Covington High School - Puffs and Patches Yearbook (Covington, VA)

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Concrete Application Mrs. Edith W. Noel, B.A., Mary Washington College; Algebra I, Com- mercial Math. SPACE GEOMETRY . . . No, Miss Mahaney isn’t play- ing catch. She is lecturing on spheres and hemispheres. Mrs. Margaret F. Ives, B.A., Lynchburg Col- lege, R. P. L; Math I A. STEP BY S TEP . . . Mrs. Noel takes time to explain a new concept thoroughly to be certain that her students understand completely. For graduation, students must earn at least three credits in mathematics. The required courses (Math I, or I A and II A) include a study of the history of our present number system and how it evolved from the ancient ones. Bases other than 10 are intro- duced, and eighth graders discover that it is from the Babylonians, who used the base of 60, that we get the number of minutes in an hour and the de- grees in a circle. The new concepts introduced in eighth or ninth grade prepare the college-bound student for algebra. Modern algebra clarifies and broadens old ideas in math ; however, it also intro- duces new concepts which encourage reasoning and discovery. With his ability to appreciate the ab- stract in math acquired in Algebra I and II, the student next moves toward plane and solid geome- try and finally to advanced algebra and trigonome- try. General students concentrate on the concrete rather than the abstract, and aftef the first two years of general study, they may choose either commercial or senior math. The strength of the math department helps make CHS the first-rate school it is. 25

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Math Encourages Abstract Reasoning And Miss Maude E. Maha- ney, B.A., Westhampton College, University of Pennsylvania, Columbia University; Head of De- partment; Plane and Solid Geometry, Ad- vanced Mathematics; Cafeteria Manager. Mrs. Louise V. Curfman, B.S., Longwood College, University of Florida; Algebra 11, General Sci- ence; Future Teachers of America. “ANY QUESTIONS?” . . . When Richard Bow- yer has a problem with a math problem, he seeks the expert advice of Mrs. Friel. Mrs. Edna A. Friel, B.A. Bridgewater College, University of Virginia; Math III. MATHEMATICAL MIX- UPS . . . Confusing though they may be, fractions must be mastered. Mrs. Ives carefully explains the basic equivalents of Vz to a class of eighth graders.

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o • ' c z JxzXf ' y ' j Harriet C. Hepler, B.S., M.S.; R.P.I. Radford College, University of Tennessee: General Sci- ence I, Earth Science 11. William L. Jordan, B.S.; William and Mary, Uni- versity of Virginia, Madison College; Sci- ence lA. BUG’S EYE VIEW . . . This is one way of looking at Miss Hepler and Jean Scott (if you’re a bug, that is). XYLEM AND PHLOEM . . . Mr. Robertson explains the structure of a dicotyledonous stem to his biology class. Frederick H. Shaw, B.A., Haverford College, Em- ory University, Earlham College; Math I, Senior Math (general). Phy- sics. William C. Walker, A.B., Virginia Seminary and College; Chemistry. CHS Scientists Begin Simply Through laboratory experiments, special sci- ence projects, and courses in general science, biology, chemistry, and physics, the teachers in the Science Department are able to stimulate the inquiring minds of their students. To insure that graduates of CHS are better equipped to meet the demands placed upon them in the ever-changing scientific world, school of- ficials have set certain standards that must be met before graduation. All students are required to take at least two years of scientific study, beginning with earth science. However, most students elect to take at least one more, biology, and all college-bound people take chemistry as well. Those whose inclinations are toward tech- nical fields also take physics. 26