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

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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.

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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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:rf SL--:vw 4 ' Uri., ,A 1 .-5 ' mi AYLXWS5 . Q . ' f'. r A5 ' 'XE-:Z :fit-ft? J , P ' 15k '11 iliii t V616 flC6l Z J' . ' 19 'JE' 2 :Q nun Every person should have some means of self- support, whether it be in business and education or in the homemaking world. Warren's business education department was created to instill in young people the ability to compete in the business' and education world. The department is equipped with electric typewriters, manual type- writers, duplicating machines, adding machines, and switchboards. Included in the course selection are shorthand, typing, office practice, bookkeeping, and business' arithmetic. The home economics department gives girls a great- er knowledge in skills and a greater appreciation of the many phases of homemaking in society. Each day girls learn new methods of cooking, sew- ing, safety, and the art of gracious living. Practice in the social graces begins to develop wholesome atti- tudes for the girls who learn to solve many of their homemaking problems. A challenge arises in each division of the homemaking areas. The first year typing classes often type to recorded music. This helps them with their speed and teaches them to type with rhythm and accuracy. 10 Barbara Briley struggles to keep papers and numbers straight in bookkeeping class. Three semesters of typing enables students to W01'k with many of the office machines they will be using in the future. Y