Donelson High School - Crest Yearbook (Nashville, TN)

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Heres where all those equations xx'f.-rc introduced to rlttcnseless algebra students. eai ilgebi 1 second xeal algebia plane geom ry, solid geometry, t1'12'OIl0I'Il6t1'j' - thats uite an assortment. Each of these subjects was studied this year under very capable teach- Freshman arithmetic, senior arithmetic, first . . 2 .A V. . t ,... . y , - t . . , on of sex enth and eighth giade math It xx as ,ught by Mrs. Lancaster, Mrs. Mclllurry, and Iiss Pearson. Senior arithmetic was a type of refresher ourse for those xyho needed to brush up on asic mathg it was taught by Miss Pearson. kdyanced arithmetic was taught by Coach Allen. First and second year algebra covered equa- tions, unknowns, graphs, and the likeg it was taught by Mrs. Mcllurry and Mr. Francis. Plane, solid, and trig were the most advanced math. Theorems and postulates were intro- duced in plane and the courses built up through solid and trig. Mr. Francis taught these classes. rs. Freshman arithmetic is basic, the accumula- 1 : ' . ' ' . f a MATH TEACHES BOTH FACTS AND THEORIES Whatk xvroiig. Jay? l'an't you figtlrt- 2 T II lm n-in-rn. this doesnt look loo hard

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Miss Way from the girls' division of Juvenile Mr. t'oodc's economics class had lively dis Court came to talk for the sociology classes. cussions all year. SOCIAL SCIENCES PRCVIDE FOUNDATIONS Any person who lives successfully in these modern times must have certain foundations of learning beneath him. The Social Science Department provided many of these foundations this year. Sociology, taught by Mrs. Marion Gammel, is a study of man and his relations between groups, and so forth. A study of sociology is invaluable in fields such as public relations. The study of economics is very importantg it helps one to understand world conditions and to be a better citizen. Through economics one can better judge how to vote wisely. At the end of the first semester economics gave way to government, which gave a background to the way our country and others are run. Mr. Coode, who has been on the faculty for two years, taught this class. Of course history is always important, because it is the basis of the other social sciences. World history and Amer- ican history were both taught - world history to sopho- mores, American to juniors and seniors. Anywhere you went you might see someone studying history at the last minute. Here you havc theni-the tools ol' the teaching, txafle.

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- ii. lb 1 NPR' Am One never knows what will come into view under that lens. ,ivift Y 4 Mr. Kirby shows two early arrivals in chemistry that morn- ing's physics experiment. SCIENCES EXPLORE AN UNUSUAL WORLD This general science class studies imlustriously in Mr. Shea's laboratory. The world of science is indeed unusual to the layman. Mr. Shea, Mr. Milam, Mr. Kirby, and Mrs. Lancaster did quite a lot this year to re- veal part of the mystery of science to many stu- dents. General science is a background of basic science for freshmen. It teaches certain fundamentals which are applicable to the higher phases of the sciences. Biology is primarily a sophomore classy by studying it one becomes acquainted with the ar- rangement of cells, structure of the body, life and habits of different animals, the composition of different parts of the body, the growth of plants, and other related things. It was with the study of chemistry and physics that the real meat of science began to be revealed. Many experiments were performed, projects were made, notebooks were filled. One of the experiments was made with an electri- cal device which was supposed to make one's hair stand on endg boy. did Mr. Kirby's hair flyl One of the numerous chemistry experiments is shown here: let's hope it floesn't scorch.