Binghamton Central High School - Panorama Yearbook (Binghamton, NY)

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Seated: Mrs. Blanche Beers, Mrs. Edith Calvert. Standing: Mr. William Hogan, Mr. John Gable. MATH Mathematics is a subject which almost every student must study, either voluntarily or involuntarily, during his high school years. This field offers a variety of courses including geometry, intermediate algebra, advanced alge¬ bra, trigonometry and solid geometry. Mrs. Blanche Beers is the head of the department. Math helps the student figure and reason for himself, an ability which is a great asset throughout his entire life. Although some students think it is unnecessary to take a math course, most colleges reguire it, and certainly a college education is a won¬ derful thing to have. SCIENCE Science is a branch of study con¬ cerned with observation and classifica¬ tion of facts. In Central there are two science courses offered, chemistry and physics. Chemistry concerns the study of the composition of substances, and of the transformations which they un¬ dergo. This course seems to be easier after the student has had physics. Physics pertains to the phenomena of inanimate matter involving no changes in chemical composition, more specifi¬ cally the science of matter and motion. A science major may be obtained if the student has had another year of science in junior high school.

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Seated: Miss Josephine Rosenberg, Miss Edna Brown. Standing: Miss Catherine Keenan, Mrs. Edna Hinds. LANGUAGES Knowledge and understanding of foreign languages are important unifying factors in the world today. Cen¬ tral ' s modern language department, directed by Miss Loretta Murphy, tries to give the student just such a knowl¬ edge and understanding. Of course, any student who has taken the courses offered in Latin has prepared himself for any modern language he might wish to study. Those available at Central are French and Spanish. These courses also try to acquaint the pupils with the customs and backgrounds of the countries where the languages are spoken. Although he may not realize it today, in the near future the student will be grateful for the back¬ ground his study of foreign languages has given him. Mrs. Hinds points out a well known spot in France to Rosemary Russell corrects her Spanish assignment Joyce Davis. according to Miss Edna Brown’s directions. Page Nine

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Mr. Roehm demonstrates an essential experiment. Page Eleven Mr. John Gable explains how to find the volume of a cube to Burke Webb. Ted Smith and Joann Dudock try to obtain the balance necessary for their physics experiment. Tony Capozzi and Terry Acquiviva study a proposition together.