Thomas Carr Howe Community High School - Hilltopper Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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Howeites explore science fields from' l Dennis Wall checks the microscope case as part of his duties as a departmental assistant. He and other assistants also help set up for experiments and keep the three science labs neat. Juniors Nancy Adams and Ric Burrell combine their efforts to perform a chemistry lab experiment. Periods spent in the lab help give a clearer understanding of text book materials. If you ask Charles Land How does your garden grow? he will tell you that he is having good luck. Charles, a sophomore biology student, is one of the biology greenhouse assistants. Suffocating odors of sodium dioxide and formal- dehyde are distinct trademarks of Howe's science department. Headed by Mr. William Smith, the department opens its curriculum to freshmen by offering a course in physical science. Here students learn the basic concepts of chemistry and physics. As sophomores, Howeites madly chase insects in the fall and clamber up trees in the spring to gain some rare specimen needed to complete their in- sect and leaf collections for biology class. In fall biology students study the animal kingdom from the paramecium to the human being. The spring semester brings the study of botany to Howeites. From molecules to alpha and beta particles, stu- dents learn of the chemical composition of matter. During the year-long course in chemistry, students try their hand at mixing chemicals and sometimes witness minor explosions. Physics is a link between theoretical and prac- tical science. This two-semester course introduces the student to the world of unlimited energy. Earth science, offered to upperclassmen is a sur- vey course of chemistry and physics combined with a study of our ever-changing planet.

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Mathematicians meet today's challenges Linda Young demonstrates some of the principles of optical illusion as Gregory Aldrich fseatedl and Andy Hatcher look on. This figure and the others like it are composed of a series of closely set straight lines which look like curves. Geometry students .Ierry Stanbrough and Sandy Branam find that mathematics can be fun and a challenge as they prepare to solve a problem in geometry class. Courses range from introductory algebra to college preparatory calculus. Howe's Mathematics Department, headed by Mrs. Marie S. Wilcox, offers studies ranging from addition to differential equations. Howe is unique in offering a fifth year course to exceptional mathe- matics students. Taking calculus and analytical geometry, a regular college course, exempts students from elementary college math courses. Trigonometry is a study of triangles and relation- ships of their sides and angles. If you want to measure the height of Howe's flagpole without a step ladder, take trig and learn how. Five semesters of algebra are offered to Howeites. ln these courses, students conquer a new number system and learn to use x,y, and z like' l, 2, and 3. ln the two semesters of plane geometry students learn to construct circles, quadrilaterals, parallelo- grams, trapezoids, and triangles. Each spring Howe- ites enter the realm of three dimensions to solve solid geometry problems. General Mathematics and a non-credit Senior Arithmetic course complete Howe's math curriculum. Trigonometry students Bill Dennison and John Woods put their theories to work as they use the sextant, a surveyor's tool, to attempt to measure the height of the new Howe addition.

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atoms, gamma rays to greenhouse flora Lk. 'TNF if saffi 'jgww ra' s .f f fl s f S-4 .f-,ig - ' E4 aff ga is f. V , - 7' 4 '13, Xi -w'.,,f' eff . fs-.E ffl. fi 1 F5 9 2' iii, sigrsj K-si skip! ii . ix W i K f..is'ff112s-fiifiis? Experiments in physics class vary from finding the thickness of a molecule to working simple machines. One of the more com- plicated machines used is a Geiger counter with which students Jim Pettee and lab partner, Eric Briggs, combine their chemistry know-how in an experiment to form hydrogen chloride gas. The compound is formed when Jim adds sulfuric acid to sodium youu!! l X, ...al measure the intensity of alpha and beta particles at various distances. The use of this type of scientific equipment gives physics students a view of the future. chlorine. lf they have really produced this gas, Eric will soon get a whiff, make a face, and the students in the corridor will smell a pungent odor for the rest of the day.