Fort Lauderdale High School - Ebb Tide Yearbook (Fort Lauderdale, FL)

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 Using the slide rule is ten times easier than multiplying! Mr. VanArsdall shows Judy Griffin how to use the slide rule. Clarence Alfonse, Plane Geometry: Wisconsin State Teachers Col- lege. 8.A. Daniel Lee. Math: U.S. Military Academy B.S.: University of Ari- zona. M.S. M. J. McDermott, Practical Math; Marshall College, A.B.: Duke University. M.Ed. Charles McKinney Algebra Jacksonville State Col- lege. B.S.: Florida State University. M.S. Robert Senior Math Alderson-Broaddus. A.B. 'X” ’s and Y” ’s Turn Into Angles and Circles George Spaulding Solid Geometry Trigonometry University of Oklahoma, B.S.: University of Mi- ami. M.Ed. John L. Sullivan Algebra II Plane Geometry Austin Peay State Teach- ers College. B.S. J. S. White Algebra I General Math Western Kentucky State. B. S.: Florida State Uni- versity. M.S. C. S. VanArsdall College Review Math Eastern Kentucky State. B.S. Math can be interesting. Mr. McDermott tells Jack Orbcrg as he shows him how to find the per cent of interest in this problem. 21

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 Two lines perpendicular . . That's the theorem and this model of the models made by the students in Mr. Spaulding's solid class. L’s Are Kept in the In this complex and competitive age of rockets and guided missiles, mathematics has become ever- increasingly important to everyone, particularly to today's students, tomorrow's leaders. Mathematics is one of the oldest, if not the oldest, subjects taught in the many educational in- stitutions of the world. No one nation discovered the beginnings of mathematical knowledge, but each nation borrowed the knowledge of another, adding something in turn, a never-ceasing process that has and will continue to go on throughout the centuries of the future. The manifold divisions of mathematics as we know it today, such as arithmetic, algebra, and trigonometry, were unheard of; thus mathemat- ics was taught as one inclusive course. The Mathematics Department of Fort Lauderdale High School effectively functions under the direc- tion of Mr. George Spaulding, together with his staff of nine highly-trained teachers. Many facts and findings produce a clear picture of the excel- lent quality of this department. Many students, upon bidding their final farewell to Fort Lauderdale High, will enter into the wide, wide world of business. Others will pledge their loyalty to Uncle Sam through military service. Still others will set sail on the good ship Matrimony. proves it, soys George Bonhem as he shows Lorry Buchanan one Swim” as Visions of For these students, courses portraying a more per- sonal outlook on mathematics are offered, such as bookkeeping and junior-senior mathematics. These courses deal with such utilitarian subjects as main- taining personal and simple accounts, Social Secur- I ity, insurance, installment purchases, and many I others. If you are college-bound, and have a general | education in mind, plane geometry is the course I that will be the excellent aid to you on the way to higher mathematics. College-review mathematics is highly recommended, presenting to the student not only the fundamentals of arithmetic, algebra, plane geometry, and the slide rule, but also a brief en- counter with some advanced mathematics. This I course aids in refreshing your mind and making you a better and more capable mathematics student in college. Candidates for the Einsteins and Von Brauns of the future, who are planning to enter the technical, 1 or scientific field, will include in their curriculum I courses in plane geometry. Algebra II, solid geom-1 etry and trigonometry. Mathematics can never be | emphasized enough when one is considering a future | in a field such as this, with its host of excellenti opportunities.

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Too many cooks spoil the broth, but not for Shirley Bailey and Meg Grover. Planing is all in a day's work for Howie DiBlazi in shop class. 'Do It Yourself Becomes the Password Sylvia W. Burnsted, D.C.T.: Indiana State Teachers College, B.S.: Florida Stato University, M,S. Arthur G. Decker, Industrial Arts; Duke University, A.B.; Oswego State College. Barbara A. Holmes, Home Economics: Ohio State University. B.S. Andrew K. Kruse, Mechanical Drawing, Effective Living: Northwest Missouri State Teachers College. B.S.: Columbia University, M.A. Kendrick W. Martin, Driver Education, Effective Living. Mechanical Drawing: Illinois State Normal University. B.Ed.: Florida State Uni- versity. M.A. John Williamson, Driver Education, Physical Education; Florida State University. 8.S. Hey, stop that noise. Turn off those ma- chines, cry students who occupy neighboring class rooms to the workshop. Sympathy is with you but if you only knew the fabulous things those boys build: water skis, book shelves, beautiful bowls, and all sorts of pretty and useful objects. The boys in mechanical drawing plan houses while home economics students learn about color and design to decorate them. Pupils of effective living learn about household management and D.C.T. students prepare themselves for their fu- ture occupations. The landscaping department plants shrubbery on the school grounds and at the same time learn what makes them tick. Drivers education students scoot around town in their Merry Oldsmobile getting ready to pass their driving test. The subjects above may be varied and perhaps you find it hard to see a relationship between them. They are alike because of the do-it-yourself method in which they are taught. By actually cre- ating yourself, the product about which you are studying, you learn its true value. The experience of learning by doing is one that will never be forgotten.