Thornton Township High School - Thorntonite Yearbook (Harvey, IL)

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6LI'Lglft6lgQZ5 A new held of learning is ventured upon when the high school freshman registers for a foreign language. XVhcther it he French, Latin. Spanish, or German, a foreign tongue liindles the spark ol curi- osity within a student and creates a new understand' ing of and lteener sympathy' for the customs and pe- culiarities of a toreign people. Today more than ever heliore is felt the need for such understanding. Thorntonites in the Language department, under Mildred li. Anderson, are swept away on a magic carpet ol' romance that takes them to farfolf lands, some existing now, others long since dead. A new person is born when each new ith fresh views on the direction of Miss language is mastered, a person w life, one who is hetter ahle to cope with the prohf lems of today arising in world affairs. This department aims to show the culture of a people as it appears in their language and literature. XVhen a student com vletes the studx' of a lanvuave I 1 , m Q l l l lOe and underf he has Gained Ureatlv in us tnow ec C 3 3 standing ol peoples who are diflerent from him. Laffy Clcrmmz 9465A V X ni! ww: Frencfz Spanish l27l

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X My -., l L yygstll ui ation 'Ut L llistorv. economies and tix' 'W 1 t. ' ics are the vital suhiect . partinent l 't ' ' N N i s dealt with in th ttldcd hx Mr C C S l e social science . I. W. .tegrneir and Mr. l: P' man is studied ll D . Litnintrtnan. ln history . . X roin the hrst caveman to llitlerg and important ex ents lrotn ln F Founding of llotne to the fall ol' F1111 T1 . , - ' , e ore the tce are put in their t' X ic Dtclaration ol l l 'H rut historical perspectives. nc ependence, the Constitution, the Gettysburg .Xddress and other great American documents written with the hlood of men who fought and died for liherty are made to live forever in our minds as the svnthols of i v the people. hx' the people ind l' . . L governtnent of 1 , 1 or the people. 'Xxx' Thornton' s social science tleparttnent held its own presidential election in Novem- ber ol' this year. The students in all the classes took part, electing their judges and clerlis, Voting on real hallots marked in actual hooths, and counting or talh'ing thetn under circumstances similar to actual Voting situations. The aitn ol' the eix ics courses is to produce hetter citizens. Through the study of QOYCFIIIIIGIII and American institutions a student gains a much-needed insight to the PI'0l3lCIHS ol: the present day complexities of local and national affairs.

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Plant Life SCfILNCfIi DElUlRTrllEN'Ii General Science is retuiicd hx ll l' l . . - 1 'A I' a res nnen stu- dents except those girls who are talting Plnsiologv. The course, headed l ' Nl '. L' ' ' 'N ' ' ' X Jx 1 tonaid Schilh, gncs the hors and girls a gcneralizel 5 they live. Ly giving the student a hroad View of the whole lield ol scientific inquiry a haclxground is cstah- lished upon which he may rest his future courses in science. Through the taste that is given him ol' all the different elements in science, natural aptitudes and ahilities are discovered and developed. BIOLOGY The study of plant and animal organisms is unf dertalxen in the Biology department, headed by hlr. A. C. Brooldey. An interest in the outfolfdoors and nature is aroused in the student th- l ioug 1 field trips to study the local plant and animal life. Four fully euiurlll 'f ' N q Het a Joiatones are at the disposal ol the stu- dents, and here with the aid of microscopes organisms of all kinds are studied. As an integral part of the course the human hodv, its li 1, unctions, development, and care are studied. CHEMISTRY Chemistry as taught here at Thornton is primarily f X x Y. s or t L purpose ol pointing out to students hy means ol' l c assroom discussions, lecture dernonst l 23 l rations, and ine t View of the world in which Scie11tifiC Mlmcleg qv-