Concordia Lutheran High School - Luminarian Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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Math Classes Learn To Work Well In Our Number System K. Carbaugh uses the large slide rule to demonstrate the solution of a problem. The Mathematics Department is interested in getting students to reason thmgs out and think logically. Those students who are interested in the science or engineering field need the following courses to prepare them for college: plane geometry, Algebra I and II, solid geometry, and trigonometry. Business math and general math are also offered in this de- partment. These courses emphasize problems which we need to solve in daily life and in bus- iness. T. Steinhauser. -J. Walda and B. Mueller examine conic sections in geometry class. Practice on the chalk board helps algebra students fix algebraic principles in mind. 10

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Language Study Acquaints Pupils With Foreign Peoples. The majority of college-bound students from Concordia take one of the two foreign language courses offered, either Latin or German. The foreign languages give the student a better per- spective of his own language and the ability to express himself in another tongue. The depart- ment has taken a step forward by adding a third year of German, which emphasizes composition. Latin is still a two-year course, but an expansion is foreseen in the near future. J. Schoenefeld tacks up a display for Latin. Under Mrs. Miller ' s watchful eye The third-year German class listens to a documentary speech. -9-

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The Social Studies Dept. Acquaints Students With Our World The courses offered by the Social Studies Department help students develop new in- sights into their relationships with other people. This department helps us to under- stand our position and role in social life and gives us a basis for further training in the areas of economics, civics, geography, history, and sociology. Mr. Massucci and his American history clas,s discuss pernnent issues from the current issue of the Senior Scholastic. 1 f ' t What happens to the tax dollar? Mr. Leiding shows his economics class just Mr. Buls points out a historical location for his world where the money goes. history class. 11