Andrew Lewis High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Salem, VA)

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$ Math Courses Require Computer Aids With not too many students making extensive use of the Math Department’s fine computer, Mr. Basham finally decided it was time to force some students to use the machine. This unhappy fate fell upon the Math Analysis students when they were given a test composed of problems which required the use of the computer. Each student spent two or three hours learning how to operate the machine and finally took the test with a minimum amount of anxiety. Many juniors and seniors in Advanced Algebra and Trigonometry spent late nights solving difficult equations for slope, equations with two variables, and confusing ratios of cosines and sines. Even though the problems were difficult, everyone appeared to have survived. A new addition to the Math Department’s course listing was Math for Daily Living, taught by Mr. Browder and Mrs. Hough. In this course, students of all grade levels reviewed basic math skills and learned how to file Income Tax returns, buy insurance, and handle consumer problems. Each math teacher felt that the year was a success and that the students were well-prepared to face their many and varied futures. 1. Working a word problem on the board, Mr. Tate lectures to a ninth grade math class. 2. Putting homework problems on the blackboard is an easy way to involve students in a math class. 3. The problem is not what the computer can do, but rather what one needs to tell the computer. 4. Those algebra and trig tests always require a great deal of concentration, and one experiences a great sense of relief when the test is completed. 70

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K reuiive living Wt0 Life outside of high school will not seem totally new to pupils who have taken home economics courses. Students in second and third year sewing classes made clothes for other people and earned money for themselves. In addition to making money, they applied Indian prints to solid colored fabrics and made pillows shaped like animals. The co-ed class, Family Living, taught participants how to find jobs, to purchase and decorate homes or apartments, to buy cars, and even to plan weddings. While Family Living briefly studied interior design, the interior decorating class studied the art of home decorating in depth. Cooking and Cake Decorating classes allowed students to create items that looked good and were pleasing to the taste. 1. Gary Smith tries to think of an inexpensive, yet creative way to decorate an apartment. 2. Yes, decorating a cake really can be fun! 3. Sewing sometimes takes much concentration when doing detail work. 4. Melody Williams mixes the icing before beginning to decorate her cake. 5. The Family Living class discusses the elements of good apartment design. 69

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Language Merger Lewis’ foreign language students had parties in the various language classes. One would see taco parties with extra-hot sauce for daredevils in Spanish I A’s, cheese and eclair sampling in French I A’s, or Virgil and Caesar festivities in Latin IA’s. The parties always enlightened student’s views on a foreign language because of the different customs followed. During Easter vacation, Miss Hall, Miss Brandon, and Miss Kinsey, each took groups of students to tour Italy, France, and Spain respectively. These trips were planned early and proved to he very pleasurable. The Lewis’ foreign language department met with the Glenvar foreign language department to discuss and plan Salem High’s foreign language curriculum. Included courses are: basic courses in French, Latin, German, and Spanish, with additional mini-courses in vocabulary and culture. The new school’s foreign language department will offer a broader study of the languages. 4 5 3 1. Virgil’s birthday party is a success in Latin IV. 2. Taco parties make gluttons out of Spanish II students. 3. Billy Critz gets excited playing “Victoire” in French II. 4. Miss Hall is happy to model her toga. 5. A JV cheerleader stops long enough for French lab. 2 71