St Ferdinand High School - Crusader Yearbook (Ferdinand, IN)

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Their Responsibilities As American Citizens InU.S. History class, Sister Mary Gervase is explaining the change in administrations of the major political parties between the years 1881 and 1897 due to the problems of tariff, civil service reform, and other economic and social prob- lems of that era. Mr. Richard Bieker joined the faculty at the beginning of second semester. Besides teaching world geography, Mr. Bieker also teaches senior government.

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Social Studies Make Students Aware of At S.F.H.S. the social studies include U.S. His- tory, world history, world geography and government. If we are to understand our national life today we must first understand our origins and our growing years. Through social studies the students are helped to under- stand how and why the present came to be. They meet the daring men and women who were the pillars of our American heritage and see the historical perspective of our country's role in the world today. It is the aim of a good social studies program to discover ideas and principles which can be used in solv- ing our own problems, to perform with wisdom and courage the responsibilities of democratic citizenship, and to ensure that our own contributions to the Ameri- can way of life are worthy of our heritage. In short, the student is prepared to face the future with faith and confidence in the security of our American liberties. Mr. Ted Denning supervises a short study period during government class. While studying the unit on the unification of Italy, Mark Bieker points out to the fresh- man world history class specific locations on the map while Mr. Meuser looks on.

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Science Department Utilizes New Equipment Weird sights meet the eye as one glances into the science labs. Strange smells penetrate into the halls. These and many other things tell one that science is an integral part of the curriculum at S.F.H.S. Students desiring a survey course of science choose to take either general science or physical science. All students take biology in their sophomore year. Juniors and seniors who have a good background in math and have had adequate preparation choose to take chemistry and physics. During the past two years the physical science lab and the biology lab have acquired much equipment which the students put to good use in the many experi- ments they perform. Marilyn Ebert, Mary Ann Schilling, Cathy Dilger, and Vicki Vaal are investigating the location of the nerve endings in the tongue associated with the different fla- vors such as sweet, sour, salty, and bitter. ram 20 Dan Bettag, Jane Reckelhoff, David Fleck, Mary Elaine Klem, and Joe Haake are testing protoplasm found in different food substances to determine whether they con- tain sugars, starches, proteins, or fat.