Central High School - Helios Yearbook (Grand Rapids, MI)

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Students Learn To Appreciate Good Music Mr. Schellenberge score of music to be used by the ctioir Placing ttie emptiosis on ttie downbeat, Mr. Becicer, con ducts the Senior Band. Our music department offers something for everybody who is interested in music. Music, either vocal or in- strumental, is a required course in both the seventh and eighth grades. An extra-curricular activity spon- sored by the music department for junior high stu- dents is the Junior High Chorus. Later, students may join the Choir or either of the Glee Clubs which are run as organized classes. The instrumental section of the department provides opportunity for instruction in Beginning, Intermediate, and Senior Bands and Or- chestras. All of these groups ser e Central by per- forming during school activities and at special con- certs throughout the school year, thus bringing the enjoyment of good music to those who have no talent in this field. Mrs. Roman department. of the numerous instruments in the 18

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Reversing Ihe regular procedure. Miss Cassidy, Mrs. Pulliam, Mi; Berg, and Mrs. Kemp try their hand at writing a theme. Languages Close Gap Between Cultures Central High School is proud to have a very fine foreign language department. Three courses are offered in this field in Latin, Spanish, and French. All three are two-year courses. Students study the origin, struc- ture, and usage of each language. While they are doing this, the students also learn about the cultures that use these languages. In addition, the life, history, and customs of the peoples th at have spoken and now speak these languages are scrutinized. Central ' s modern new language laboratory is used in these studies. All languages, but especially Spanish and French, which make use of the oral approach, are taught with the aid of this modern equipment. There is also a club for the student of each language. These clubs are designed to promote the spread of the language and the culture behind it. Such knowledge will help students to live successfully in our international world. Miss Kukor inthelangu and M: ige lob.

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The mathematics department is the part of the school program that does the most figuring. This department deals solely with numbers and concepts and ways of working with them. Everything from the simple proc- esses or arithmetic to the complexities of solid geometry and trigonometry is meticulously explored. To suc- ceed in this area, a student must be able to deal rea- sonably with abstract concepts. He must also have the patience required to work for a long time on tedious and complex problems, which often seem pointless. All of mathematics, though, has a logical basis. The ele- mentary processes are taught in the seventh and eighth grades. In the ninth grade, advanced processes are taught in algebra. Plane geometry in the tenth grade covers the theories of figures in a plane. Taught in the eleventh grade are solid geometry and an advanced course in algebra. Still more modern and complex courses are a ailable for the senior year. During the course of these studies, many of the exotic parts of mathematics are also touched upon. Mathematics re- quires a great deal of work, insight, and patience. Math Presents Unknown Fields of Study Mrs. Joyce, Mr. Berends, Mrs. Preln, Mr. Toylo up the major part of the math department.