North Phoenix High School - Hoofbeats Yearbook (Phoenix, AZ)

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LINE UP lliemi- -,tufleuts in Mr Et wartl Y, Palmer . fifth periotl o tmiiiirirg rl.1s-, are qiilnrg thriiuqh at run to worl- out a system for an ilistriliutiiin Paul Shaver, Jurly Bu- l-iiwslfi, Nlarilyn Greisser, Jocelyn lta-,tivifi'., Fran Menichelli, Harriet Kimi, Nanry Cro-,-,, John llaetler, I iness ee s Skill Commercial subjects play a very important part in our world today. The efficient func- tioning of our business offices is largely de- pendent upon wellftrained secretaries and office workers North l-ligh's able business education teach- ers realize the importance of these subjects, BUSY FINGERS lliese tutirre young business men anil wiiiiit-ii learn to lie pri liciint typists thriruqli Constant iliill .intl pmctirtx Emphasis is also placed on posture, proper Ii,-Her form, .intl business procedure. Our school offers courses and practical trainf ing in typing, shorthand, accounting bookkeep- ing, filing, business machines, commercial law, and business organization. And many students not planning a business career find a knowledge of typing very helpful in preparing their school assignments now, later in college, and still later in their adult lives. Office training students not only learn through practice, but assist the school in mam actual job situations .g..... ex ir , , .up C-ba. Bvio

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MSE i limi, BONES AND BIOLOGY -- That's the F theme for Mr, Lorenzo Lisonlvee's Biology l class. ln biology they learn the science of life and living r-fatter, High point for biology classes this year was their field trip to Roosevelt Dam to study szil conservation. Science I3 nys Pig Rol Science plays such a big role in our lives in this atomic age that some knowledge of the fundamentals of science is imperative for every one Of us today. At North l-ligh we are fortunate in having an excellent scientific curriculum available for every year of high school. For freshmen there is general science as a background for scien- tific facts and theories: advanced sciences in- clude biology for sophomores, chemistry and physics for juniors and seniors, Students of science learn by doing-by prac- tical experiencee-as well as from lectures by their highly trained instructors and through their own reading and research. WAlTlNG7Rae Brown and Rutn Vierck wait anxiously for the chemical action to take place while Donna Taylor Crightl weighs sodium acetylsalicilate in Mr. C. A. Brownls fifth period chemistry class. W

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wrstiiifs, ss Q 1,8 -t J, l in INTERESTED CLASS-Gloria Brittain is showing Mr, board Others at the board are demonstrating their si Frank Anderson the answer to the problem on the graph lutions in Mr Anderson s fifth period Algebra l clas wo And W0 Ma e four Mathematics is an essential part of every- day Iiving, ln every walk of life mathematics is used to some degree, How many groceries can we buy out of this weelds pay check? And what about the figuring of income taxes? A working idea of mathematics is imperative. Two years of mathematics are required to enter most colleges, and mathematics is the base for such sciences as chemistry and phy- sics. Higher mathematics are useful to stu- dents who plan to enter a technical field. The courses offered at North High dealing with mathematics cover a large fieldaa-fgeneral mathematics, business math, algebra, ad- vanced algebra, plain and solid geometry, and trigonometry. The ten men in our mathematics depart- ment are well trained and experienced and present their subjects in a lively and interest- ing manner, A POINTER-That's what Jimmie Hanna is giving Julia Simmons in Mr, Thomas E. lnman's fifth period trigo- nometry class.