John Marshall High School - Marshallite Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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20 LAU TABS. WILLIAMS B.S., Farmville S. T. Col. WILHELMINA F. WRIGHT B.A., U. of Richmond Head of Math Dept. NANCY L. ADAMS B.S., Westhampton Col. JOSEPHINE C. BAKER B.S., Longwood Col. ESTELLE GRATZ BUGG B.S., U. of Virginia M.Ed., U. of Virginia WARREN B. CARTER B.S., Hampden Sydney Col. JOSEPH A. FUNKHOUSER B.A., Randolph-Macon Col. M.A., Duke U. HELEN MARIE HULCHER B.A., U. of Richmond M.S., U. of Richmond Mathematics There are three definite tracks in the mathematics courses offered at John Marshall. Those students who are both very able and willing are selected in the sixth and seventh grades and are given an accelerated course in arithmetic. In the eighth grade, they have first year algebra, which they follow with intermediate algebra in the ninth grade. Next they have plane and solid geometry together in their sophomore year. When they are juniors, they study trigonometry, college algebra, and analy- tics. Their senior year is given over to calculus. For the regular college preparatory diploma, and for those students in the elective course who wish to choose it, John Marshall offers the traditional two years of algebra, plane geometry, and either trigonometry and solid geometry, or trigonometry and college algebra. The students who do not elect these courses may choose general mathematics in the ninth, tenth and eleventh grades. The mathematics in every course is taught so as to help the student discover valuable information and develop a habit of logical reason- ing and critical thinking.

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22 Doug Nelson explains his Russian sentence to Mr. Yacenko. Languages The Foreign Language Department believes that to study at least one foreign language is highly desirable and the students are urged to do so. They can choose from Latin and several modern languages: French, German, Russian, and Spanish. To gain fluency in the modern languages, the student has access to a well-equipped language laboratory containing thirty-six booths and tapes, records, and filmstrips to be used with the textbooks. Also John Marshall is the first school in Virginia to offer a class in the newest method of studying French, “Voix et Images,” approved by the French government. Dicky Waters and Betty Andrews recheck their work at the board. JAMES C. HARWOOD, Ue B.A., U. of Richmond Head of Language Dept. ANNE LOUISE SANFORD B.A., Westhampton Col. M.A., U. of Richmond GISELE TAWIL Le lycee francais de Fes P Ecole Normale de Robat