Brevard High School - Brevardier Yearbook (Brevard, NC)

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Mathematics Teaches Memorizing corollaries . . . studying algebra . . . learning formulas . . . busi- ness math . . . slaving over pages of homework . . . spirited arguments . . . working equations . . . little hints . . mechanical drawing . . . endless chal- lenges . . . incomplete homework . . . plane and solid geometry . . . under- standing theorems . . . “clear think- ing; sound reasoning” . . . trigonome- try .. . writing proofs . . . language of the universe. Mrs. Robert Andrews teaches her students the foundations of Algebra II and Plane Geometry. Individual help plays an important part in Colonel H. P. Houser’s Algebra and Plane Geometry classes. Original bulletin boards make Mrs. George Abercrombie’s Business Math class more enjoyable.

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Lays Foundation Mrs. Dewey Lavender, guidance counselor, discusses scholarships for students with creative interests with Julia Ribet of the N. C. School of the Arts in Winston-Salem. Signing excuses is only one of the many duties of Coach Robert Armstrong, Assistant Principal. “She is always so busy,” says Mrs. Lavend- er of her competent secretary, Mrs. Pauline Malasnik. I ! ii 9

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Reasoning Mrs. E. F. Tilson encourages the use of models in under- standing mathematics. Students in Coach James Brown’s Mechanical Drawing class use many complicated instruments. I I I ir 11