Baker High School - Buff Yearbook (Baker, LA)

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Math students are helped by a numbor of visua' aids, as shown here by these various geometrical forms. Students attain logic through math Math is no new discovery. As far back as the first Egyptian dynasty when the three-hundred sixty-five day calendar was born, math has been budding and flowering, growing to great sizes, and shaping the modern world. The Sumerians established number place values, dealt with the use of base six, and made long strides in the fields of algebra and geometry. High school students are introduced gradually to the complexity of math, and through years of this subject acquire a sense of logic. Simpler math courses taught in high school lead to more complex classes in college. From arithmetic to calculus—an ever-deepeninq stream. Although theso bools ore now, the moterial they con-am has been in use for centuries. 26

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Keeping up with current events is just one of the things involved in being a good cifiier, as Robert Cogan learns in his civics class. Dennis Seaton tries to comprchond the idoos of Confucius, Buddha, and Hamrrurapi. Miss Hair puts the finishing touches on another of her famous world history displays. 25

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Jimmy Evan and John Zumo are well aware that studying is needed to maintain on A in geometry. Testing one's knowledge is an integral part of the math program, as Kenny Berthelot finds out. Mr. Owon, Alqebra II ar.d trig instructor, finds time to explain more difficult concepts to inquiring students. J 27