East Hartford High School - Janus Yearbook (East Hartford, CT)

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FREDERICK DOOLEY University of Connecticut Junior Class Adviser, Senior Standings Committee. f' f fwrC?w f4t lr k f AMY SINGER York College Masquers Business Assistant. ELAINE ELLIOT Teachers College of Connecticut Junior Class Adviser, National Honor Society. HARRIET TRUE University of Maine Debating Club. Mr. Bowden's Algebra class studies the principles of factoring. M Y .L :SS if WILLIAM LORING University of Massachusetts Guidance, Senior Standings Commit- tee. GEORGE ZERVAS University of Alabama National Honor Society, Senior Stand- 5. so U ft o 5 5. :T 5' W ew. usa., . -L ...H lillllkynmmgq surssrtwzfswde,-is X ii. ww, ill- Swivf tml' KKK' 'ff ' 'mm ...tl - 1 has-ve L

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ROBERT ANDERSON GEORGE ALLEN ROBERT BOWDEN Amherst College Worcester Polytechnic Institute Trinity College Department Head College Boards, Senior Class Adviser, Chess Club, Fu- Tennis Coach, Chairman, Senior Stand- Bowlmg Club ture Engineers of America. ings. Mathematics-from arithmetic to calculus Math at East Hartford High has meant four years for most of us. Whether we started with Practical Math or Algebra I, we began an accumulative study which would undoubtedly benefit us in later years. Some of us soon became acquainted with the principles of Plane Geometry and then in the junior year, Algebra II. In Algebra II, more complicated aspects of the subject are introduced. Next came Trigonometry which was followed by Solid Geometry. Trigonometry includes the basic principles of Algebra and Plane Geometry with a concentration on the triangle, while Solid Geometry combines the principles of Plane Geometry with a new concept, depth. Also, we are given a taste of college mathematics in our Introductory Calculus course. The area is equal to one-half the base times the height. Ks' lr... X f , -ix xx X , C l p 1.1 X-,- 172 L

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MATHEMATICS .. , , i le 2 Q. L Reviewing the basic principles of mathematics. The study of graphs is a necessary part of mathematics. 30 The more complicated aspects of the subject are taken up in Algebra II.