St Josephs High School - HiWay Yearbook (South Bend, IN)

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THE USE OF GOOD COMPUTATION To arrive af an accurate EXPLORATION OF THE MICROSCOPIC WORLD OF BIOLOGY anaiysis is shown by Marie Menyhart. has captured the interesf of Ken Pulaski and Jim Seach. on Detailed AnaIys's IN EXPECTATION OF ONE OF THE AUDIO-VISUAL AIDS provided by the school, Mr. MaIone's biology class wafches a rewind. 11

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W -- V E TESTING AN OXIDA- TION REACTION, Tom Szymanski looks on as a volcanic cloud dif- fuses its acrid smell about the laboratory. 10 Emphasis on detail was the aim ot the Science Department at St. Joseph's this year. ln the past, the lack ot equipment had handicapped our science pro- gram, particularly in the laboratory section. AI- though a common complaint of science teachers is the lack ot opportunity to carry on a proper labo- ratory program because of the length of classes, equipment also plays an important part in this con- sideration. Due to an increase in demand tor quali- fied scientists, however, we witnessed a rise in inter- est in the sciences here at St. Joseph's, and this rise necessitated an increase in laboratory work. In the boys' chemistry classes, more time was spent in the lab than ever before as students delved into the in- tricacies of analysis. The addition ot 24 microscopes tor the biology lab has made a great difference in the over-all pattern ot this course. In like manner, the girls' biology classes have benefited trom the use ot a new micro-projector. The Physics Depart- ment continued to tascinate its students through the efforts ot Brother Benedict Gervais, CSC., and his hand-fashioned equipment. Again, a summary of the science picture points to the word detail in the class- room and in the lab. USING THE UTMOST DELICACY in utilizing the beam balance scale, Jane Kline checks the weight of a beaker. We Concentrate

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NEIL FAGAN, Mike Frost, and Pat Barth get further information on their history assign- ment from Miss Serroi. We Travel the Retrospect is a natural and much overworked fac- ulty. Yet, when we are able to take the successes and the failures of others, and couple them with our own initiative and ideals, the effort of looking back is worthwhile. This year in our world history, United States history, government, and civics courses, we have accomplished this. From the earliest times until present day, history has been important to us. From it we learned how and why things happened. We also received expert opinions and new slants via air-borne television. His- tory comes alive for us. With our history courses as our foundation, we probed further with government and civics. Besides our textbooks, we had the advice of government of- ficials and correspondence with foreign ambassa- dors. We learned our role as citizens. Through United States and world history, we have learned how men and events of the past are re- sponsible for the world as it is today. Through gov- ernment and civics, we have learned how to accept the responsibility of molding the events of tomorrow. UTTERLY PLEASED WITH HIMSELF, Stephen Haerbig gazes fond- ly at his history proiect.