Blair High School - Saga Yearbook (Pasadena, CA)

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WFMWWHEWYWHWTWCI Math Classes Add Up Another Year This year, Blair once again kept its tradition of providing a broad field of study in math, one of the schooI's most rigorous courses. Whether it was the math proficiency student, anxious to learn the basic concepts in order to go on to pre-algebra, or just to graduateg the algebra and geometry student, climbing the ladder to attain the ultimate pinnacle of advanced mathg or the pre-calculus student, working diligently for three years to reach calculus, all experienced the triumphs and frustrations of study- ing math. Heading the math department this year was Ms. Judy Taylor. Under her leadership, teachers managed to guide their students through a year consisting of what often seemed like an infinite number of problems, tests and quizzes. While math classes themselves were quite varied, each student felt the personal satisfaction of adding up yet another year of math. ix if if il' 'f 'l 'Y a J? . 4 T ft ' A. - t ' jk y

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MIDMITRPMQWL IQIQTI , 5 Interests Expanded The Industrial Arts program at Blair introduced students to the fundamentals of building with wood and metals, maintaining and repair- ing cars, using powerful machinery, and drafting. The classes offered students experience common to many jobs and helped them to develop saleable skills and aware- ness of the precision and expertise required to construct houses, cars, and furniture that we take for granted as ordinary parts of our lives. Q1 ,...., 5 RIGHT: Michael Thompson displays preci- sion as he welds scrollwork. UPPER RIGHT: As Ed Lockwood feeds wood into his rotor, Mr. Danielson super- vises. ABOVE: With complete concentration, Barry Lacy saws his metals class project to 15 achieve an even edge.

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Mathematics ls The Alphabet With Which God Has Written The Universe Galileo Mr Larsen OPPOSITE FAR LEFT: Although most math classes were usually under a teacher's watchful eye, students somehow managed to pass notes around the classroom. Here Ricky Lamb eagerly opens a note passed from a nearby friend. OPPOSITE LEFT: Caught in the middle of a busy day, Mr. McDonald pauses for a moment's rest at his blackboard. LEFT: Whenever anyone had a question, Ms. Boyajian could always be counted on to give assistance, as seen here when she stays after class to help a student with the homework assignment. BELOW: Besides homework and tests, this pre-calculus class finds that it takes a lot of listening to understand all of math's complexities. Mr. Anderson Ms. Boyajian Mr. Brown Mrs. Cohen Mr. Larsen Mr. Lopez Mr. McDonald Ms. Taylor