Alameda High School - Acorn Yearbook (Alameda, CA)

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‘New Math’ is Taught ra RES ; a x Mrs. Sally Gallagher explains boardwork to her geometry students. Math Department activities this year included further implementation of the ''new math and participation in a national math test. On March 9, 180 algebra, advanced algebra, and trigonometry students participated in a national math test. The test, sponsored by the Math Department, involved problems in algebra one, algebra two, geometry, and trigonometry. The department taught math students by the ''new math approach.’ New books, which use this concept, were used by Math AB, freshmen algebra, and trigonometry and math analysis classes. Larry Lozensky and Nancy Adams diligently work algebra problems. MRS. PHYLLIS MR. EARL W. MUELLER MURRAY NETHERCUTT

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MISS MARY FRANCES CLAGGETT MR. ARTHUR MR. L. D. F. MOORE REGELLO A highlight of this year's English Department program was a trip to San Francisco to see the National Reperatory Theatre's A Touch of the Poet by juniors aed seniors of regular English and Humanities classes. A variety of field trips to plays and concerts, including the Stanford Reperatory Theatre's ''An- tony and Cleopatra, ’ and several electronic sound concerts, were taken by the Humanities classes. In addition, the Humanities classes were presented a program of poetry readings by guest speakers from the San Francisco Poetry Center. MR. J. E. MRS. COURTNEY SCHNEIDER SMITH MRS. JUDITH SYKES Sam Russell leans toward the more aesthetic side of English. Now in its second year, the Humanities course differs from the standard English class in that literature is related to the history and culture of a certain period. Along with this course, this year's English pro- gram included a regular four year course in English. Each year's studies included literature, reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary, and oral composi- tion. The department taught the four grades on a spiral program, which is based on the principle that a student's previous year of English ies prepared him for his next. MRS. JUDITH THOMPSON MR. BRUCE TINGWALL

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MR. JACK VY. MR. ALFRED J. HALLOCK COOPER Department Head MRS. JAN MR. ROBERT JENSEN LOCHNER Pat Braun muses over an algebra problem. GALLAGHER MR. MICHAEL McGOVERN MRS. SALLY Geometry requires careful drawing. “Hmmm, now what is ‘given'? says Jane Broadbent.