Union High School - Aurora Yearbook (Grand Rapids, MI)

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Future Foretold . X sf ksi.. MR. L. RICHARD MARUUSEK MISS I,Ul'I I.I.I'I MIGYERI NG As wc study thc ncvcrfcnding dcvclopincnts of man, wc find that cvcr sincc rt-cords ol' history liavc hccn kcpt, thcrc has hccn almost a constant rcpctition of cvcnts. History consists almost cntircly of facts of thc huilding up of great nations and civilization to a point whcrc thc zcnith is thought to hc rcachcd and thc pcoplc hccomc ovcrfconridcnt. Thc rcsult has hccn found to hc almost invariahly a coniplctc collapsc. Thc ruins of thcsc civilizations arc takcn up hy a ncw pcoplc and thc sanic cyclc hcgins again. Docs man prolit hy his mistal-tcsf' Bcnjainin Franklin oncc said: Wisc mcn lcarn hy othcrs' harms, tools scarccly hy thcir own. As tl frcshinan, the studcnt hcgins with world history. As a sophoniorc, hc has a clioicc of continuing into thc study of Europcan history, or rclaxing for tl ycar. Thu junior ycar coinplctcs thc hasic coursc and applics strictly to dctailcd Anicrican history. Thc studcnt now has suthcicnt hackground to cntcr into thc inorc inodcrn phascs of world cvcnts, which includcs thc study ol' advanccd civics. MR. OREN STHEII. COMPARING THE AGES Mcnnrdiv. Adrinansen MISS MARY IlI,Al'KL0l'K fs. p.. ll Q t

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MR. JOHN HESS MR. ULAYTON BAZUIN MR l Rl'Ill VUSS MR HPINRY IIURNIHCCK CONCENTRATION CLASS Van Sync, Atkins. Swanson, Reens, Bowkamp. They Find ut Wh No man was glorious who was not lahorousf' Those wise words ol' Poor Richard express the attitude of many a lahorer in a chemistry, physics, hiology, zoology, holany or physiology classrooms. Witli nary a sleep course in the whole list of suhf jects the science department at Union oifers the opporf tunity to learn the nwhys and wherefores of every day life. The Cl1SlliCC is there to grasp, and during this trouhled year of 1942 the students have grasped more fervently for the knowledge they must have in order to gain that glorious end for themselves and their country. At some time or another everyone must have won' dercd Why can I see? , Whyf is the sky hlue? , Why do plants and animals grow7 , Wlizit am I made of? and those pupils who go into a science lah with an expression of wonderment and ignorance, come out looking amazed, relieved and enlightened, even intellif gent. Mr. Bazuiifs students undertook an interesting projf ect, that of analyzing the soils of Michigan, to determine their chemical composition, while Mr. Hornheck's stu' dents are sure to know the composition, not of soils, hut of their own hlood, hecause they analyze it.

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xi ir l in 55:51 ugh 153 As Past nfolds r r mano-t h MISS EMMA ZUR MUELEN MISS EDITH VAN VVICKLIN, MISS ELIZABETH PERRIN. MISS LUCILLE DUNN The advanced course in social science with upftofdate prohlems and affairs, is divided into several classes from which the students make a choice. Modern prohlems consist almost entirely of class discussion of presentfday situations and their effect on social and economic standards. Another is economics which takes up the study of man's activities in making a living. Next year there is to he offered a new course to the students of English VI and History Vlll called American heritage. It deals with hoth literary and historical factors of our inheritance. The series of studies in history leaves the student with a well rounded hack' ground. He is then better prepared to clearly understand situations with which he may come in contact in his future life. He is ready to face prohlems with a hroader point of view and is now better qualified to offer his aid to his govern' ment. His studies also act as a foundation for higher learning and as a conf structor for hctter citizenship. MISS GERALDINE MASTERS MISS EVELYN FOSTER MR. EDWARD HENRY MISS MAY CONLON MR. ELMER LISKY Blk, Q N by Skis ff,- 13