Highland Park High School - Highlander Yearbook (Dallas, TX)

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CLINTON FAYE ANN B.S. Q .'-.. A Mathematics Student Council ' f 3 .gi DABNEY WILLIAM Y M.E. Wh 2 1 6 ri? Mft Mathematlcs Radio Club I V JEFFERS, BRUCE E., M.E. Mathematics KIDD, LORINE QMRS. OGDENJ, M.A Mathematics KIDD, OGDEN, M.A. Mathematics, Highlander Business Staff, Bagpipe Business Staff NEAVES, MARY EMMA, M.A. Mathematics PARSONS, .IOHNNIE L. KMRS. G. TJ Mathematics SMITH, MERLE, M.A. Mathematics, Director of Senior Activities . --- eases. 1 . uv kk 1. EQ Mathematics I -r - fig -'-1 ' 'inf I mphaslze Scots Advanced Courses Bill Seay Natalie Royall Mlke Sharp and Bill Smiley wonder as Mr. Evans explains that slide rules are not complicated at all .f::xg::1-qi,-ggi:-'fit-'ff15.5 .',- - , fy.

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Mr. Jeffers explains another three-dimensional geometry problem to George Hug. '4Have you met lVlr. IBM, my business asso- ciate? In the near future it is possible that such a statement will be common. The use of umechanical brainsn will not make math an obsolete subject but an even more im- portant one because highly complicated machines require a knowledge of advanced math. Scots gain an excellent background for this type of work in the math courses offered at Hi Park. In preparation for the new concepts now in- troduced in college math, emphasis has been put on advanced math in high school. In order to make room for advanced courses, plane and solid geometry have been combined into one course. Pupils are able to 'gseei' geometry through the use of three dimensional figures. Other new methods of teaching and improvements on the old methods have stimulated great interest in maths Math teachers attend seminars, lectures, and classes in the summer to bring new ideas of math theory and application to Hi Park. Special courses such as Slide Rule and Math SX provide specialized instruction for those stu- dents who plan careers in the field of math. I8 New Math Concept Mr. and Mrs. Kidd eat a Texas-size meal at the teacher's barbecue. H- as fifth'

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Manipulating their slide rules, Tommy Hill and Reagan Dixon concentrate on chemistry homework. Scientists Develop Reasoning Ability, Learr Stimulation of thought, appreciation of the natural world, and improvement of the student's reasoning ability-these goals are achieved Linda Reavis and Preston Carter examine the anatomy of the crayfish. through Hi Parkas comprehensive and exciting science program. Biology students discover the organisms of living things by dissecting grasshoppers, earth worms, fish, and frogs, and by inspecting animal life through microscopes. Live animals living in aquariums, cages, and beehives are observed by the students in the biology laboratories. Performing experiments, seeing up-to-date science films, and reading supplementary ma- terial, chemistry students gain fuller apprecia- tion of their surrounding world. Identification of unknown substances and the study of organic chemistry are especially challenging parts of the course. In the spring semester the students par- ticipate in qualitative analysis and make special oral reports. Physics relates the study of science and natur- al laws to the students' own world, and they begin to realize the relationships between vari- ous scientific fields and other scholastic fields. Films and experiments portray physics to the students. Modern science laboratories in the new sci- ence wing- offer students outstanding aids to the study of biology, chemistry, and physics. 20