Chenango Valley High School - Warrior Yearbook (Binghamton, NY)

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Row I: Mr. Edwin Allison, Oneonta; Mr. Robert Ames, Uni¬ versity of Scranton; Mr. John Babcock, St. Lawrence University. Row 2: Mr. Raymond Chubb, East Stroudsburg State; Mrs. Miriam Copeland, University of Pennsylvania. Row 3: Mrs. Margaret Hardy, Chairman, Cornell University; Miss Mary Quinn, Marywood College. Row 4: Mr. Gerald Skwish, Uni¬ versity of Scranton; Mr. Barry Tosh, Penn State. Row 5: Mr. Robert Vlanese, Albany State; Mr. Leon Woodworth. Oswego State. Mr. Babcock consults log tables in math class. 22

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Row I: Mr. Gerald J. Reardon, New Paltz; Mr. Michael Senlo, Harpur College; Mr. William Weckel, University of Scranton; Mrs. Ruth Wendell, Middlebury College. Row 2: Mr. Stanley Woodin, Albany State; Mr. Charles Craparo, Bloomsburg State; Mrs. Donna Kelly, Mansfield State; Mr. Joseph Wil¬ son, Geneseo. History promotes Through the study of history, students become better citizens. Textbooks concentrating on past his¬ tory are supplemented by ' Newsweek and the American Observer which concentrate on current events. Aside from the required history courses. Problems of Democracy is taught by Mrs. Phryne Liddy. This course deals with social and economic problems. Extracurricular activities sponsored by members of the history department provide an informal oppor¬ tunity to study history. The Historical Society headed by Mr. William Weckel has sponsored movies which have been open to the student body. Scholarship opportunities are made available through the Maxwell Scholarship program. The new additions to the history depart¬ ment were Mr. Edward Banks and Mr. David Marble. good citizenship Mr. Woodin ponders a difficult question

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Mr. Woodwor+h, Mr. Johnson, and Mr. Babcock wait for coffee at lunch time. C.V. adopts ' ' modern math program Modern math has caused a revolution In math education. With a revision of the state syllabus, an emphasis Is placed on the why of math. Algebra students took a regents in June and Solid Geometry was dropped to make room for a more applicable full year course. Mr. Gerald Skwish, the new addition to the math department faculty, teaches Junior High Math. Mrs. Margaret Hardy, head of the math depart¬ ment, again taught a night course of new math for 23 elementary teachers. Mrs. Hardy also taught the Advanced Placement and an advanced place¬ ment examina tion was given at the end of the year. Another addition to the math department was an IBM computer purchased by the Junior High Math Club. Better understanding of math through modern methods was promoted and the emphasis was placed on math In the classroom and the technical world. Mrs. Hardy makes her point in geometry class.