Grand Island High School - Purple and Gold Yearbook (Grand Island, NE)

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Giving assistance to a first year algebra student, Donna Ruff, is Mr. Stanley Urwil- ler, Now in his second year at GIHS, Mr. Urwiller also teaches applied math. Performing surgery on a snake ln the blology room ls Mr. Don Bean. Karen Gehle and Don Potter, somewhat apprehensive, look on. Checking on an order of lilm in his office is Mr. Ray Reith, audio-visual, photography and biology teacher. Often it's the personal guidance that determines how well a subject is understood. Mr. Moerer, geometry teacher, adds his personal explanation to a problem troubling Marsha Hammond.

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Now, are you sure that's right? queries Mr. Frank Pinkston, algebra instructor, of one of his students. Will it work? Could be, if Mr. William Smith and Mr. Don Hein, chemistry and physics teachers, put their heads together. science and math challenges of the new era demand more of scientists From general math to analytics and from applied science to chemistry, a GIHS student interested in math or science can find the course suited to him. The mathematics department includes nine courses, two of them offering possible college credit. These courses may be selected from general math, first and second year algebra, geometry, trigonom- etry, analytics, solid geometry, college algebra and college trigonometry. GlHS's science department, in turn, includes five courses, all requiring laboratory worlr. These are applied science, biology, physics, chemistry, and photography. Every student is given an opportunity through the guidance of teachers, complete curriculum and modern equipment to advance as far as he desires in any one of the math or science fields. There is something more to trigonometry than books. Mr. Gale Randel, geometry and trigonometry instructor, points this out to Jim Price and Jack Juel, i'trig students. I4

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The finer points of campaign making learned first hand. Attending a session of Senator Jack Kennedy from Massachusetts, presidential hopeful, was one of the high lights of the students in speech and debate classes. Teaching the fundamentals of speech and debate is Mrs. Barbara Colhapp who listens critically as Virginia McKinney practices persuasiveness. english and speech major objective- basic understanding English courses are designed to help students de- velop the ability to communicate intelligently with other people. Twenty-five hours of English are required for grad- uation. Students may make their selection of sub- ject material from any one of these, English 3 and 4, English 5 lAmerican Literaturej, English 6 jfunda- mental speechj, English 7 lWorld Literaturej, English 8 ltheme writingj, Business English, Review English, English 41 and 61 ljournalismj. The journalism department also includes non-Eng- lish credit Purple and Gold and Islander staffs. The Drama and Speech departments attempt to train the student in original address, develop tech- niques in debate and give a basic understanding of drama. Courses offered are Speech I and 2, Debate and Drama I and 2. Teaching English 3 and American History leaves only a few moments free to Mr. Ron Lievense. Mr. Lievense is new to the GIHS faculty this year.