Elmhurst High School - Anlibrum Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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Trojans Prepare For Business World Believing in a thorough education, EHS possesses up-to- date equipment. The commercial course at Elmhurst is helping to prepare students for the expanding business world. Therefore, EHS has hired well-trained teachers to instruct its commercial students in their chosen courses. To be enrolled in a commercial course at Elm- hurst, a student has a choice of the following elec- tives: Bookkeeping I and II; business mathematics; Shorthand I and II; Typing I and II; and, office practice in various departments. EHS teens work in the administration section of the school. Learning to become a part of the business world, typists put their commercial talent to work.

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An integral part of our Math department, Algebra is a basis for higher mathematics. Exacting Sciences Our students ' quest for knowledge of the tangible and intangible numbers is being answered by our efficient mathematics department. They delve into the discoveries of mathematics that are listed as being among the greatest achievements in the his- tory of mankind. As you go through life, you will see the importance of these discoveries and their ef- fect on you. Mathematics is a very significant part of the universe because it is the tool with which many of the universal problems are answered. To answer these problems thoroughly, mathematics is sepa- rated into several areas. Those offered at Elmhurst include Algebra I, Algebra II, college algebra, plane geometry, solid geometry, and trigonometry. If a student is enrolled in the mathematics de- partment at Elmhurst, he will be exposed to college preparatory mathematics. This training is being done to challenge the students to make logical deci- sions- It is up to these future mathematicians to discover and improve upon these worlds of mathe- matics. Geometry consists of mare than theorems, it is a course in basic logic. 15

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It ' s right there, says Mrs. Foelber to Spanish students, Rosie Herber and Dennis Crevinston. Students study the history and geography of France as well as the language. Ancient Languages Are For Modern Teens ■m ■ . 1 •■ 33 ., »■ I S a ' % ,. l . - — The foreign language department has undergone several promising revisions this year. The most significant of these revisions is the expansion of the Spanish course to three years. This expansion has paralleled the growth of our school and community. A student may find a characteristic in a course in the foreign language department which would in- duce him to enroll in that course. A prominent characteristic of each subject is listed with that sub- ject below. For the romantic -minded language stu- dent there are two courses offered, French I and II. While the more historically inclined student is offered Latin I, II, III, and IV. The more adven- turous student may enroll in either Spanish I, II, or III. Conjugations and declensions are necessary fundamentals in learning Latin. 17