Sparta High School - Spartan Yearbook (Sparta, MI)

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S 't l -Y.. K Evelyn Biggs, Jeanette Reed, VVilma Reister, Jack Tuttle, .lim Wyse, Mr. Tuttle, Doris Courturier, Joyce Axford, Carolyn Schwartz, Art Lenski, Bob Lundberg, Merrilynn Bradford. Science Department liverything from broken test tubes to split atoms can be seen and smelled at this end of Sparta High. ll' it isn't some brave student volunteering to do- nate a drop of blood for the furthering of the cause, it's someone trying to throw a monkey-wrench into Einstein's Theory oi' Relativity. Some bright stu- dents are continually trying to make a perpetual motion machine, or create energy in some way or other. Between his three classes, physics, chemistry and biology, Mr. Tuttle is kept rather busy, but is always willing to help some future scientist on his way. So we see, in the untiring efforts of these stu- dents, the March of Science to the Future! Mathematics Department Tile mathematics department was very large this year, there being l55 students in classes. The sub- jects taught are general math, algebra. advance al- gebra, business arithmetic, plane geometry, solid geometry, and trigonometry. The student of general math and business arith- metic, studied the fundamentals of arithmetic, taxes, and other mathematical problems of every- day life. The algebra classes learned to work with equations and to use them in solving problems. The geometry classes proved theorems and learned the various formulas for area and volume. Miss Douglas is the teacher of this department. -I -f1.s.. ... Standing: Ray Oakes. Hill Lentz. Ken DeYoum:. Walt lleusehvl, Chuck Switzer. Miss Douglas, Seated: Noreen Davis, Doris Anderson. a1l' SN Mary VanAntwerp, Louise Ht-ft Bernice Gunneson. Eleanor Dt-yo

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.I-.ta sp, . gr f Social Science Department This department includes American Hisctory, lVorld History, United States Government, and Sociology. American History is taught by Mr. Gardner while Mr. De Hart handles Government and sociology and Mr. Garant teaches the XVorld History classes. Economics was dropped this year in favor of Soci- ology, which has proved very successful and inter- esting. The Government class took a trip to Lan- sing to see the State Government in action. In American History everyone was given a chance to make a report upon some aspect of American His- tory. VVorld History makes a brief overall sketch of the history of the world. Chuck Reynolds, Carlton Murphy Bob Falkont-r, Joe Guiles, Florence Rr-yburn, Margaret Watkins, Alda Lutkes, Joan Shi-phi-rd, Betty Grice, Gordon Ostman, Pat Nortrm, Arlene Brock, Joe Wine-garden, Shirley Andrus. -nu Commerce Department One of the largest and most popular departments in our school is the Commerce department, which has 170 students enrolled. Emphasis is placed on practical experience. Besides the regular courses offered which are: Business Training, Bookkeep- ing, Typing, Shorthand and Ollice Practice, stu- dents are given the opportunity to come in con- tact with business through personal interviews with ollice personnel, and through actual participation in work experience programs which expose Seniors to oflice routine. Besides this, they provide clerical assistance to the departments of our school. We have acquired some 1nucl1 needed equipment- namely a new Mimeograph and Mimeoscope. Front Row: Dick McKinney, Lois Empie, Jerry Topping. Second Row: .Jean Tanner, Margaret Dewey. Karl Anderson, Bob Trudell, Kr-n Hussey, Gail Brooks. Third Row: Greydon Held, Carol Fahlimz, Kathryn Rider, Miss Rie, Doris Kober, Almeta Powell.

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z 9005 fr R OYA N Standing: Miss Carey, Phyllis Klenk, Mary Ann Weyxal, Lee Colby, John Bull. Seated : Jean Tanner, Mildred Straus, Pat Barendsen, Alva Ritz. Mary Bailey, Kathryn Haehre, Chuek Reynolds. Language Department The language students liave been having a fine time learning poems, songs, and history ol' the lan- guage they are studying. Miss Carey is doing a fine job to create an interest in subjects which may seem rather difficult to some. The French classes are very interested in modern French problems and got valuable extra informa- tion from Miss Carey who spent last year in France. Standing: Miss Verna-au, George Fiiield, Franklin Stevens, Mary Fourturier, The classes eo-operated with the correspondence club in sponsoring a drive for used clothing for the French people. The drive was successful and as the result, friendships were created between our classes and France. The Latin class was also active in outside inter- ests. Their main project was a Roman banquet which was given at the end of the year. Elizabeth Newbery. Eleanor Deyo, Gail Brooks, Dolores Wiltunburg. sw X - - . .531 a . 4 w 'ix ' 154 Betty Hanna, Mary Slapinski, Ivan Campbell. Martha Waldherr. Second Row : Bill Rogers, Ronnie Nokes. Janice Miller, Jackie McKinney, Lois Kli-nk. First Row: Faye Gilliam, Mary .lane VanDyke, Donna Towns, .Ioan Allen. Donald Stanton. 'WRX lily'