Edison High School - Torch Yearbook (Tulsa, OK)

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Senior High Mathematic Mr. .Dobelbower won't let wind, snow, or bomb scares stop the progress of education. He is instructing a class in trigonometry, complete with the use of the slide rule. With the present stress on mathematics and science in today's changing Sarah Burkhart world, the math department has made its curriculum as versatile as possible. Mathematics designed for the salesgirl, the businessman, the housewife, and the teacher has been a keynote in the courses offered in grades seven through twelve. General mathematics, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, analytics, cal- culus, matrices, and statistics are all being reorganized to meet the ever- changing demands of tomorrowls businesses, industries, and research pro- grams so that today's student can be a better prepared leader in the American way of life. Judy Connor : . Li' A r.k, A, . ' I ,,...,. ls W- 'B-MN 'X rrav .Q 1 ei i r , ,,.,,,, ,, H Sharon Coryell Stan Harrison Marjorie Landry Erwin Postier Forrest Towry

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Industrial Arts Students are fortunate in the varied courses presented to them in Industrial Arts. These in- clude electricity, woodworking, printing, and handi- crafts. ln the senior high, drafting radio, and auto mechanics are presented along with other advanced courses. .L - ,wx Students desiring practical training for a vocation need not go any further than Edison's Industrial Arts department. .V W V 1. V if 7 i as Q im J' , r s .aa if i f K.. I fr i . Y A is i , Qtls at ,,,sies 2 iiii r ' . . , , r i A Carl Ford C. J. Johnson Wayne Kendall H. R. Parks .lames Tritt Girls' Physical Education I There is a great variety of activities available for a girl in junior and senior high gym classes. She may perform modern or contemporary dances for body coordination or she may take part in competitive sports such as volleyball, basketball, and hockey for proper physical development. l l Johnny Brasuell Pat Houston Sally Newman Sally Newman instructs junior high girls in a variety of sports. Volleyball, basketball, and swimming are some of the sports in which they may take part. 23

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Junior High Mathematics 15:1 I rr... .ti -i t ,.7 , 'XM 3,3 mah . .:', iii 4, of gf' iii V ffyi 3, H N i 1 5? ,lim Belt Edith Irwin Carrie Little Mary Matthens Sherman Robertson I- A .t .,.k wg ,E . at 'va is 7 1 N ooo trim Dorothy Salter Celestia Williams Students in the junior high may choose a conventional course or an advanced course in mathematics according to their individual interest and ability. A student desiring a conventional course may choose from general mathematics and arithmetic. Those desiring a more advanced course may select seventh grade arithmetic, Algebra l-2 in the eighth grade, or Algebra 3-4 in the ninth grade. Each of these courses stresses personal instruction for the students. as g 4-56 s is A One of the most useful instruments of our age, the slide rule, receives due attention as Mrs. Salter, math teacher, points out the fundamentals of its operation. 25