Menard Memorial High School - Menardian Yearbook (Alexandria, LA)

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is Lloyd Daigrepont and Tommy Randall locate the Nile River as their World History class studies about ancient Egypt. oeial tudies Reveal Bruce Wallace and Charles Randall attempt to interpret the emotions of the authors of our Declaration of Independence. . A, 1 jigx Q A Q , . gsm, Wax' M iAwKm,y.?j1:::l'15 if - , 1-f ' ' if l .I?YrtQ1mff3' 'T ... , ,Q -ifmimffl . .-fk - W 71, .. -53: 'fr to 4 1 fotfvffr . jj, J, I , Q S':,ie-,5Q,g:5't!I Q1 1, 5 Q--assesses 167,11 M fs: Zsgisisgf L,,.t,w-me ,. . ,X-wtf: Y..-.akfi '37 'fi'-,,,-J. X f as f ' -.ecjfe yysig to xt' ::i5gm,fgg' , I ,S 393 f Q Qt 7 S'i1Q'f3,.- ri' ' Q,l.,, .. Rss? fs. - W -if -. U 3: J i 5 t1,,rjgg,.yQ:j5 p Q' .- -1u.,v5:, 'ttf f ti? T175 tsiy 5 t L.. M 1 2 E i ,seg , 3,3 ., , ., 'Q if-f. A :Mm it I M 1 L x is T2 Iaavg 3 , 2 1: 5-'Q .ag-.fxfi . .bra A-gsm.. gapfan ff f 5,135 .aa . E .3 t 5 ,qw X A tw, es? 'K it if X Lei as ti as Q is -, Q ss it KF A 5 ,S Sw' Q '+ li' 5 Tr 4 XR ational Traditions ln order to retain all liberties granted by our Constitution, it is necessary to know our governmentis origin, its growth, and its fun- damental characters. This can only be at- tained through the careful study of the social sciences. American' Government, being introduced at Nlenard this year, offers an opportunity to obtain knowledge of our countryis inner func- tions. lf we do not know about our nation, how can we make use of our rights and privileges? Worlfi History and American History also are offered as means of securing iiformation about the past and present. Through these, pupils attain an advanced view of not only our government but all governments. To associate Menardians more closely with the actual workings of a democratic people, a course is offered in Civics. This gives stu- dents an opportunity to investigate all branches in our system of government.

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Menard is mainly a college preparatory high school and in accordance with this fact rigorous courses are made available in the field of mathe- matical science. Among these are the following: Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, and Calculus. The purpose of these courses is to instill in the student sound patterns of logical and abstract reasoning. Math provides training in neatness, order, and diligence. College hopefuls depend upon mathematics to develop excellent habits of precision and effective study. Modern times have developed the necessity for more and better trained mathematicians. Pupils becoming aware of the necessity respond with en- thusiasm and determination. With this attitude, students will surely excel in this part of their curriculum. The slide rule is one of the many time-saving tools em- ployed by today's senior in the study of plane trigonometry. Math Develops a Logical Mind Brother Michael is always available after school to explain advanced ideas in math. Here he shows the Unit Circle to Leslie Bordelon, Ken- neth Freeman, and Roy Brennon.

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Offered as a college preparatory course. Latin makes available the history of some ancient civilizations and a choice few of their literary works. Ar Nlenard students are first acquainted with the Latin vocabulary and are taught the lwasis for the construction of sentences. Later they hecorne able to translate con- versations and use their acquired vocab- ulary. ln its second stage pupils are taught how to read this ancient language and how to cultivate the works of this truly great and irnniortal civilization. Since Latin is the key to niany languages, including English. it helps the pupil also to develop new skills in other fields. Through a careful analysis of many English words. the derivation and meaning can he found. This course also offers a comparison between the peoples of ancient Rome and the peoples of today. 1 3' if ,' f N Jw An explanation of the second declcnsion by Wztrrcn Vitlrine aids the Latin II students. Latin Gives a Modern iew of Old Worlds David McBane, John McTamney, and Tommy Randall together prepare for their Latin I course. I5