Brookville High School - Echo Yearbook (Brookville, PA)

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The Year Book of Achievements Mathematics C HIS picture shows a class of students listening to the explanation of a theorem by a member of the Geometry class. In the mathematics course there are three main subjects, namely: First and second year Algebra, Plane and Solid Geometry and Trigonometry. If you take the scientific course you will study these subjects. The first and second years in High School you study Algebra. This is a mathematical calculation by means of letters and other symbols. Algebra is used as a preparation for Plane Geometry. The third and fourth years you study Solid Geometry and Trigonometry. Solid Geometry deals with the mathematics that investigates the relation and properties of solids and surfaces. Trigonometry is an advanced study of Solid Geometry. Our Mathematics course is very important because it fits a student to take up different engineering courses. Page Fifteen

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L’Annuaire, Brookville High School History 5 0 ROOKVILLE HIGH SCHOOL has a history course of which we are very proud. It does not cram the student's head with insignificant dates or unnecessary data. Instead the pupil gains a perspective view of the world, from unwritten history to modern civilization. Ancient, Modern European, and American History are taken up successively. Wars are no longer stressed. Through up-to-date teachers, classes learn to evaluate certain events as to their importance. Commercial, religious, and other such changes in the lives of people are recognized as greater influences than battles. Occupations, Economics, and Social Problems are studied in the four-year course. However, these three semesters are considered just as beneficial if not more so than the histories. Occupations helps the student to choose his vocation early in life, and even gives a general knowledge of the relationship of all vocations. After studying the developments and ruin of nation after nation, it is very practical to investigate conditions in the modern world, not as a group of nations but as a multitude of individuals. The pupil learns how the other half lives, tries to solve present day problems, and begins to realize how lucky he is to be in America in 1928. Page Fourteen

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L'Annuaire, Brookville High School Latin English language is derived from a great many Latin words. Latin is also the basis for French, Spanish, and Italian. The study of Latin makes it easy to speak our own tongue fluently in two ways. The first is the complete understanding of our grammar, which adds confidence. The second is the enlarged vocabulary, which prevents the embarrassment of groping for words. The Latin classics closely resemble all that is fine and admirable in modern literature. The knowledge of the Romans, their great men, and their customs is easily gleaned on the side. These things all help us to enjoy life, and to analyse it more keenly. Page Sixteen