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

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math class Besides teaching the basic mathe- matical computations, the Math De- partment attempted to train stu- dents to reason and to think. Prac- tical application of mathematical principles was also stressed. Algebra, geometry, and trigo- nometry composed the traditional academic course in math. Students in the advanced placement program took, in addition to these courses, analytical geometry and calculus. General math was offered in all grades. Parents who don’t understand their children’s homework became more common this year as “new” math, at first confusing to the stu- dents, was taught on the high school level. Responding to a pupil’s query, Miss Bugg explains a trig problem. Daniel S. Marshall B.S., U. of N. C. Mr. Marshall reviews principles of factoring. M.S., U. of Richmond ; Hi-Y sponsor Roslyn R. Quirk Faculty representative Carolyn Ibe Mosby A.B., William and Mary to P.T.A. B.S., Va. Union U. NHS sponsor Wilhelmina L. Wright aap , B.A., Westhampton Col. Lucy L. Williams Carolyn W. Wilson Head of Math B.S., Longwood Col. B.S., Longwood Col. Department 27

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Reasoning, judgment are vital needs in Josephine C. Baker Estelle G. Bugg Warren B. Carter Alice C. Haywood Helen M. Hulcher B.S., Longwood Col. B.S., M.Ed., U. of Va. B.S., Hampden-Sydney A.B., Sweet Briar Col. B.A., Westhampton Col. SCA sponsor Col. F.T.A. co-sponsor M.S., U. of Richmond J.V. Basketball, Character Commission Varsity Baseball sponsor As Miss Hulcher explains the many uses of the mini-vac computer, her students try to program it.

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Science is hide-and-seek quest for truth Theory, experiment, proof ... through these basic steps science has wrought vast changes upon itself and the world. Obsolescent science courses, caught in the whirlwind of change, have been modernized. The newest addition to the course of study, Earth Science Curriculum Program, was open to ninth graders, while BSCS, a new approach to biology, was offered to sopho- mores. CHEM Study, a chemistry offering; PSSC, the “new In the hope of finding an amoeba for her BSCS students to observe, Mrs. Corbin peers into a microscope. John Adams Hazel P. Corbin B.S., Belmont Abbey B.S., Radford Col. Col. M.Ed., U of Va. Eloise M. Davis B.S., William and Mary sponsor physics”; and Advanced Placement Chemistry, a college- level course, helped to open the minds of students to new developments in these fields. Added to these were the conventional biology and chem- istry classes, plus a freshman course in physics and earth science. These courses were the control group, while the newer ones served as the experimental. In order to learn more about plants, Mr. Adams’ biology class supplements the standard course with a movie. Betty M. Newell A.B., Stanford Col. Carter N oble M.Ed., U. of Maine B.S., Hampden-Sydney Junior Red Cross Col. Science Club sponsor