Ames High School - Spirit Yearbook (Ames, IA)

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■■ THOUGH NEW to the high school, Mr. Robert Impecoven is far from being new to cither the system or to the students. Leaving Central Junior High after teaching seventh grade math and coaching various teams for five years, he is now busy teaching applied math, business math and American history. One can also see him helping to coach football, wrestling and track. FUN AND GAMES all summer long—Mr. George Duvall spent his summer months “having fun with kids. Working for the Recreation Commission brought him in touch with many phases of organized summer activity. Any day during the school year will find him teaching algebra and coaching sophomore football or varsily bas- ketball and golf. TEACHING “NEW GEOMETRY to sophomores, among the last products of old math, has proved to be a trying experience for all concerned; but in his two years at Ames High, Mr. Roger Spratt has adjusted many students to new concepts with a minimal amount of pain. He also has one biology class. AS A TEACHER, one of Mr. Hubert Albertson's main hopes is to instill in his students a desire to do the best they can in whatever task they undertake. Algebra occupies school time, while he and his family faithfully attend our athletic events. Mr. Albertson owns a plot of land in northern Missouri, where he spends much time. 125 A

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A NAME that hasn't been heard since last fall is that of Miss Marilyn Stafford, who in October became Mrs. Hanson. Her summer was filled with wedding plans, summer school teaching, and a trip to the Wisconsin Dells. Mrs. Hanson teaches geometry. Algebra 5, and probabilities and statistics. TWO AND TWO are four, four and four are eight, eight and eight are, well, let's sec. Nevertheless, Mr. Walter Wood can get his students to understand business math, algebra, trigonometry, and analytical geometry. CAUGHT IN AN INFORMAL STANCE. Mr. Dale Hiedeman engenders enthusiasm in his classes for geometry, trigonometry, and analytical geometry. He also advises the hall monitors. The sun, the earth and the stars were once objects of fear—but when man's fear was subdued by his curiosity he began to wonder—is there a relation- ship?, how far away? His curiosity created the need for a means which has evolved into the study of mathematics. We as students can satisfy our curiosity through math courses offered at Ames High. Consistently high ratings in the annual high school mathematics contest reflect the strong orientation toward the state scientific and technical university here, where so many graduates later enroll. Students may take three years of algebra, plus trigonometry, analytical geometry, applied math, probability and statistics, and geometry, which is required of most. Probability and statistics and third-year algebra were added iast year to meet the need of accelerated stu- dents. It is interesting to note that 72 per cent of Ames students are taking math. Watt, deboudttnetdb 0U 1is new omL tnte iesftng concepts 124

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