Crown Point High School - Excalibur Yearbook (Crown Point, IN)

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Mr. Harry Allison, B.S., M.A., Ball State Uni¬ versity; Business Math. Mr. Carl Carnahan, B.S., University of Illinois; Business Math. Mrs. Caroline Holm, B.S., Indiana University; M.A., Purdue University; Geometry. Mr. Charles Isley, A.B., DePauw University; M.S., Indiana University; Algebra. Mr. Edward O’Brien, B.S., Purdue; M S.. Indi¬ ana State University; Geometry. Mrs. Edith Scales, A.B., Knox College; M.s!, Purdue Uni¬ versity; Geometry, Senior Math.

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Underclassmen tackle geometry, algebra; senior math, calculus await aspiring seniors Solving logical problems and in¬ citing thinking on the student’s part was the object of the mathematics department in a three year program. To start the wheel in motion, ge¬ ometry, concerned with deductive and inductive reasoning, was offered to the sophomores as they worked with theorems, postulates, and axioms. Business math gave the student a firm footing in the financial world and advanced algebra was devoted to trig¬ onometric, logarithmic, and exponen¬ tial functions and explorations with polynomials. A more thorough extension of alge¬ bra is afforded to senior math students while a fifth year math course, cal¬ culus, challenges the students to un¬ derstand the higher and more difficult concepts of math. Above: Diane Amodeo listens attentively as Mrs. Holm clarifies a concept in geometry. Right: Using theorems, postulates, and axioms, sophomore Rex Wilkinson explains a basic proof to class¬ mate Jill Gessner. Striving for successful completion of his diffi¬ cult advanced algebra test, Steve Lett care¬ fully analyzes a problem. 12

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Physics, biology chemistry arouse interest in exciting complicated fields Sophomores discovered the world of science through varied studies in the field of biology. They unveiled many of the intricacies of organic matter with dissections and micro¬ scope observations. The major prob¬ lem, how to remove the smell of formaldehyde from hands and clothes, continued to perplex many students. Pungent odors in the halls made it obvious when chemistry students were busy in lab. Lab work acquaint¬ ed students with the concepts of mat¬ ter, its composition, and its weight. The ever-present challenges of physics were multiplied by attempts to disprove the laws of gravity by proving theories concerning the rela¬ tionship of matter and energy. Before disecting a frog, Dennis Barnett and Johnnie Duykers examine live specimens in Biology class. Above: Observing the organisms which inhabit pond water are Bob Davidson and Rich Cline. Right: Looking for the characteristics of para- meicium is Keith Porter. Mr. Charles Bowman, B.S., M.A., Ball State University; Advanced Biol¬ ogy, Biology, U.S. History. Mr. Robert Conard, B.S., Indiana University; Algebra, Chemistry. Mr. Darwin Kinney, A.B., Indiana University; Gen¬ eral Biology. 14