St Louis Park High School - Echowan Yearbook (St Louis Park, MN)

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Science and Math Because of our rapidly changing world, we demand more skillful scientists. In this atomic age, science and math go hand in hand to form the destiny of the world. In science the fundamental laws of nature are taught in order to establish a foundation of knowledge. This foundation can then be the basis for specific skills and knowledge to mold a useful citizen of the world. Science is used for medicine, electronics, and guided missiles, to name a few things. Science is a field of study that can benefit all of mankind. Bob Baroth, Bob Bossmon, Judy Morch and Mary Mayhew are in the process of woighing lead dioxide in a crucible. Lectures, demonstrations and experiments are features that describe St. Louis Park's chemistry classes. The students learn the composition of substances and various elementary forms of matter. What are you digging for, Kay? Dissection seems to be Kay Lenmork's specialty. The formaldehyde doesn't bothor her as she separates the parts of the grasshopper's body. Biology is the study of living things, but it looks os though Kay has killed her specimen. Pork's expert physicists. These boys ore conducting a sound experiment in their physics classes. They are trying to deter-mine the wave length of a sound by filling a column with water and holding the tuning fork over the top in order to let the water run out to reach the point where the sound is the loudest. John Leebens and Lowell Gordon will probably succeed In increasing the sound if the column of air is the right length so that it vibratos sympathetically with the tuning fork. 14

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Develop Democracy Bill Cameron is catching up on the news. Someday ho will be a voter, and he may also determine the future of the country by his knowledge of current affairs. Paris, a girl's dream come true. Mary Rohr shows thof she knows how to interpret maps by her persistence In explaining to her clossmotes why she wants to travel to France. Mary is not only thinking obout the Paris fashions but also the scenic spots, such os the Eiffel Tower. Joff Monger doesn't appear to be as interested os the rest of the students in Poris; he is trying to discover his own land of enchantment. World geography is a course that includes the study of people and places. After reading one of the Great Books, it requires a good deal of thought before the student writes his paper on his viewpoints of the different philosophies such as, religion, ethics, economics and politics. By studying other philosophies, students are urged to develop their own philosophies. Fighting like cats and dogs? No, Marcia Weyrouch ond Bill Martin are merely discussing tho democratic theory with Mr. Olson. Controversies often arise in sociol problems. Marcia doesn't agree with Bill on how democratic ideas apply to our present day problems. 13

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Reveal New Worlds Mathematics definitely opens an entire realm of logic for people of all ages. This area of study is a future in itself. Occupations in engineering, chemistry, physics, medicine, navigation, surveying and aeronautics have a basic root in the field of mathematics. Because space is emphasized as an important influence in the world, we should be conscious of the fact that we need people with trained abilities in math. Mathematics is not only useful for people who are interested in future employment, but it is necessary in everyday life. People must continually exercise their minds to solve problems that arise daily. Women even use math for practical household duties, and men apply it to the management of domestic affairs. Therefore, it is inevitable that we cannot avoid mathematics in any walk of life. Dwight O'Bort and Yvonno Kickhofer, two sophomores, ore displaying their knowledge of plane geometry by studying the circle which is on the blackboard. Basic constructions ond proofs ore taught. Preparing for the future? Nancy Caven has pictured in tho bock of her mind, cs she works out a problem in taxation, how sho con uso her knowledge of senior mathematics when she owns her own home. As sho studies her lessons, sho discovers that many of tho things she is learning — savings ond investments, insurance and credit buying, will oid her in making a success of her adult life. Quictl Geniuses at work. Allan Ritchie and Alan Overholt ore concentrating on how to solve a problem in solid geometry ond trigonometry class. The slated spherical globe in front of them is used for spherical geometry in order to study spherical polygons. As on example, students use it to measure ores ond aroas. It is helpful in studying the earth as a sphere. 15