Cody High School - Comet Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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The predominant emphasis on Russian prestige brought forth need for instruction in the Russian language, which interested Cody students just began to learn this year. FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHERS . . . Top Row: M. Baizaire, M. del Barrio, N. Dostal fdepartment headj, A. Frederic. Bottom Row: H. Kane, I. Paper, W. Riker, I. Rodriguez. -.40 The death of Catherine Moore late last spring has left the vacancy of a valuable personality who has con- tributed much to Cody tradition. She became -the first foreign language department head and received the Palmes Academiques Award from the French government for excellence in teaching the French language. Nineteen

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X If 3, ff mafk anal anguage igured uiewe in a if erenl laeralaecfiue Blackboard dia rammin is an obvious 8 8 asset in analyzing theorems and corollaries for later application to exercises in Mr. Andary's Geometry f2j class. 2 tr gels? ssh? .Q ak. . A t 1. MATHEMATICS TEACHERS . . . Top Q4 x . Row: J. Andary, M. Arbaugh, E. Bell, A. gg Bernstein. Second Row: E. Berry, S. Davis, i M. Dunford fdepartment headl, A. Freden. Third Row: R. Kwyer, H. Lally, W. Pietila, T. Stefan. Fourth Row: M. Svirid. Bottom , Row: L. Wilcox. g Vg .f Broadening their academic horizons, Cody students gained a new perspective I. -- t of figures . . . those pertaining to human relations and others related to math- ematical formulations. Foreign language classes provided a background for a study of the languages and customs of human figures around the world, and courses in - I K mathematics set the scene for sliderule, compass, and numerical figures. g, Beginning students in language courses drilled on verb forms and vocabulary. e , More advanced classes then used these skills to explore the literature and life of U the Spanish, French, and ancient Romans. Learning a completely different alpha- 1 i bet and way of pronunciation, Russian students were introduced to new ideas Q if in language which gave them a better understanding of Russian influence in our f - , it 1 R .L ' r modern world. General math, algebra, and geometry introduced students to the problems facing a novice mathematician. Advanced courses in college algebra, solid geometry, and trigonometry used this experience to develop a more exact knowl- f edge of modern mathematics and its application. Eighteen sz- f

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fi A large scale model and a text book help a biology student in the procedure of dissecting a frog. A steady hand and close accurate work are necessary for a good dissection. Miss Sirounian guides a studenr's hand in the correct way of using a slerhescope for listening to a heart beat. Class members also learned how to take a pulse count properly. K ,':. Twenty