Kinkaid High School - Kinkaidian Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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'24h, the nzysteries of things quaflraticf' lPhrased by Mrs. Hoolrs in tones emphatic? MRS. HOOKS .v. A Q S . ff-TC-5 . as 15-s-9.2 1352 Ui? 2 iota K. tg ' e.'.--.1Q'::- K-is. 3:21 ?..Ws .133 fifzzxsg . S H ' 142.3-it graft - ifyggyf X J.-.13-7, f J '23, ., if if ' .ating si Q if':3i'-'i5i1iiLi it 'J'3:41'-fi' it MR. WYATT The school recognizes the importance of quantitative thinking in everyday life-not only for the engineer but for the housewife or clubwoman as well. And so, for more than a generation an outstanding feature of Kinkaid's college preparatory program has been the training provided in mathematics. All students take at least two courses in this subject and the majority are enrolled for three or four years. ln the mathe- matics or science clubs the interested student may explore the fields of calculus or the practical application and research in the fields of electricity and electronics. An important skill of the prospective engineer is that of mechanical drawing-a recent addition to the Kinkaidx urriculum which is ably taught by Mr. Wyatt. Z of I MRS. LAIRD if - 5 f - t MR. HOLDER E ...Q

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, -L 7 Ill! fl 4 4 we If H gl if w L L- ' .. , K V, 1 , . 4. ,,. -V . A' 1 Nix 'V g 1 .FQ i 5, ff I P1 n English class we frequently discover how confusing we can be to one onother. f f l , l1 g To read, to speak, to write-fluently and intelligibly and to share through literature the riches of rnan,s experience and imagination-these are the worthy objectives of the four years of English required of every Kinkaid graduate. Supplementing this basic program are classes in speech, which are correlated with dramatic performance, in reading which provide specialized instruction in all phases of reading skills. 0, U 4 , ' 1 C f f' I I 1' -F yr 'uit

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MRS. SHRECKENCAUST MR. CUNNINGHAM , 4,t Xxx lx ki 'Ll X ,xt K 1JLf'i 'J'!Q' History tells us, 4'Now why fuss? Things have ever happened thusf' N Every student must enroll in two of the four basic coursesg ancient. modern, American history and government. Through his study he will develop some of the tools of good citizenshipg knowledge of our country's history and of its form of government, experience in evaluating the pros and cons of political and social argu- ment, and a perspective based upon which a knowledge of the past will make the present more understandable.