James Whitcomb Riley High School - Hoosier Poet Yearbook (South Bend, IN)

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Department 'ii' vu 317i-iilsii Geometry requires concentration and logical thinl-ting. ject includes a review of the fundamental opera- tions. fractions, and percentage. and a direct attacl: upon vocational problems such as interest. discount. profit and loss, taxes. insurance. stoclcs. bonds. and banking. Trade mathematics, taught by Mr. Stilson and Mr. Webb, is offered to boys who are taking a trade course. The purpose of this subject is to enable boys to solve, in the most practical way. that particu- lar class of problems actually occurring in the shops. A very worthwhile phase of the mathematics de- partment is the teams which compete annually in state-wide mathematics contests. Some of the Riley students who have been successful in these brain teasing battles are as follows: Robert Schrader, who won the state contest in 1935, achieved a master de- gree in four years at Purdue, has obtained a three year fellowship, yielding S600 a year. at the Massa- chusetts Institute of Technology. QThe next three boys were graduates of 1937 and the contest in which each participated took place in 1935l. Chester Feld- man. who attained the highest rating in the State Comprehension Contest, has an appointment in the mathematical department at Indiana Universityg Howard Nedderman, when he finishes at Purdue, has an appointment for 41-42 in Purdue's mathe- Edna Borg H. A. Stech Marie Shivley matical departmentg Roland Carter, who finished his course at Michigan University in three and one-half years, has in his possession an appointment in the geology department of the same school: Harry Xveiss. who gained second place in the 1938 State Comprehension Contest. obtained a four year scholar- ship at Harvard. Another one of our shining lights is Hans Hanson who has the distinction of being rated the most skilful tool and dye malcer in this region. This record illustrates that patience and ability of the teachers, together with the keen-mind ed. hard-working students. in an unbeatable combina- tion. The concentration and industry required in mathematics is fully recompensed by the fact that a task has been accomplished successfully. Riley's mathematics department again entered a team in the annual State High School math con- test. held this year at Indiana University, in April. The team is pictured on these pages. A formidable team in past contests. when Riley's contestants have come home with top honors, this vearis team lived up to tradition, although they failed to bring home a championship. In one of the most difiicult of the exams-the comprehensive. Eugene Flannigan finished in 12th place, while Nlyron Eckhart came in 19th. In the Geometry exams, Loyal Wilson's paper was good for llth place while his teammate -lerry Cox was right behind him for 13th place. Preceding the final exams at Bloomington the team competed in the Sectional meet at Notre Dame University where they finished near the top. In the Geometry tests Richard Wfhite. Jerry Cox. and Loyal Wilson finished 3rd, 4:11, and 5th, respectively, well ahead of many contestants who later won high state honors. ,lean Place linished 10th and Elizabeth Gilliom 11th in the Algebra contests at Notre Dame. but their scores in the state iinals were not received when this was printed. . -1 V' . -,I . -.- ' . , ,M-.1 -: : : , V ,f- f 5 P .. .. D-E. A te L li , rj' f'- Special Merit Team that competed at Purdue University.

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It was Robert Maynard Hutchins, the President of Chicago University, who said, 'iCorrect- ness in thinking may be more direct- ly and impressively taught through mathematics than in any other way. If you have studied mathematics in high school you are able to perceive clearly the truthfulness of this well-worded statement. This curriculum is very instrumental in bringing about the efficient and effective use of your thinking facilities. Bernice Clark Dept. Head With Miss Clark as its head the mathematics de- partment of Riley High School has succeeded in building its program to meet the practical and voca- tional needs of the students. Students who are planning to enter any of the professions which require a college education as a preparation, will find it necessary to have included the Algebra-Geometry sequence in their high school course-a year of each being required by most stand- ard colleges. The alert and capable head of the mathematics department, Miss Clark, has, through her industrious efforts, made mathematics one of the better known divisions here at Riley. Many students graduated from this school have been successful in their par- ticular lield of higher figures. Algebra, taught by Miss Shively, Miss Clark, and Mr. Stech, concerns the formulas, equations, the building and interpretation of graphs. These classes dwell upon the short, concise methods of solving problems. JLd,W.t,-H- . Scene in a Geometry II class. Mathematics The 1941 State Mathematics team. Geometry is intended to increase the student's power of comprehension and reasoning, and to help him appreciate the practical aspects of the subject by applying its principles to the solution of problems in engineering, architecture, and science. This divi- sion of mathematics is taught by Miss Murphy, Miss Kitson, Miss Clark, and Mr. Stech. Miss Clark is in charge of the solid geometry class, which subject goes beyond plain geometry to include a study of figures of space, for example, prisms, cylinders, cones, pyramids, and spheres. Plane trigonometry is concerned mainly with the relation of lines in a triangle, and constitutes the basis of the mensuration used in such work as sur- veying, engineering, mechanics, and astronomy. Miss Clark teaches the one class in this study. Miss Borg has charge of a class in junior high school mathematics. Miss Kitson, Miss Murpliy, and Miss Shively are entrusted with the courses in high school arith- metic. This subject is planned to meet the needs of the consumers everyday problems. It is accepted for high school graduation, but it is not accepted for college entrance requirements. Students in commercial arithmetic are ably in- structed by Miss Murphy and Mr. Stech, which sub- Mary A. Kitson Elizabeth Murphy

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The history of i the past efforts of Q man to develop his powers through the struggles he has en- countered, and to improve the civiliza- tion he has built, is a story rich in value to every high school student. No single study opens up such a wealth of treasure H. H. Ogden Dept. Head to the student, as an intelligent pursuit of history. One of the fundamental objectives of secondary education is to develop in the individual those quali- ties which enable him to participate worthily and intelligently in the affairs of the neighborhood, town. city, state, and nationg and help him to live well in his social environment that he will become a con- tributor to that environment by doing efficiently now, the things he will most likely need to do later. The studies found in the social science group con- tribute largely toward the accomplishment of this goal. Recognizing the importance of social studies. the State Department of Public Instruction requires some courses in this department. These include one year of U. S. History offered in the eleventh year, one semester of Civics, and one of the advanced social studies, Sociology, or Economics. This department is headed by Mr. Ogden. assistant principal. The course in Social Studies for the ninth grade taught by Mr. lVlarsh, lVlr. Wakeheld, lVliss Snolce, and Miss Kern has been organized for the purpose of orientating the pupil of this grade level to the kind of society in which he finds himself. The first semester of World History includes a general survey of the development of world civiliza- tion from prehistoric times down to about 1789. Ernest Horn Robert Forbes Russell Rhodes Forrest Marsh Social A world history class reviews the route of an early navigator. Students of current events review the situation in Ethiopia. This is followed by a second semester course which is a more intensive study of the 19th and 20th cen- Janet Munro Edithe Snake