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

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FISHER BODY REPRESENTATIVE William Burr provides a private demonstration for inquisitive St, Joe students. THE OLD ATOMOSPHERIC PRESSURE experiment proves a source of fun for Ken Gross, Denis Springer, Tim Holtz, and Mike Walsh. In Science Program A POTENT MIXTURE of H .SiO-, is pre- pared by Al Sniodecki and Mike Loebach under the careful ob- servation of George Schuler.

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PAT TROUT AND JOAN TOMECK give full, fascinoted attention to Mrs. Moloney ' s explonotion. Reasoning Emphasized THIS IS A MESSY BUSINESS thinks Sandra Wade as she pre- pares to dissect a bullfrog in biology class. Reflecting the accelerating importance of science, more students than ever before took science courses at Saint Joseph ' s this year. Many students enrolled in order to better understand the fundamentals of sci- ence and its applications in our modern age. Others pursued science courses to prepare themselves for further study and for careers in science. As a result of this increased interest, several extra classes had to be scheduled. It was necessary to buy more teaching and laboratory equipment. The stocks of chemicals and biological supplies had to be re- plenished. An increase in the number of science students also meant additional work for the instructors. .More time was spent preparing classes, exhibits, lectures, dem- onstrations, and laboratory work. Teachers devoted a greater amount of their time to explaining the an- swers to after-class questions about redox reactions, vector diagrams, and bryophytes that came in an ever increasing deluge from puzzled students. In this year of expansion, the science department ' presented an excellent, up-to-date program of com- bined classroom and laboratory work which helped the student develop basic skills and gain fundamental knowledge of science. More important, however, was the fact that the teachers placed greatest emphasis not on the facts and formulas, but on the reasoning that produced the results - on the scientific method. 16

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IN ADVANCED ALGEBRA Brother Rosaire hammers home the correct method to solve an equation. Mathematics — Universal GEOMETRY STUDENT Neal Sholl receives a slide rule lesson from Brother Joseph Schulz. THERE ' S NEVER ENOUGH SPACE when Mike Dunn and his compatriots wrestle with congruent triangles. 18