Warren Central High School - Wigwam Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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A course that is being offered for the first time at Warren Central is physiology. This course deals with the study of the make up and the systems of a human bodv. The students found this not only challenging, but interesting as well. . ii i- im : .. - V ' . ft Exact Sczencef fv t' -n-ffl-g i n. if 4ti:'s2 3 -a s The progressive steps in the dissection of a petrified perch ferent forms of life. Their subjects may be animal or vegetable, are demonstrated by Virgil Berry, while Nancy Little and Mike living or dead. Such basic experiments prepare students for Nye watch. Biology students observe the anatomy of many dif- examining higher forms of life. 8

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The knowledge of words is the most important asset we can possess. People must be able to com- municate with their neighbors-at home and across the seas. This understanding is necessary before anybody can accomplish anything. At Warren we are becoming aware of the power of words in our own lives. Words and those who manipulate them put pressure on use-the teacher, the textbook, the advertiser, the newspaper editor, the television actor and our friends-all these use words to win our minds. For our part we are discovering the value of a broad vocabulary in our English classes. We are observing that our debate team developed a skill with their words and turned in a winning record during their first year. In the library we find a constant source of new ideas. As students of a foreign language we dis- cover the problem when one language won't always translate into another. We are learning. l Ns.. . Now a student of French, German-born Oksana Petruniw improves her pronunciation in the sound booth of the language lab. During the literature semester of sophomore English students study the novel t'Silas Marner by George Eliot. Mrs. Mary Ruth Fowler's. classes reconstructed the story with the village of Raveloe in miniature. Sophomores Jackie Thompson, Anne Fisher, Tom Cochrun, Glen Coleman, and Patty Wells examine the cottages they helped to construct. .af--3

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While a first year Chemistry class ponders oyer an experiment, Mr. Hayes watches for mistakes that should be corrected, In recent years, science and math have come to the forefront in the field of education. Competition be- tween nations to attain supremacy has brought about this emphasis on the exact sciences. Whitman stated, The world is full of miracles. In a science or math class a student may become acutely aware of the miracles' of nature recognized by the poet. Courses offered by the science department range from elementary physical science to advanced chemis- try and physics. The math department took an active part in the school curriculum with algebra, geometry, and trigo- nometry. The slide-rule was an essential part of these classes. Math and science may be the keys to the future, and a mastery of them may open doors to success and advancement for the individual. With the funda- mentals of these courses behind him, one can continue to further his education. The pupils of Geometry I classes at Warren diligently try to solve many difficult problems. Gwynne Bujarsky demonstrates the properties of inertia by striking Mr. Sprungeids head with a hammer, indirectly, of course.