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

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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.

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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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Miss Quick gives friendly advice. Mr. Eggleston concentrates on balancing the scales. Mr. Zeman demonstrates water measurement to Gerald Waterman. 24 t