Franklin Central High School - Flashback Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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' THE YEAR IN NUMBERS: ACADEMICS When first period starts at 8:10, the average FC stu- dent makes his way through crowded halls to the Hrst of his classes. About 22921 of the students go to the voca- tional education wing of FC to study this type of course. Another 36'Z1 prepares for college, while 42'Z1 train to be clerks, secretaries, or other businessjob. During the day, 8.2'7b of the FC student body attend a French class, 7.1721 a Spanish class, only 5.771 take Latin. The rest study English. Some 3.7 themes per six weeks as well as 23.6 pages of reading per night keep him busy about 2.9 hours a night. He is diligent, too since he completes about 92'7o of his assignments on time, using 4.6 paper clips per week to fasten his papers together. What is his favorite class? Math, shop and government led the list.

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mmm Mathematics at Franklin Central runs the gamut from arithmetic to calculus. Sitting in one of these classes, one is apt to hear anything from the calculation of the price of a dozen oranges to a discussion of why the derivative of a natural logarithm is constant. Subjects as old as Athens and as modern as the space age provide pupils with a sound mathematical background. A threesome of teachers with master's degrees instruct FC,s courses. Mr. Glen Eastes, the department head, gleaned his education from Butler and Purdue. Indiana State and Indiana University trained Mrs. Sarah Schowe and Mr. William Leffler respectively. Mrs. Schowe explains the process of solving simultaneous equations in one of her algebra classes. Mr. Eastes and Mr. Lemer, two members of our math teaching staff, ponder over the complicated equation X : 1. Senior Brenda Horn, a member of Future Teachers, Finds cadet teaching interesting and worthwhile.