Indiana High School - L Indien Yearbook (Indiana, PA)

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Above: Mis Bel ' s Lcrum Church cmd ow. Miss Kline teach' 41 class in Al mg G clczs ' ' qebrc: ll. s ln Junior h' igh school 28 Qriihmetic.

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The Library is the Core oi the School What is the height of the Empire State Building? Do you have the lanuary issue of Life? On what shelf can l find Frenchmans' Creek? These are a few of the questions that the school librarian is asked each day by many of the GOO students that take advantage of our library. Often on looking up from her desk, which is the center of all library activity, she finds a confused and pleading student confront- ing her. Keeping the library neat and in order, supervising study hall students, and supplying information to both students and teachers go together to make a day in the library complete. There are two capable library clubs consisting of efficient and dependable students who act as library assistants. Their motto: No one shall be allowed to go away from this library without having first received either the information he came for or the knowledge where he may find it Above: Miss Zacherl, librarian, presides at the type- writer in the library annex. Below: a scene that one can see most any period in the library. Right: This is what the faith- ful and efficient library assist- ants look like when they are lined up in a row.

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Mathematics is Necessary in a World of Science Mathematics has often been called the Queen of the Sciences . The department offer- ings range from the simpler junior high school arithmetic to the more difficult trigonometry and geometry. From the student's viewpoint, math is something to be mastered, and, after it has been conquered, a feeling of great accomplish- ment is felt. Mathematics is usually thought of as a branch of human activity which is con- A first-year algebra class at the board under Mr. Paul Mechlin's guidance. cerned with the logical arrangements of such things as number, quantity, and form. No one person could hope to explore all these fields, for life is too short. But all the subjects are held to- gether by having something in common, and that something is the essence of mathematics. Unless everybody were taught to use numbers in the schools, our modern world of engineer- ing and precision would not be possible. Mathematics Department: Mr. lames Nix, Miss Laura Church, Miss Ferne Mcl-lenry, Miss Ruth Kline, Mr. Paul Mechlin, department head.