St Wendelin High School - Foslin Yearbook (Fostoria, OH)

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History brings to us the realization of our rich heritage The study of social science helps the student to appreciate himself as a citizen and to realize his responsibility, his rights, his privileges as a member of society. Through the perusal of history, economic geography, sociology and civics, the student of today is prepared to appreciate the past, evaluate the present and face i-he future in a complex era of automation and space-conquest. , . - — rm- - Sister Mary Giovanni keeps the members of her Economic Geogrophy doss on their toes by assigning indivicJual projects. This gives the students a more life lilce picture of the subject to be studied and increases interest in the class. Here, John Peiffer shows his project and tells of the many different woods native to the United States. Bill George locates the Mexican Cession Territory on the mop, as he explains to fellow American History students Doltie Miller, Mary Weber, and Paula Steyer how that territory was ceded to the U. S. in 1848 OS a result of the Mexicon Wor. Americon History gives on excellent bockground of American Government to the nation ' s future citizens. 19

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How about a guided tour of your castle? The details of a miniature castle like those tn Medieval Times are explained by the constructors of the scale model, Terry Mitchell, Stephen Kinn, and Joseph Walter- meyer. Do you suppose Charlemagne would recognize it? The purpose of a Civics course is to acquaint students with the rights, privileges, and duties of the American citizen. Charles Nye, Raymond Forristell, and Richard Rein hart compare opinions with Mr. Herman. Of course, Herman ' s always right. In modern history class, Stephen Haaser, Eliza- beth Gase, Edwin Lowery and Sandra Degan discuss world topics. Terry Miller and Barbara Droll show James Burkort that it ' s easy to get wrapped up in your work while learning ancient history from Mr. Sobon. In ancient Egypt, bodies were wrapped as mummies to prevent them from decaying because they were thought to be necessary for the soul after death. 18

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Mathematics helps us to see It is said, and it is truly so that there is a Mathematics course for everyone and every need. Con- sequently, St. Wendelin ' s fine cur- riculum provides a mathematics course for every student and for every need. For students who are looking for a career in the business v orld, there is bookkeeping, advanced arithmetic, and business arithmetic to help light the way. Those students who are plan- ning to go to college can take algebra and geometry. These subjects not only make the student a more exact thinker but also train the mind for work in higher mathematics courses. For the students who will be the world ' s next great scientists there are included in the curriculum: solid geometry, trigonometry, and a second year of algebra. Gory Reens, Mary Ellen Stearns, and Robert Krauss, three advanced arithmetic students, vie for honors in adding the columns. The age of advancement in science is coifing for the nation ' s youth. These Algebra I students are starting early in their preparation for the future. As Sally Coppus and Jane Yost solve a quadratic equation, Paul Durnwald and Bill Hammer get a head start on the homework assignment. 20 Learning the art of checks and ! G ' ances is just one aspect of finance that is taught in Mr. Veith ' s business arithriet ' c class. Carol Lyons, Edward Wise, cnci Cheryl Knox have been presented with a typical problem.