Yale High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Yale, MI)

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Ck em i 1st t y BIOLOGY - THE STUDY OF LIVING THINGS All young people are interested in themselves and in everything related to themselves. They are interested in their behavior and how they change as they mature. Many questions that arise in the minds of students are discussed in the lecture room, then they are tried and proved in the laboratory. Learning to appreciate the role that plants and animals play and learning the wise-use (conservation) of our natural resources is necessary to develop a scientific attitude of mind and scientific methods of problem solving. CHEMISTRY Chemistry is the science which attempts to answer the countless ques- tions about the materials of our universe. In a sense, it is as old as man himself. In Ancient Times, chemistry was filled with metaphysics and in the Middle Ages with superstition. It has only been within the past two hundred years that chemistry has matured into a true science. MR. EARL DECKER Eastern Michigan University B.A.- Chemistry and Integrated Science

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MR. GLEN BEARSS B.S, University of Michigan M.A. University of Michigan Math and Guidance MR. ROBERT LEACH B.S. Western Michigan University M.A. Western Michigan University Algebra and Physics 10 Wlath Physics This year the mathematics department instituted the Temac System of programmed learning material based upon the Teaching Machine. Each student progresses at his own rate, thus allowing for individual difference in regards to ability and or interest goals. Some able students covered one year ' s work in one semester. The system will enrich, as well as enlarge, the offerings in the field of mathematics. This type of instruction has drastically changed the roles of the teachers and the students. Instruction is conducted primarily on an individual basis, and the responsibility for covering the material has been shifted somewhat to the individual student. While this responsibility is beneficial for students in preparing them for college and post-high school occupations, it has been difficult for some people to adjust. Through careful and frequent investigation of our mathematics pro- gram, we are striving to improve our methods to meet the needs of a new generation in a changing world. The physics class is trying to acquire, as a result of the study of science, a realistic scientific approach to the solution of many problems which come up in one ' s life. Physics is not just the learning of a large number of facts, but becoming acquainted with the facts and then learning where to find them as they are needed in the students ' endeavors. The instructor tries to get this information across to the students by stressing the solutions of many mathematical problems and answering questions over the various topics which physics covers - mechanics, heat, light, sound, etc. In addition, as many practical demonstrations are given as time and facilities will permit. It must be remembered that all physics students do not necessarily become scientists, but the training in the scientific field can help them in solving their everyday problems in a better way.

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J Bool, J., -A Ski? C cirrij J rjCa n cl 5 Books are our friends: Come, let us read. Books are paths That upward lead. Books are gates To lands of pleasure; Books are keys To Wisdom ' s treasure. Working in the library rounds out and makes complete the academic life of the Yale High School student. Here he can find the opportunity to- accept responsibility, to take pride in his work, to help his fellow students find the path to knowledge. Here, too, he gains experience, valuable in later life. A socially and intellectually alert person is molded by constant contact with books, newspapers, and magazines, the basis of our library. junior C ast MRS. HELEN DECKER B.A., Eastern Michigan University Graduate Work, University of Michigan Librarian SEATED: Charles Lincoln, Marcy Reid, Nancy Thorner, Nan Heaton, Helen Sheardy, Kay Hamden, Sandi e Stone, Joanie Hoskins. SECOND ROW: STAND- ING: Shirley Atkinson, Marian Robinson, Trona Francois, Eileen Hegyan, Marilyn Mathews, Janet Kleitch. BACK ROW STANDING: Bill Brooks, Tom Friend, Henry Wolf, Robert Colden, Vern Hill, Howard Rapley, Gary Wendt. 12