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

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Menard offers to the student a full four years' study of scientific phenomenons. As a Freshman, he goes into the study of life itself with Biology. This course covers the two biological fields: botany. the study of the plants and their structure. and Zoology. the study of all animal groups from the one celled amoeba to the most complex of all be- ings-man. General Science is taken in the Sophomore Business course. It includes the study of natural phenomenon and highlights of biology. chemistry. and physics. Physics and Chemistry are studied by the Menard Junior and Senior students. With Chemistry comes the study of matter, elements, compound and mixture. By applying the uscientific Meth- odf, students are able to see the uhowv and Hwhyw behind chemical changes in nature and in the test tube. Investigation of the laws, matter, and energy in- volved in the field of Physics, enables the Menard Junior and Senior not only to learn how to predict the phenomenon which takes place, but also how to control some of them. Through the study of science at Menard, new and hid- den secrets are revealed which may be put to practical usage in everyday life. if Jimmie Dore finds that his object is the one contain- ing radioactive material, as Mr. John 0'Brien points out with the Geiger-Muller counter. A 155' 'f-2554 i 395 Clen Saucier prepares bottles of oxygen from potassium chlorate -magancse dioxide. - 1. arm 9, t f 1 my uw- V 1 ' ' A - - .cz - - 26

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W 'rw5l'wv..',g t' , W, 'Q I WM ,.., After class Brother Nevin explains the basic theories of trigonometry to Ronnie Fiorenza and Joe Tulliers New Math Methods Mathematics teaching has undergone a major revolu- Wnh Swim Advanced Malh comes the use of the tion, in recent years. This year these new methods were in- slide rule, trigonometry, and calculus. trOduCed at lxfienard 0I1 m0St grade levels. Freshmen were faced with a whole new concept of math, in which they learned the reason behind the opera- tions that are performed in Algebra I. Sophomores found the traditional proving of triangles congruent and similar operations no easy task as they tackled Plane Geometry and an introduction to Solid Ce- ometry. Juniors were also exposed to the new math as they went into a more detailed study of algebra. ln addition to their study of algebra, the Juniors took a course to prepare them for next yearis trigonometry. Seniors, in the final step of their preparation for col- lege in the field of mathematics, concentrated on trigonom- etry, an introduction to Calculus, and other advanced the- ories. It is quite apparent that by the interest and enthusiasm shown in the courses offered in mathematics that students realize the importance of a sound understanding of the mathematical sciences in the present day world.