South Side High School - Totem Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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Science Students Study Stem Structures, Geographical Through aid from instructors and numerous reference materials, botany, chemistry, physical geography, and physics students performed many experiments and methodical in- vestigations. Adding much individual research to these find- ings, they formed their own conclusions and proved many established scientific principles and laws for themselves. Using their newly acquired microscopes, botany stu- dents learned principles of plant identification in the micro- scopic world. Stem structures, leaf f ormations, and twig charac- teristics became very familiar to these students. The srudent studying chemistry spent his time applying the knowledge he attained from a system of classroom whites and yellows to actual experimentation in the laboratory. In the physical geography courses, maps, charts, textbooks, and film strips were employed to teach students basic ideas and theories in the fields of topography, meteorology, and geology. The students studied the physical features of the earth and learned the reasons and manner for their existence. Using the recently-created Physical Science Study Com- mittee course of coordinated textbook studies, films, and pre- pared experiments, the physics student applied laws and equa- tions to the complex physical world. The goal of the four divisions of the Science Department was to present to the science student a challenge and, through the aid of modern equipment and well-educated instructors, help him to acquire a strong scientific background. Watching to see how the wave motion will continue on the slinky are first semester physics students Pat Chasey and Dave Filler. Chemistry students Marcia Anderson, Bob Quick, Ruth Russ, Nancy Redding perform the necessary steps in determining salts. and 26

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Preparing the canvas for their oil painting projects are advanced Art 8 students, Don Lefevra, Sue Lawry, Bob Englehart, Dawn Mazzare, Ann Mol, and Rae Ann Mote Throughout eight semesters of art, these senior students have studied color and texture techniques. Students Study Artistic Theories, Techniques, Textures Three years of instruction offered by rhe art depart- ment give the student more and more freedom as he gains in experience with each year of work. During the first year, emphasis is placed on basic training in lettering, drawing, composition, and technical aspects of perspective and color. The second-year course adds acrual experience in draw- ing and crafts. Third-year students have a sincere interest in art; and, consequently, they ate allowed greater elective free- dom- Much of the classroom work consists of studying theories of art, while acrual creative work is often done at home. Critical and constructive class discussions give the student helpful suggestions and encouragement for his picrure. A monthly trip to the Fort Wayne Art Museum supple- ments the student's experience with the work of artists of local, national, and often international fame. The South Side Art Department also displays an assortment of student work at the museum for one month out of the school year. Illustration, fashion design, and other forms of com- mercial art are offered to benefit those students looking for- ward to an art career. Natural talent is of relatively little im- portance in a department where it is the sincerity, growth, and improvement in the work that determines the standing of the srudent. Sewing the finishing stitches on their Christmas pillows as a part of the stitching and applique study are Rich Waltz and Jerry Mann. 25

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Theories, Newton's Laws, Earth Formations, ' Yellows' As Mr. Robert Weber aids Rod Consalvo with his botany slide, the remainder of the class await their turn to ask questions about their projects. During lab periods, students make slides, examine plant cell structure, and draw sketches of what they observe. 27