University High School - Bisbila Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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Or. Clarence Boeck, head of the science department, it shown here experimenting with one of the department's many gadgets. Science Under the direction of Dr. Clarence Boeck, the science deportment continued its thorough progrom of four years of required science. This progrom, including two yeors of earth sciences in the seventh and eighth grodes, biology in the ninth grade, and o choice of chemistry or physics or both in the senior high, was the result of several years of experimentation in science curriculum. The deportment used teaching methods thot differed from most other high schools. Emphasis wos placed on octive participation in laboratory demonstrations and experiments. One of the basic tenets of the science deportment is a sense of doing science by the students. Students in any of the science courses perform experiments originated by themselves or the teacher, care of different animals, manipulate equipment, and in general, participate in science activities. Emphasis is ploced on octive participation in laboratory demonstrations and experiments. The science department will continue to experiment with various materials, curricula, and methods in order to improve the qualify of U High science students. Mr. John Coulter shows freshman Peggy Powers the owl, Ralph, as a port of his belief that biology is living ond doing. Mr. Dennis Danger shows one of his seventh grade students a bone fossil.

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Mr. Donald Fogelberg showed the junior high ploy cost how to do a scene. He taught Speech I and II. Mr. Gene Lohman, new to U High, taught two classes of junior English. Mr. Thomos Bacig taught English to seniors and freshmen. He also advised the senior class. Mr. George Robb taught tenth and eleventh grade English and advised the debate team. 5 W or committed to help students acquire die boiic tool ol self-analytit, eiprettion. undemanding, problem solving, and the desire for oesthetic and spirltuol self-development.

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Mr. Dean Hinmon taught physics and eighth grade geology. He is showing two of his students some advanced information. Mr. James Sylvester taught chemistry and physics at the high school level. The PTA open house was a chance for parents to experience what students do every doy. Mr. Bill Smythe, a biology student teacher, holds o class discussion. Student teachers were able to learn through teaching and using U High's facilities. W live in o society in which knowledge advances rop.dly and relentlessly. The possession of this knowledge, which con mean either the advancement or the destruction of mankind, entaili o degree of moral responsibility which man ho never required in ony other era of history.