Hillsdale School - Telescope Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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A tricky Algebra problem is solved by Mr. Loud. Mrs. Atkinson questions her students on a difficult math prob- lem. 22 Miss Johnson dictates a geometry assignment to the Sophomores. Fundamentals with Figures . . . Progress is our most important product. There fore, a new system was started at Htllsdale Five years ago: girls showing unusual ability and interest in math in the seventh grade, were placed in cm advanced section. The math 15 essential for chemistry and physics and is helpful for those girls who wish to take coIculus in high school. Though the advanced stu- dents Finish their required moth by the freshman year, many continue through algebra II and math IV. Math in the lower grades has also changed, the emphasis now being on understanding problems and coming to logical conclusions. For the first time, calcu- lus Was taught at Hillsdole this year. Two seniors struggled through the course under the guidance of Mr. Loud.

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Many girls are often seen racing toward the gym at recess, their faces a dull green, remarking about the gruesome experiences they have just been through. Leaf notebooks, field trips, and biology pro- jects are all part of the gratifying and wonderful course ionce the desections are overt. Instead of a lecture and then experimenting or observing examples as in biology, girls experiment, then are given lectures on what they have dis: covered. This is the new Chem study course which is just being introduced throughout schools and col- leges everywhere. Students also did research and experiments, arrived at a conclusion, and in March handed in a project on a subiect not covered in class. Along with diu- grams, pictures, and actual demonstrations, each explained her project to the others On Tuesdays and Thursdays, the two lab bells, odd smells and wierd actions could often be ob- served in the chemistry lab. Frequently girls were seen making poisonous solutions or working with such substances as gun powder! Chemistry students-bewarel Mrs. Schultz explains possible tests for bacteria. Polly Adair examines a colony of ulgae-or is it bacteria? 21

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mv--.a-v..-..' History is another task of Mrs. Ericksnn's. and Facts There are 4500 years of explorations, conquests, and cultural developments behind us, and the His- tory department does its best to cover the important events in this great time span. in the seventh grade and again in the eleventh, American History is taught The History courses in the eighth, ninth, and tenth grades deal mostly with Ancient History of the eastern countries, The eighth grade concentrates on the Far East, Middle East, Soviet Union, current oiioirs, and world problems. Freshmen study the civilizations of Rome, Greece, and Egypt as did the Sophomores until this year. Next foil the tenth graders will begin a study of Modern European History. A choice of his- tories is oiiered to the Seniors 05 student interest re- quests. This yectr they labored with Modern European History and American Studies, the science of ecoe nomics cmd civics. Mr. O'Connell's schedule includes history and math. This is math? Mrs. Richardson pauses while students plan her schedule for the day. Miss Hosea, did you say Columbus came in 1492 or 1942? Swen: gm