Jefferson High School - Nautilus Yearbook (Lafayette, IN)

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Theylre all stuck on algebra. New Fields Although only one year of mathematics is required, many students take advantage of the varied mathematics courses offered at jeff, which are useful in every phase of life. Ever stop to think how important math is in planning a good budget or stretching an allowance? Taxes, financial and business prob- lems also depend on this important science. Commercial math offers these fundamentals needed for every day use in the home or in a business. For college preparatory students four years of math are advisable. Jeffis Math Department provides everything from algebra to trigonom- etry. These math courses are essential in many professional fields. We have a very large staff in our Math Department. In the junior high, Miss Ruth Sexton, Mr. Ernest Deagan, Mr. David Bon- ham, and Mr. Robert Taylor teach general and remedial math and algebra. The senior high math courses consist of advanced and college algebra, plane and solid geometry, trigonometry, and commercial and senior math. Miss Mary Frances Seever, Mr. Milton Leverenz, Mr. George Kenzler, and Mr. Robert Taylor instruct these courses. Can you describe a parabola? Page 11

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Be careful, it might blow up! American progress was founded by applied science. The Science Department here at Jeff strives to give each student a basic under- standing of science fundamentals, so that he may pursue a science career after high school. The Science Department starts in the ninth grade, since all freshman students are required to take biology. Biology deals with the fun- damentals of plant and animal life, and it gives the student a brief but understandable knowledge of the functions of his own an- atomy. Students who are interested in furthering their science studies may take physics during their junior year. Seniors may take two semesters of chem- istry. This course deals with the study of chemical formulas and chemical reactions. If a student does not wish to take two full years of chemistry and physics, he may take physical science. Teachers in the ninth grade biology classes are Mr, Roger Claseman, Mr. Iohn Lazar, and Mr. Darrel Neidigh. Mr. William Levering teaches physics, and Mr. Luther Troutman teaches chemistry. Mr. Levering and Mr. Troutman both teach physi- cal science. To Upen Page 10 How do you adjust these scales? Dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones . . .D

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Can you name the natural resources of this country? Many of us at Jefferson attach too little signiiicance to the subjects in the Social Studies Department, which are very impor- tant in preparing us for life after We leave Jeff to take a job or go to college by giving us an insight into world and United States affairs. During our freshman year at jeff, we get our iirst taste of social studies in an orienta- tion class. This class is for the purpose of acquainting us with our new school, teach- ers, and schoolmates. It is necessary to acquaint every beginning student with the information he needs. World history is the study of the condi- tions of the world in which we live and is oi-tered as an elective subject in our sopho- more year. Along with world history comes World geography, which is also offered as an elective. Our next encounter with social studies is in our junior year, when we are required to take United States history. This history course gives us a background of our fore- fathers and introduces us to our government. In our senior year we are required to take civics, which is the study of our government. To Preserve I P i How about that? I got an A. Page 12 nn,nA one