Springfield High School - Resume Yearbook (Springfield, MO)

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An innovation this year is the requirement of three years of history instead of two for the eniiir high school student Vxforld history is studied in the sophomore year, American history in the iunior year, and social civics in the senior year A special effort is being made to render stil i.il rixics a vital course in the curriculum and one of inestimable value to the student in understanding the social, economic, and political trends of the complex age in which he lives The social civics classes have been doing interesting work in connection with a safety driving campaign Under the efficient guidance of Miss Nell Madden, these classes successfully con ducted a series of talks in f ome rooms upvn Safe driving Such points as the number of , if - automobile accidents, causes of A , .,,, f ', ',' accidents, and their preven . lnytv , 'l V' tion were discussed by the cam I V paigners Another of the extra under takings of this department was an assembly program, The program, given in honor of George Vxfashingtons birthday, 6 used the novel idea of having G reporters of the school paper interview the great general, cr Miss Isabel Shepard is head of the history department, and this past year several new his- tory teachers have been emf Lois if-Kms ployed to work under her. A lp They are lvlr E Wayne Shanf non, lvlr, Richard Reed. and Mr Kirk Denmark, Mrs. Al- dine Miller also has several classes of history as does Mr, I, Arthur Roper In order to keep informed about what is happening in their own community, Senior High School history students do numerous kinds of work V- outside the classroom, They f' take trips to the court house. interview county and city offif cials, and study pamphlets which contain information DAWD 2 SialEilNL'?N about the income and expendif fu - tures of the city Such experia Luclci Srl'-VU ences contribute a great deal ATB toward the high school stu- dents' understanding of practi- cal governmental problems. 27

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-. Q, f , Q fv- Y A' -6. , Q- 5 tx I ' QQ isfiisri 5H , ' EP i W Nat: gi H HJ AAD, i, S f X i DL:v.irrml,,,r HX fx N X L Q 5 5 f L i ,LE 'ANNE SH s - XXX A, L D ii X 'Ol' X l I r iii. y.il,fxi,CMOkJ L.. an M it 'HSA R. A HA ' RRI A B SON MA BEL SDAvig RICH .' A' M' A' LOi5 1 CRESHAM A, B HISTORY History is a story-long, detailed, and often Complicated --- but nevertheless a story, and all of us like stories. It is just as interesting to follow the adventures of man through his five stages, stone, iron, hunting and fishing, agricultural, and manufacturing, as it is to read Frank Buck's latest book on wild game hunting in Africa. ln history vve not only study kings and queens, war and peace, Capital and labor to understand the contribution of the past to the present, but also to develop a feeling of responsibility tor improving and preserving our governmental and social heritage for the benefit of future gcnerafions. At the present time history is becoming less and less the mere studying of formal text books and more and more the reading ot significant books and magazines. A maiority of the Clagwg, hold frequent discussions of current events, usually based on a study of the American Observer , a nationally-known weekly publication for high schools. 26

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SCIENCE Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. I Science, perhaps more than any other subject, stimulates one to explain and seek truth in an unprejudiced manner. It is through the revelations of science that people have been awakened to the tremendous importance of abolishing super- stition and fear. Particularly in the past few years has it R904 K become apparent that in order - HMUE Ee Deparimcn to have a healthy, progressive, rl ad of Scleric and clear-thinking people, a C knowledge of scientific facts must be universally wide- spread. That the school is the most efficient medium for the extension of such knowledge is undeniable. In order to do its share in enlightening students in the fields of science, Senior High School offers n u m e r o u s courses: biology, chemistry, agriculture, physics, physiol- ogy, physiography, and general physical science. Biology is the study of both plant and animal life. ln this course students take field trips on which biological specimens are collected and saved for future study. Chemistry is a subject in the composition of substances and the laws of their action upon each other are studied. All types of experiments are performed, and each student records the results of these experiments in his special notebook. The phenomena of nature and the general properties of matter as affected by energy are studied by students in a physics class. Dynamic force in general, gravitation, molecular physics, light, radiation, and electricity are all pertinent problems for the physics student. Physiography is the study of the physical make-up of the earth. In connection with it, students delve into mathematical geography, a study of the movements of the earth and the solar system, as well as place geography, in which they learn the name and location of every country on the globe. The importance and the understanding of efficient crop cultivation is considered primarily in agriculture. A boy who is planning to make farming his Iife's work finds this subject especially helpful. 28