Classen High School - Orbit Yearbook (Oklahoma City, OK)

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j5wUv,fifv11Tifv i ITfZ'1'l'MVfrhtQTlGY1YZf WWYUT a M MAtf 'WT HQ! LW 'Q' .ef I UM -A1 C. E. HERRING UNDTNE BUTLER MARTHA DENNY JULIA DENNY Mas. T. W. STEVENS BERNIECE Common The Mathematics Department The mathematics department of Classen is one of the most important of the school, because the students are beginning to realize more and more the great importance and help- fulness of mathematics, not only culturally but also in all branches of human activity. This year all the classes are crowded and the enrollment is expected to increase, especially in the advanced courses. The required subjects, elementary algebra and plane geometry, are given in addition to courses in trigonometry, solid geometry, college algebra, and business arithmetic. Solid geometry, college algebra, and business arithmetic are being offered for the first time this year. Many students are studying college-algebra here so that in college they may go on with the higher mathematics. Although solid geometry is not a required subject, a large number have studied it because they realize its importance and also because they like it. Business arithmetic is also considered an important study. The mathematics faculty, composed of C. E. Herring, the director, Miss Undine Butler, Miss Martha T. Denny, Miss Julia Denny, Mrs. T. W. Stevens, and Miss Berniece Gordon, has done excellent work. This year Classen received its first mathematics equipment consisting mainly in spherical blackboards and blackboard compasses which have greatly facilitated the work. The work of the students has, in the majority of cases, been satisfactory and some improvement is .noted over that of last year. This improvement will continue and Classen will be recognized as she deserves to be, due to the large extent to this important department. Page 18 k rm mmm mmmmmmmm 4 ya