Little Rock Central High School - Pix Yearbook (Little Rock, AR)

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Student librarian Renee Walton aid enior Bruce Oliver, Batty Bruton, and Larry Brannan in checking out library book to help their »tudie Library—25

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Library Aids Pupils in Studying and Researching Boasting 12,000 books and 100 periodicals that span a five-year period, the Library strives to meet the educa- tional needs of Central's 2300 students and faculty members. Mrs. Mary Coker, head librarian, explained that the Library made an attempt to add any book that is requested by a teacher or student. Our purpose is to be of service,” she added. A flexible admission program was used by the Library this year whereby students are permitted to come to the Library without having to report to study hall. The Li- brary opens 45 minutes before classes begin in the morn- ings and closes 30 minutes after the regular school day has ended. A poster contest is sponsored by the Library yearly dur- ing National Book Week, which was October 30 through November 5 this year. Any student may enter the contest and prizes are awarded to the best three entries as selected by a faculty judging committee. Training sessions in using the Library are provided to all sophomores. Special sessions are given in junior and senior classes when requested. MRS. MARY COKER - BS. ASTC; BS, La. State U. Library Club. Central' library i a valuable ource of information to to- dentj. Here Mr. Tom Teeter, librarian, aid Garvin Myhand. Library

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Math Teachers Put Emphasis on Logic, Reasoning “One of the purposes of the Math Department is to train students to think logically,” said Miss Christine Poindexter, chairman. To achieve this purpose, students are given the very best materials available in the area of mathematics, such as models to illustrate solid figures, overhead projectors, formica top desks with a polar coordinate graph and a rectangular co-ordinate graph on the surfaces, and a match- ing blackboard graph. The Mathematics Department is versatile and modern. Our teachers try to improve the course by improving their teaching skills and keeping up-to-date on math concepts,” Miss Poindexter said. Students are given the opportunity to improve their mathematic skills in several varied courses, which include applied math, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and calculus. “The importance of a good math program is being expressed many times yearly by college admission officers, space technologists, doctors, and others,” according to Miss Poindexter. She indicated that the Central High depart- ment constantly strived to remain among the best. ‘The beauty of math is that there is no set pattern by which any given problem must be solved,” Mrs. Jeanne Wren said. 8r«nda Nichols, senior student, demonstrate the use of a conk section to the class members in Mrs. Poindexter's second period calculus dess. 26-Math