Whitmer High School - Oracle Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

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Mr. Norman Hunter, who heads the science department, teaches chemistry and algebra. He graduated from the University of Toledo. Mr. David Beck teaches biology, is a junior class adviser, and is audio¬ visual director at Whitmer. He at¬ tended Bowling Green State Univer¬ sity. Mr. Richard McLeod, who advises the Jets, teaches physics and mathe¬ matics. He attended Purdue and the University of Toledo. Science Includes PHYSICS Physics, the study of force and energy and its effect on matter, is a popular course for the young “mad scien¬ tist.” With so much emphasis on nuclear warfare, this is one course in which everyone should be inter¬ ested. The energy of horsepower and the motion of molecules are two of the topics covered. BIOLOGY Biology, sometimes referred to by students as “bug- ology,” is divided into two courses. There is practical biology for those students who want a general know¬ ledge of the science, and the college preparatory course, which gives a more detailed and comprehensive view of biology. Both courses consist of microscope studies, dissection, and text book work. Each spring, the stu¬ dents prepare projects for the Bowling Green State University Science Fair. Art Miller studies the elasticity of the common spring. Sharon Osterman waters the plants in the greenhouse while Jim Umlauf starts to cultivate the dirt.

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Typing This new school of ours is infected with woodpeckers! Every time you go by their nests they start pecking away and . . . but wait. I’m wrong! I should have known! It’s the typing classes punching out a letter! When they aren’t typing, the students are taught the parts of the machine and how to operate it accurately. Woodpeckers! Bah! Office Practice Office practi ce is an advanced typing course which stresses other office duties such as filing and reception work. In preparing themselves for the business world our “Ann Southerns” are trained in secretarial work as well as stenographic duties. Bookkeeping Whitmer’s “bookies” are taught the art of stretching the dollar as well as keeping financial records and daily transactions. The classes also receive instruction in accounting and budgeting. Joanne Morrow practices on the bookkeeping machine as Sarajane Foster looks on. Mrs. Virginia Baker, who received her two degrees from the Univer¬ sity of Toledo, teaches bookkeep¬ ing and typing. She advises Senior Y-Teens. Mrs. Pat Lindeman, a graduate of the University of Toledo, teaches shorthand and busi¬ ness law. She is adviser to the Whitmer Pep Club. Miss Sue Hartman, who received her two degrees from Bowling Green State University, teaches shorthand and office practice. She is adviser to Junior Y-Teens. Mrs. Mona Jane Milne, a graduate of the University of Toledo, teaches typing, office practice, and business English. She is in charge of the school book store.

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Mel Foels and Charlene Manns give “our friend” a physical check up. Physics, Biology, Physiology and Chemistry PHYSIOLOGY There are 200 bones in the human body. Did you know that fact? The physiology students know this and much more after they have completed the course offered at Whitmer. What could be more important than knowing that our muscles give our bodies motion? To understand the several systems more clearly, the classes dissect cats. Of course, Oscar, the physiology skeleton, was on hand to help the students “bone-up.” CHEMISTRY “Double, Bubble, Toil and Trouble.” Going by the chemistry lab on certain days makes everyone wonder if some witches aren’t brewing a potion, when really it’s only the students performing an experiment. The principles of chemistry are taught in the lecture peri¬ ods, and then the students proceed to practice these fundamentals in the laboratory. Maybe one of Whit¬ mer’s chemists will concoct the valuable solution which will be used in the future for rocket fuel. Mrs. Esther Kalmbach, adviser to the National Forensic League and De¬ bate Club, teaches chemistry, solid geometry, trigonometry, and advanced algebra. She received her two degrees from Ohio State University and the University of Toledo. Miss Lillian Steiner, who teaches bi¬ ology, is the Biology club adviser. She received degrees from Bluff ton Col¬ lege, Ohio State University, and Sac¬ ramento State College. Mr. David Feindt, audio-visual di¬ rector for Washington Township, at¬ tended the University of Toledo. He teaches physiology and practical bi¬ ology