Cambridge High School - Yearling Yearbook (Cambridge, MD)

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STUDYING MATHEMATICS DEVELOPS REASONING Mr. Gorton McWillioms is busy checking papers handed in by math students In one of his ninth grade math classes after they have figured the prices of articles purchased in quantity. When one of Mrs. Ella Walter's ninth grade algebra students suggests that she do a problem on the board, she copes with it capably and leads them to an under- standing of the working of algebraic equations. Mr. David Leap cloims, Geometry can be fun, and uses a figure on the blackboard for an explanation to his 11th grade math class who find the figures less confusing than before. 19

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FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROMOTES WORLD UNDERSTANDING Mrs. Estelle Morphy can say that students in the Academic course, having taken two years of French, can hold conversations among themselves. Parlez-vous francais? Among one of the first phrases spoken in French is, Do you speak French? At first French students answer, Non, but later on the reply is, Oui. The spoken language is only part of the French course. Grammar and bits of French history are also taught in the three year course. Do you speak Latin? Most of us would have to say, No as our answer to this question. The Latin course if offered only one year. It provides a basis for the romance languages. Aside from basic Latin and Latin grammar, students find themselves enjoying group singing in French and German. Part of the CHS Latin course is singing Christmas carols in French and Ger- man. Practicing for a per- formance are a class of Freshman Latin students.

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SOCIAL BROADENS Teoching interesting closses of Civics and World Geography Mr. Lee Moore stimulates his students' interest in world relations. Learning about the world, its geography and history is done in World Geography and World History. In classes of World Geography students find out the conditions in other parts of the world. In World His- tory civilization is traced from the very beginning. Current events are the main part of Problems of Democracy. Classes are conducted on the United States Government, as well as current events. Our own country, the United States, her ups and downs, is covered in the United States History course. This country has had good and bad times. All are ex- plored and discussed during class periods. Through Social Studies one broadens his knowledge of the world and its problems. Class debates, discussions, and lectures are several of Mrs. Carolyn Todd's teaching methods. POD is a necessary study for all American citizens because it explains the prob- lems and democratic background of our govern- ment today.