St Paul High School - Paulite Yearbook (Grosse Pointe Farms, MI)

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Weird scientific antics effect unique 'findings' Weird things happen when the idea of a science tune in turns on a Paulite. Sophomore science buffs operate on a policy of poke and probe . Through their mad scientist antics the biology lab is transformed into a mad menagerie of in- quisitive gerbils inclined to frequent sorties around the school. Undaunted by setbacks in specimen handling, tenth-graders investigate enigmatic viruses which seem to effect a scourge of absences on test days. An acrid sulfurous odor pervades hallways, beakers clink while class butterfingers run up science depart- ment expenditures - Sister Catherine Phi1ip's chemistry crew has once more taken test tube in hand. Few people consider it a valuable experience to climb atop a desk for an experimental book-dropping - ex- cept members of the physics class. Phys whiz : You can't believe anything, even Newton's theory of gravity, until you prove it yourselff' Mr. Kelley, instructor of physical science, can be ever relied upon to discover some phenomenal element for test purposes only . Sockitum , salvaged from mounds of sand and old Elvis Presley records, is a first in his conglomeration of unconventional unearthings. History indicates that a majority of scientific findings develop accidentally. Paulite scientists, thriving on the accidental and unusual, appear to teeter on the verge of a scientific renaissance .

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Math: experiences in 'mind expansion' Math: mind-expander or confusion-creator? The Riddle of 'Rithmetic , seeming an indistin- guishable maze of cryptic intellectual processes, challenges Paulites to swim hard in the current of scientific advancements. It's not so important what answer you get, as long as you can explain how you got it. Sr. Jane Ellen's axiom guides freshmen on a rugged trek through set theory and factoring. One picture is worth hours of explainingf' In their tangle with tangents and polygonal prop- erties, sophomores discover that they get by with a little help from Mrs. Izydorek's three- dimensional geometric figures. It is essential to be able to think out prob- lems independently. Functions and progressions actually prove solvable to Sr. Jane Ellen's junior and senior mathematicians when willpower, con- centration, and slowly acquired logic usurp the attraction of a blaring TV. The level of investigation matters little when, in the end, brain-produce is evident: a Paulite emerges thinking logically, evaluating and com- puting independently.

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,wr ABOVE: Weighing magnesium scraps to the near- est milligram is no simple chore, but Joan Holler- bach handles the task with the finesse of a professional chemist, LEFT: By illustrating the chemical reactions of an ore refining process, Mr. Kelley closes the understanding gap of physical science students, FAR LEFT: 'What goes on here? Maureen Ose- bold skeptically observes proceedings as Brian Kelly and Terry Allard placidly putter over one of their innumerable chemistry experiments. ABOVE LEFT: Sr. Michael Clare, the science department's jack-of-all-trades , clarifies Tom James, microscopic mess with a lesson on proper equipment handling techniques. 2.5