Lakewood High School - Cinema Yearbook (Lakewood, OH)

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Mqfh Teaches Abstract Thinking Plane geometry, elected mainly by sophomores, de- velops habits of reasoning based on proving a state- ment with previously learned facts. Solid geometry applies these habits to theorems involving three-di- mensional figures. Pupils study inductive reason- ing in algebra along with quadratic and linear fune- tions. logarithms, and binomials. In trigonom- etry they learn to solve spherical triangles. Gian! slide rule enables entire class to study steps in problem iogeiher A v Page 18

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Second-year Spanish class utilizes blacl-:boards to check homework assignment Study of Language Builds Appreciation of Peoples Pursuit of Latin, German, or Spanish offers a chance to more fully appreciate the civilization, literature, and customs of the people who use the language while laying a foundation in its grammar and vocabulary. Caesax-'s Gallic War and the Writ- ings of such Romans as Horace and Virgil furnish the basis for second and third year study of Latin while German, French, and Spanish students read novels and short stories. New conversation courses in French and Spanish for second or third year students afford an opportunity to retain a working knowledge of idioms and pronunciation. Page l 7

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Eight Science Courses Offered Science courses try to cultivate curiosity, open-mindedness, and cautious judgment while giving the pupil a foundation in facts, principles, and nomenclature. Of the ten science instructors, six teach biology, horticulture, or physiology which deal with the characteristics of living things. One also teaches aero- nautics, the science of flight. The others bring about an un- derstanding of physical forces about us by the study of chem- istry, physics, or general science. Students trace respiratory, circulatory. and digestive systems in manikin Page