Abington High School - Oracle Yearbook (Abington, PA)

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if it 4-1 The Nlembers of the math department Seated Shawlor YN oodruff Robert Rettz E A Brunner Samuel Penfreld Standmg Xlarttn Hubley fhomas Hamtll Harrtson Nace The mathematlcs department thrs rear conttnued to gne Abmgton students the finest rn a mathematlcal educatlon The formulas of algebra tnterested mam stu dents uhlle others tx ho lean toward higher rnathcmattcs became rmolxed rn trlgonometrx The rntrrcactes of both plane and solrd geometrw held the atten t1on of a large portron of the students lk 1th green ttnted challtboards and graph models supplemented bs excellent texts Xbmgtontans le a r n e d mathematxcs through three rears of hlgh school rn hung proof that some hrgh school stu dents are well wcrscd tn the held of htghcr tnathemattcs so often lauded ln the press Thts sort of enthusrasm xull brlng Xmertca up to date In space com putatron fA l'Lf0l :5 6Zl'LLl9lftf6l fe W06Z:5bl,l 9 TJQ! E HI! Shamberg studies math agalnst a background of the de partment prror to gomg to class rn geometry Barbara Carny works the sltde rule as john Burroughs, ken Drlzen, and Scott Dowmng gnc her pornters I3 Q1-i...,..,.- Q - - v i y 1. ,. . 1 TWG . . . . 1 . . ' Q ,. . Y 1v , -Z N, A f vl r ' I '7' A . .tu . ly ' - ef ' -.J t wth l Illlllli X , E - u I JU- ' y . . I LN

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X my llwxcr Bob lJCllxCll and judy Nlckinley pausc to tdimie the att: ictne language depart- -. 1 1 2 N Catharine Iobach Barbara l.auterhach, Dominic Lessa, I-idna Powell, Donn Teal, Ilelen Black and kathryn latter of the language department. inciuinftld .ibeuekp ar Ar if if Under the able leadership of Nliu. Ldna Powell, the language department has enjoyed a most progressive year. Besides the classical language ol Latin, the modern languages of French, German. and Spanish are of- tiered. 'Iihrough the study of a lan- guage. students also acquire practical knowledge of the cul- ture and customs of foreign countries. Although the language depart- ment has traditionally sponsored many activities, this year they inaugurated a costume hall with the theme ol Nlarcli Gras. An- other noteworthy actiyity spon- sored is the exchange program with Kant Gynmasium and the Lily Braun Schule in Germany. CC8l'Lf 49' XX .-man. Betty Ruc nick. and Carl Berlingei lixten to records.

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It looks as if Bill Becker cience in cz mr!! ,Midi Sauce .Qu 'l'he mineral frartiouizer gets a thorough examination by interested chemistry students, Rich Wasson, Carole Wag- ner, and jack 'l'arman, av D , judy Herbirek. Bob Brady, and Connie Armor, find something very interesting in those microsro ies ' l they are giving them. 1 , jutging by the rapt attention 3 ua From the first day ol' school, the science depart- ment has provided excellent guidance in scien- tific training. Alter a full year of determining the best methods for using the new facilities, the Ab- ington students settled down to learning in ear- nest. The students utilized every facility of our modern science wing, from the budding plants in the solarium to the glass retorts in the chem- istry room. ln an age which stresses so strongly the need for proper scientific training, Abington students have the best physical opportunities for developing their scientific talents. PSN 'RFQ .'KllINGTON'S SCIENCE Dlil','XR'l'- MEN'Il-Sealed: .Xrmella Woodward, George Erb, Nliles Nlessinger. and Nlarv Krebs. Standing: YYilliam Top- lis, V Alfred Yandling. and Ernest 'f' Rauch, 'Q Q... tv