Augusta Military Academy - Recall Yearbook (Fort Defiance, VA)

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LT. DANIEL PARRISH BS. Virginia Polytechnic Insti- tute; Mathematics; Eng- lish. Giving basic LT. COL. PAUL V. HOOVER B.A., M.A., M.Ed. Franklin and Marsh- all College; Univer- sity of Virginia; Uni- versity of Maryland; Academic Board; Ath- letics; Mathematics; Remedial Reading. MAJOR J. D. KRAMER B.A. Bridgewater College; Academic Board; Ath- letic Director; Mathemat- 1cs. concepts, modern mathematics POINTING THE WAY . . . Col. Hoover, who spe- cializes in taking every modern mathematics course of- fered by local universities, uses his visual aids in plane geometry to explain angular configuration to Lawson, Tiller, Bradbury and Keller. ON YOUR TOES... and that’s what you have to be in Major Kramer’s class, for he has board work each and every day. Clay Willcox transforms a trigonometric function into a graph. | |

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LT. COL. J. CYRUS McCUE, JR. B.S.; M.S. University of Virginia; Head, Mathe- matics Department; Mathematics, Science; Academic Board. SLIDE RULE TECHNIQUE... Ed Mazzei explains for the benefit of Col. McCue’s trigonometry class the proper use of the slide rule. Dave Popovich uses his own rule to check Ed’s accuracy. ‘“Sets,’’ visual aids, and calculus widen the stage .. . SIMPLIFYING THE MOST DIFFICULT . . . Gen. Roller can bring any illusive explanation right down to the basic concepts. Never does he hesitate to help his students, nor does he fail to stop in order to clarify any question which arises, Chris Horsey and Jim Crawford pay close attention as he helps them with basic calculus rules. Algebra is his specialty, but his general knowledge is boundless,

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lifts the curtain for science study. When the seniors of 60 wrote back this fall, they all gave thanks for AMA’s math teachers who had gone into “sets” with them. The result was that this year, more stress than ever was placed on ab- stract reasoning and inductive thinking. Emphasis on the use of slide rules increased the speed of answering questions in mathematics, and prepared the boys who were anxious to go into engineering in college. A new textbook in trigo- nometry placed importance upon reasoning and the development of formulae rather than the mere memorization of them. Proof that our teachers wanted us to keep right up to date was the fact that so many of them were taking extension courses in mathematics. They deserve a bow! LT. COL. H. B. LT. COL. W. L. McCRUM GARDNER LL.B. B.A., M.Ed. West Virginia Univer- The Citadel; University sity; Academic Board; of Virginia; Academic Mathematics ; Business Board; Guidance Chair- Law. man;Foreign Languages; Mathematics. BINOMIAL EXPLANATION .. . Col. McCrum assists Reg Berry in second year algebra. Col. McCrum is another teacher who demands accurate board work, and who gladly gives individual help to all of the boys. “YOU PEANUT”... Col. Gardner employs his favorite expletive on Mickey Johnson, as he demonstrates how to prove alternate interior angles are equal. CAPT. OTTO HOLSTEIN B.S. Virginia Military Institute; Laundry Room; English; Mathematics.