Jonathan Dayton High School - Regionalogue Yearbook (Springfield, NJ)

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Mathematics possesses not only truth, but supreme beauty . . . Bertrand Russel The Study of Mathematics The Mathematics Department, geared for the individual student, is very innovative. It was one of the first departments in the state to institute a computer science program, and a college preparatory math program allowing three years instead of two for the teaching of Algebra and Geometry. Computers, an important part of our future, were instituted to prepare stu- dents for the business world. Although there is a movement to consolidate courses, because of the decline in enrollment and the size of staff, there is a wide variety of courses from Cal- culus to General Math and Statistics. New equipment for the department includes a set of calculators for the calculus students ' use. The Mathematics Department continues to be progressive and beneficial to the student body of Dayton. Mike Steinberg waits patiently to run his program on the computer in Computer Science.

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Science is organized knowledge. — Herbert Spencer Science is an important part of a high school education for it tempts the student to look beyond the tangible, strengthening his curiosity and imagination. Keeping this idea in mind the Science Department offers a variety of courses. Besides the old standards; Biology, Chemistry, and Phys- ics, there are courses such as Astrology, Botany, and Geology. For the student who excels in Chemistry, Mrs. Shanahan advises a Chem League that competes against other schools. The lighter side of Dayton ' s Science Department concerns a talented Chemistry teacher, Mr. Rollie Marionni. Mr. Marionni performs annu- ally, with the sweet smooth sounds of his delectable tenor, a concert of oldies but goodies including groovy tunes such as I ' m All Shook Up and Poison Ivy . What do you mean What ' s my molecular weight. ??? Mrs. Shanahan helps student during experiment. Mr. Richard Booher Mr. Peter Danilo m Mr. Leonard Ferrera I Mr. Roland Marionni 26