West Oso High School - Bear Yearbook (Corpus Christi, TX)

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I T WITH PRINCIPLE The study of mathematics is becoming increasingly important, and has won for itself a distinct and enviable place in the modern industrial and scientific World . The mathematics courses at West Oso High are designed to prepare a student for college or a place in the business world. Mr. W.W. Smith Southwest Texas State University of Texas Math and Physics Mr. John Evans Texas Southern U. Texas A 85 M Related Math Mr. Cornelius Sampson Bishop College University of Chicago Math 'N'-. ,,wf 'H Mr. Sampson explains new Algebra problems to Will Jackson, Beverly Jackson, and Andy Villarreal.

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'Z'l'....'T'J-'7 BUSINESS Business Law class has been study- ing points of law that govern day- to-day activities. The social as well as the individual aspects of law have been emphasized. The class has studied the legality of contracts, labor relations, certain phases of sales, bailments, and insurance. The teacher has taken the students on field trips to observe some law suits and plans to engage in more activities . Shorthand classes have completed learning the theory and are working on increasing their reading and Writing rate. The class is using shorthand records in preparation for the lnterscholastic Meet. General Business classes have been studying banking, stock markets, corporations, the use of credit, and insurance. As a project, students wrote to corporations for information which they will condense and set up as a research paper. 1 Miss Kelso drills students for speed and accuracy. ,..., ,.-,- ,..., , Elia. Navarez gets explanations of shorthand symbols from Mrs. Jimenez. Because typewriting will help the stu- dents in whatever field he chooses , each student is encouraged to develop his skill to compete successfully with any- one who has studied a comparable length of time . The students must work to cultivate such habits as attention to details , con- centration on the task at hand, neatness and appropriateness of form , organization ofwork and materials , open-mindedness and carefulness in following instructions . In this way, the vocationally inclined student will receive a secure foundation for the learning of other office procedures . :Qi 4 fy 525 . Q

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OF ATH A CIENCE Mr. Smith and Physics class experiment with new equipment, The Science Department for this year has one central pur- pose: to broaden the student's knowledge and interest in the field of science. Through films and lab experiments the stu- dents are able to understand the basic concepts of science. There are four science courses offered: General science, biology, chemistry, and physics. Mr. Rafael Hinojosa Laredo Junior College University of Texas Science and Coach Mrs. virginia cnenauu Houston Tillston College Science and Civics ...5., Mr. Kenneth Hawkins , .,,, A Texas A 851 College ' Related Math 4 , f,f-Y s if X 1 t , A fu! fd Q: U1 j I' GY n 1 xx :ya 4 ' 1 f tl 'I ,. ak Q if -9 'iz 1 'lil' ' ,i I Ax al. 'I l x ' L1 K fn 1 l I k Lk ' -f-41511 as