Woonsocket High School - Quiver Yearbook (Woonsocket, RI)

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QCII IBIER QU, QII, IIQAIII BE CAREFUL NOW Lleutenant Colonel James Murphy Iohnnv Nas a chemrsts son But Iohnny IS no more What Iohnny thought was H O Was H SO4' After that escapade I resolved rn the future to vxew all experrments from a sate d1stance Durrng one of my dl tant rnspectrons of the mystery ol phys1c I was able to catch a gllmpse of the 1ns1de story between 1ntervals of Pass me that scale Excuse me Flll thls up wrth water and dont sp1ll any thrs t1me For convenrence the class was d1v1ded 1nto groups of three and four As each was asslgned to lts own tedrous problem I peered over the shoulder of a perplexed 1un1or and saw SPGCIIIIC Gravlty of Sohds Lxghter Than Water Why does cr cork l1fe preserver hold up cr person? Amazed I unconscrously backed away' The phys1cs puprl calmly went on about h1s work bl1 s fully unaware ot the reason lor my sudden departure I was baffled' At the close ot the pe rod I learned from Mr Gas pard M Savarla Woonsocket Hrghs sole physlc 1n structor about general routlne Two perlods of each week are reserved for the conductmg ot countless IH terestrng experlments Durlng the remamlng three perrods the students are pleasantly lectured and IH HIS llttle nngle was run mg through my m1nd as my hand touched the knob on the Chemrstry Laboratory door I opened 1t reluctantly ex pectrng to be greeted by loud explosrons and terrllylng screams Instead a very orderly scene met my tear lul gaze The amateur chemlsts were hned up aga1nst two long tables I1sten1ng to Mr Mur phy the mstructor grve drrectrons for the day s experlment I was asslgned to a partner and went to work I learned that H O IS water and that H S04 IS sulphuric ac1d whrch explarned the grlm 1mpl1cat1on of the nngle As the perrod ended I asked my partner Does anythmg serrous ever happen when you re worklng wtth chem1cals'9 The answer was an emphatxc Oh no' but I wonder why he crossed h1s Irngers' CARAMBA ' ' Now rt can be told It was I v ho whrle lookmg lor water opened the gas Jets bw mrstake IH the Phvstcs Laboratory' Dros Mro' What excltement' All rules for tne preserva tlon of wrndow glass went unheeded as the w1ndows were hastrly flung open much to the rehet of the femlnme SCISHIISIS but nothma perlshed Only my prrde suffered shght pam formed ot the scrence ot energy namely phys1cs 'C IT S EASY IF 'iow arla

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UCIVUBIER lla IIQAHI GH' Prckled toads and snakes and bony skeletons dont exact lf look very 1nv1t1ng as one a1rl exclarmed the hrst day We entered the Brology Laboratory But enthusrastrc Mr Betagh soon put our mmds at ease as we were led step by step through the d1flerent phases of the years work Bony skeletons may not look really appet1z1ng but at least they re mterestmg By the trme l leave school lll probably never remember the date of Paul Reveres R1de or the chem1cal propert1es of hydrogen but now a davs people Just wont grve one a chance even to try to forget v1tam1ns and mmerals and drgestrve systems My goal IS to have a healthy body and a keen mrnd Whrch rs almost an absolute necess1ty m order to overcome the many present day problems that We all are forced to meet NOTHING T0 BE AFRA OF 12 1

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NUVIEMIIBIER IIII, IIQLIIII Urges, .qlle-J CAN YOU BAKE A CHERRY PIE? UHING a study class today I I felt the need to tighten my belt, so I said to my- self, Why not exert your influence as an exchange student and visit the cooking class? Before you could say IIasta la vista I had made the necessary connections, walked downstairs and entered the room. Miss Thompson told me she sv' . V x bw ,x ,df tr' X lv' Tab xXx X N x I xkg ff K ow' . 7' I. Q was sure the girls would be glad to see me CI didn't know I was that popularll because they were looking for a man Cthanksl Edi- tor's notewYour welcomeleffto try their cooking on! The meal was wonderful, espe- cially the pie. I tried to visit again later, but I think Mr. Donlon sus- pected something because he said ..NO!f.