is to these individuals that Emer- son referred when he wrote, “As all men have some art or power of com- munication in their heads, but only in the artist does it descend into the hands.” Hence, to the band member, the woodworker and the creative writer, school is not the most dreadful six and a half hours of the day, but an institution which offers them the op- portunity to express themselves in a unique, individualistic manner. Looking toward the future, such courses that allow students to learn through the creative process, may shed a new light on education, giving them a more prestigious position in to- day’s learning experience. Introduction 9

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Metal working is a trade to be mastered. Ed Baszak is using the lathe to finish his project. Except when repairs are needed, a senior's best friend is his car. Larry Lazo makes some final adjustments on his Volkswagon. A technological advance notable in SWMHS is the popularity of light-refracting contact lenses. The task of inserting his contacts is a part of Brett Klaproth’s homeroom routine. Computers are pointing toward the future and this one is all for Sayreville War Memorial High School. Introduction 11