Chelsea High School - Beacon Yearbook (Chelsea, MA)

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Can ' t I divide this in half, Mr. Lowell? Lookl I found the solutionl The Chelsea High School offers mathe¬ matic courses ranging from General Mathe¬ matics to Solid Geometry and Trigonometry. General mathematics deals with our common everyday problems, while Solid Geometry, and Trigonometry are for those who wish to enter technical colleges. These courses are offered under the supervision of Mr. Earl Boyd, director of the Mathematics depart¬ ment. The mathematics teachers are Miss Evelyn MacDonald, Miss Alice Burke, Mr. William Lowell and Mr. Francis Garvey. Perfectl These projects are just what I wanted. Careful Brian, don ' t extend that line any¬ more. 13

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TJlatk ape there weren ' t any tests in Boyd ' s brief case. From the serious faces of the class, we can detect a test in Mr. Garvey ' s algebra class. Why study mathematics? This is the old familiar question often asked by pupils. Pupils often think that just the ones who will need mathematics in their careers should study mathematics. However, they don ' t realize that every person needs mathematics to solve his everyday problems. Even the housewife finds mathematics essential for solving her domestic pro¬ blems. Since the world we live in today is compli¬ cated, we need many more people with special train¬ ing. This means we need more mathematics. In addi¬ tion to solving our problems mathematics also stimu¬ lates our minds and causes us to think intelligently, to interpret wisely and to come to logical conclusions. These qualities are advantageous for any subject. It is evident that without mathematics we would be living in a non-progressive world. Gosh, looks as if Leonie studied his lesson well last night. Miss McDonald is instructing her class in the delicate task of making a blueprint.

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cience Now it ' s clear, Mr. Kipnes! Passing courses in these three fields means that the Chelsea High student is ready to face further study of these sci¬ ences in college, or if he is in the General Course he has a beginner ' s knowledge of these studies as applied to problems in daily life. He will have learned something about the common phenomena of science, from the falling of a leaf to the splitting of the atom; from the growing of flowers to the growing of miracle wonder drugs. He will understand better what he reads. He will be able with further reading and study to keep abreast of the fast moving advancement in such fields as Atomic energy, medicine, and electricity. Mr. Anderson, explaining a chemical reaction. Careful Toby, there might be an explosion.