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

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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-

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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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Fest Tuba Mrfgzc dividual laboratory experiments the wonders ol' science, and the remarkable ways in which modern chemistry affects lille. The need lor an understanding of chcmie cal phenomena has been reflected in the increase in enrollment from four to thirteen classes in the last six years. The two well-equipped laboratories are in al- most constant use during the school day and after school. with the students using them to discover the scientific answers to many of their everyday problems. This department is now headed by Mr. Fred Ring. PHYSICS Klr. Godwin, head of the Physics department, says that this course is to acquaint the students with what is going on around them-with their environment. The same methods are used to teach this subject as are used in the chemistry department. The student is able to gain a great deal of knowledge about the physical world. Ile comes to understand something of the pattern of the world in which he is living, and of the perfectly delinite and exact manner in which certain phenomena are produced and the logical paths they follow.