Springfield Catholic High School - Irish Reflector Yearbook (Springfield, MO)

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It was the third year for Mr. Saunders as director of the Science Department, and due to a scheduled rearran- gement of classrooms, his last in Room One of the Freshmen Building. Freshmen were required to take General Science, a study of earth and its surrounding universe. Another required course, Biology I, took in a study of plants and animals: their classification, polution and ecological relationships. Discovering The Unknown ? 1 Voz' ,Q ,. N-1 1 'Elms - ,.. 4 -,,. ,, I 38 Vi 1 an 'gf-f W ' ,fr fu- I f 4 ' Z' ' ,. ff fry? 1 3 A' 6 ' 4. V e gif ,f M A' flf ' .MMV Seann.- ,ig ff 5, vri: ,y ' 'Y ' ?'g.,, feii 1 y O- ,45- ii ll XII 1 .Nm .sl f I As the first foundations opened a scientists. came to governing 1....,.

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s director of the eduled rearran- mm One of the lquired to take its surrounding ,gy I, took in a ication, polution As the first Science elective, Biology II expanded on the foundations of Biology I through molecular study. Physics opened a new world of natural phenomena to teenage 1. Those questions at the end of the chapter made Tom concentrate more. 2. Such scientific demonstrations took many long hours of preparations by Mr. Saunders. 3. A new student had a pleasant joke for Ronnie Michael and Sean Donegan in Biology II. 4. Biology I seemed to capture everyone's attention. 5. LuAnn and Gigi were interested in the many kinds of rocks displayed at the Science relays. 6. Calculators were a must for Dan Bowen in Physics. 7. The preparation of slides took a lOWI'1 scientists. Through extensive lab experiments, this class came to understand more fully the complex laws governing this world of scientific wonder. tremendous amount of work, just ask David Eck. 8. Labs and other rooms of the SMSU Science Department were visited by our students. 9. Isn't this suppose to work? asked Donna Schatz. L 4 ,1' ,1, , 7 Layout by R Swisher '