North Kansas City High School - Purgold Yearbook (North Kansas City, MO)

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New addition l 1 i The entire south wing of the Norclay Elementary School building was opened to Northtown as a substitute for Dagg, which was closed at the end of the last school year. The main objective for the move was to allow for the classes that were moved out of the main building, and to try to eliminate some of the over-crowding problem. According to the majority of teachers in the Business department here at Northtown, Norclay is one of NKCHS's biggest assets. lt tprovidedj the needed space to offer the classes that Northtown students want, stated Mrs. Linda Gross. It also provided the much needed electrical outlets that permitted the use of all the business equipment, such as the typewriters, calculators, and computer terminals. However, there is one major problem for students with classes located at Norclay. The time that it takes to get from Norclay to the main building, or vice-versa, is more than the alotted time between periods. This meant either a longer time span was needed between classes which did not occur or that students traveling to or from Norclay would have to walk faster. The weather was another problem faced by many students. When winter came, with its freezing temperatures and blowing snow, Norclay was just another obstacle to overcome. or orth to wn Above left: Mrs. Linda Gros, Business Education instructor, teaches a student how to read the data that is printed on the screen as he wonders if he could teach the computer to do his calculus homework. Below left: Mrs. Doris Lam- kins, Business Education teacher, checks an assignment as her students work diligently on their next assignments. Below right: Mrs. Woodson Moore, Accounting I and II instructor, finds out that two books are more convenient than one. 19

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Cole cel bra tes 25 years Mr. Eugene'Cole, a math instructor at North Kansas City High School since 1966, has taught math for a total of twenty-five years. When asked why he has taught math for so many years, he replied that he liked working with the students and that he thought of math as an interesting subject. This year, he taught trigonometry, math analysis, calculus, and basic math. The requirements for being a math teacher are so many hours of educational background, depending on the level a person plans to work with, and one has to have a major in mathematics. Mr. Cole also thinks that any teacher, Needs to have a desire to meet the needs of other people. They also have to have a certain amount of tolerance for the students' behavior. Mr. Cole graduated from high school at Saint john's Seminary in 1946. He went on to Rockhurst College, where he did his undergraduate work, until 1950, Then he went to Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, and majored in education in 1957. He then obtained his Master's Degree in math at Notre Dame, in 1962. He served in the Air Force for five years as a meteorologist. In 1954, after the signing of the Korean cease fire, Mr. Cole went over there, but did not participate in actual combat. When asked what he would be doing if he weren't teaching, Mr. Cole said that, with his educational background in mathematics, he would probably be an engineer or work in the science field. ll Top left: Mr. Cole lectures to his trigonometry class on the importance of sine and cosine in a trigonometry function. Bottom left: Reflecting on an answer to a prob em, Mr. Cole thinks of a simpler method. Bottom right: Dan Ragan receives assistance from Mr. Cole, while Eric Smith continues to work on his assignment. ,,f Cie.. ' 7, '- r -, - --ia N'nfq .1 1 , -51's-.V '-ff':f .,, 4 l ,- ,.A , - . ' W 'V ,.' - . 4 .-- '