Tolleston High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Gary, IN)

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OCIAL TUDIES I CREASE C LT RE Senior Civics students try to absorb as much of the day's lesson as possible before the discussion period begins. United States History plays an important part in our lives today. Decisions made 100 years ago affect our lives today just as the decisions we make now will affect the people living: after us. History is the study of events and outcomes of ac- to the flag is a daily exercise in the Life Class. Pledging allegiance first-hour Community tions. but the question arises. why did people do what they did? For that answer we turn to psychology. People, their acts and reactions, are studied. imparting to us a better understanding of the people with whom we work and associate. ww 2 Exploring the unfamiliar coun- triv- on the gloln- in history often takes students to far- away plavt--.

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EOR FUTURE CIE TIEIC CAREER Have you ever smelled the pleasing scent of chlo- rine or iodine freshly brewed? All chemistry and physics students who have say itls one of their more Hscentillatingll experiences. Between balancing equations that canlt possibly be balanced and find- ing the speed of sound, all the students can take full advantage of their mental capacities. All this is a step on the Way to becoming physicists and chem- ists who will perhaps unlock more of naturels secrets than already have been disclosed. ln biology and bio-physical science, students Whose interests run in a different vein study plant growth and the continuance of the life cycle. Struggling to master the mechanics of congruent triangles, percentages, algebraic expressions, quad- ratic equations and trigonometric functions, students gain a firm base for future work in science or mathematics. y The microscope unfolds many of nature's secrets to biology students. In physics Carolyn Budgin and Tony Thiros demonstrate the method used to find the mechanical advantage of machines. Young chemists experiment with acids and bases. N. ,Wx f Z'

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CO ERCE DE ELUP MA UAL SKILL to no l A . .-s I' 'li XKQV ' ,I , ,ui Interpreting the English language, Joan Vician writes short- Kathy Duffy and Elaine Brady demonstrate a ledger problem hand while Mrs. Leek watches closely for errors. Tfpewriters clicking and clacking, pens making dancing shorthand figures, erasers secretly erasing typewritten mistakes, pencils busily totaling up cash assets and money paid out. Tolleston commerce students work their way to jobs as secretaries and competent businessmen. mmm in bookkeeping. Mr. Martin, the commercial arithmetic teacher, illustrates ways of measuring. 9688899996 60900090000 00000000086 5P ' The typewriter keyboard chart is an asset to beginning typ- ists such as Ray Lepp.