Eastern High School - Eastern Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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MATHEMATICS The expanded ma+hema+ics deparfmenf is carrying a heavy load fhis year. All fhe seniors are faking some kind of mafh as a parf of +heir Vic+ory Corps program. Besides +he old buf ever impor+an+ courses in algebra, geomefry, and frigonomefry, fhe deparfmenl' is leaching pre-inducfion mafh, a course designed fo sfrengihen +he mafhemafical knowledge of sfu- denis. The war has caused fhe pendulum +o swing +oward ma+h, and 'ihe deparlmenf is doing excellenf work in preparing sfudenfs +o mee+ +he increased demand for ma+hema+ics. A pre-induciion group learn +he fundamenfals of per- cenlage. The +hird hour algebra sludenis lis+en while Rix Ryscamp explains a difficulf problem. Pay aflenfion, boys and girls! Henry Horldi reci+es in fhe 'liffh hour irigonomefry class.

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SCIENCE The science depar+men+ has added new courses +his ferm, such as radio, eleclricily, and machines. S+uden'fs are lalcing +hese courses +o be beHer prepared +o serve ei+her in +he armed forces or in civilian life. Young men going info +he air forces are beHer equipped if fhey have a good, sound knowledge of physics. The war has also opened a large field in chemisfry and radio. All fhe sciences-physics, chemislry, biology, and fheir relaled branches-hold a new and viral impor+ance in our war world roday. Mr. Beddow's aviafion s+uden'rs learn fhe formula for li'H and how io solve ii on fhe large slide rule. Whaf is il, a bad lube or a burned ouf condenser? Mr. Brown's radio mainlfenance group learn fo repair a broken radio. ln Mr. Brown's elecfricily class much lime is speni on acfual experimen+a+ion. The s+a+ic machine absorbs fhe inferesf of ihese s+uden+s.

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Mr. Edward Fuhry shows aspiring draTTsmen The correcT Technique in drawing. Girls show as much apTiTude in This work as boys, and oTTen rnuch more inTeresT. A boys' class in The shop under Mr. STecker's direcTion. Every available ma- chine is kepT going To Train EasTern boys Tor The irnporTanT iobs ahead. BOYS' VOCATIONAL AnoTher of EasTern's concreTe conTribuTions To The war eTTorT is The exTen- sive Training given in The vocaTional deparTmenT. This deparTmenT, headed by Mr. Edward Fuhry, oT'Ters splendid opporTuniTies Tor sTudenTs To build a sTurdy ToundaTion Tor work in The many vocaTional lines so necessary To The winning of The war. The equipmenT in The shop is modern and Tairly compleTe. MosT oT The machine classiTicaTions are included, alThough The shop is noT very large. FaciliTies are available Tor woodwork, meTal work, and arT meTal work. Every corner of space is used To The greaTesT advanTage. In The mechanical drawing room boys and girls learn The TundamenTals of drawing To scale, measuremenTs, accuracy, and The visualizaTion oT a com- pleTed iob from a blue prinT. Drawing is essenTial To all who aspire To engineering, draTTsmanship, archiTecTure, and relaTed lines. Sixfeen