Girard College - Corinthian Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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english department m. Mr. Joseph Devlin Mr. William Stein Miss Deborah Wade 12 Mr. Leonard Lenzi

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mathematics department Mr. Joseph Shuster Mr. Mark Clatteifaaugh Chairman, Mathematics Department The goals of the Math Department from grade 7 to grade 12 are broadly based, from dealing with, computational skills used in every day life, to analytic topics which lead to different levels of soph¬ istication. In the 7th and 8th grade, the main emphasis is on computational skills with some Pre-Algebra work leading to the study of variables. In the 9th and 10th grade, the focus is on Algebra. At the 11th grade level, two tracts of Geometry are presented. One is academically oriented which will progress into Trigonometry and Pre-Calculus in the 12th grade. The other is informal Geometry which places emphasis on vocational math, and its study is continued into the 12th grade. In keeping with the national trend, the metric system is being introduced at all levels, with the main emphasis on measurement and a good “feel” for the system. For those students who require help, in addition to remedial help after school, there is available a remedial math instructor throughout thp school day. Mr. Geoffery Schulz Mr. Frank F lannagan 11

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social studies department Mr. Robert Long Chairman, Social Studies Dept. Miss Jo Anne Wallen It is commonly said that in our age the part of our culture which m anipulates material things lags behind that which treats relations between human beings. This cultural lag is to some degree the consequence of a lack of knowledge in the area of social relations, a field of research that is relatively new and is filled with complexities dif¬ ficult to analyze, particularly through use of scientific methods. However, the cultural lag is also partially the result of a failure to spread and to apply the knowledge that already exists. To make a contribution to the dissemination of this important body of facts and theory, the cur¬ riculum of Girard College includes the offerings of the Social Studies Department. To face life with less than such minimal exposure to formal learning of subject matter so vital to personal and social progress would be an unthinkable handicap of ignorance. Our stu¬ dents have opportunities to disDlace ignorance of their social environment with basic education in the Social Studies. Every boy is required to study in the seventh grade a course in World Geography; in t he eighth and eleventh grades, a historical survey of the cultured development of the United States; in the ninth grade, an examination of the shaping of many world-cultures, ancient, medieval, and modern; and in the twelth, a systematic study of the principles and structure of the Ameri¬ can Government in comparison with others. There is also an elective course in Psychology. Mr. Edward Vavalo