Lincoln High School - Links Yearbook (Lincoln, NE)

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Ynagnzotude of Glzanges The science department continues to help train youth to live successfully and happily in a world oi accelerating scientific achievement. Progress is so rapid now that we experience magnitudes ot change in a traction ot one lite- time greater than those formerly spanning countless generations. To meet these problems ot change, youth ot today will need all the science training pos- sible. Some new equipment has been re- ceived, but the wartime unbalance ot availf able materials has not been tully overcome. l-lelp from scientific people is needed it We hope to control the atomic bomb wrote Dr. Pllbert Einstein, tamed scientist, in a personal letter to I. D. Young, head ot the Lincoln high tw .- , ,ai X W L X AZN' K is ' L I ,, .. Mary N. Bardwell lfclna lf Bryan Lucy M. Geiger Leste r M. Inn ri Helene M. Schernel Mamie Short Mrs. Grace Temple lulius li You ia li science department. First hand information on frogs is learned in Miss Geiger s biology class Checking to see that alls O K., Roy Rombcxugh assists Robert Kleppinger in a chemistry experiment. Q xg mtl' 'Y' Q? wr Q

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Qqlzougfzts een an fear lnez Burnworth Inez M. Cook, head Edith M. Ellis Ruth N. Hall Gertrude lanes Grace McMahon Mildred Waide Iosephine E. Wible Mrs. Florence Wytock ' lil lc. , A4 Mr qw, - I h if Q . . ,gg ,gt if ,-EEr, :Q Realization that the world is ever changing and highly technical has made the mathe- mathics courses popular. Qs a basis for college mathematics, algebra, trigonometry and solid geometry are offered. Commercial mathematics is invaluable to those planning a career and industrial mathe- matics equips the student to meet the problems ot tomorrow. This year, for the first time, a book written by the members of the department and the outgrowth ot tive years Work, is being used in geometry classes. This important publication sets forth the value ot cultivating the reasoning power. lack McCann and Dick Olney study the intricacies of slide rules in a senior mathematics class. Geometric solids are explained in Miss lanes' solid geometry class

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gn terpretlng ne orla, Mrs. Irma W. Coombs Mrs. Ruth M. Dodge Ralph M. Hansen Florence Ienkins Mrs. Lou McLean Mrs, Emogene Moor Mrs. Ruth Pinney Carrie Roberts, head Mrs. Qlice Updegratt To aid the pupil in realizing his responsi- bilities as a future citizen and in recognizing the problems that face the nation is the chief aim of social studies classes. Economics classes learn about labor prob- tems and international trade. Other history courses show the development of civilization from earliest man. Our democratic form of government is based on the United States constitution. Therefore, a study of it is one of the most detailed in Hmeri- can history work. Modern problems classes spend much time learning the fundamentals of world government by following the procedure of the United Nations conference. One World is stressed in Hmerican history. Drawing maps according to recently signed peace treaties is the R.- HID intriguing task of world history students, 'E f