Maur Hill High School - Maurite Yearbook (Atchison, KS)

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 M s X 7| 3 9 |»o Math 1 Fr Bruce helps Ellis Johnston 78. with a math problem 2. Fr. Abbot Thomas reads off grades from previous tests to the class 3. Andy Goetting 76. and Rick Binzel 76. punch out new answers for old problems 4 Mr Rich Andra 5 Rt Rev. Abbot Thomas 6. Pat Regan 76. Neil Perez 77. Tim Baade 76. melt sterling silver in advanced art 7. Richard Sarafian puts finishing touches on an ash tray in ceramics 8 Bill Myers 77. helps Todd John- son. a visiting sixth grader with ceramics 9. Brother Martin Burkhard 10. Mrs Linda Stecher There were many math classes offered to the students this year. Logic was the main requirement to get through the many problems posed to the students. Mr. Richard Andra taught Analysis, advanced algebra A and geometry A. Rev. Abbot Thomas Hartman taught algebra B. geometry B. and principles of math II. Rev. Paul Steingreaber taught algebra IA and Rev. Ralph Koehler taught principles of math I. Principles of math I taught the students the basics of math. After principles of math the students usually advanced into algebra, a branch of mathematics in which arithmetic relations are generalized and explored by using letter symbols to represent numbers, variable quantities or other mathematic entities, and find it was not as hard as they thought it would be. Some students picked up geometry which is a branch that dealt with the measurements, properties, and relationships of points, lines, angles, surfaces, and solids. Others took advanced algebra, the beginnings of trigonometry, and found they had to really apply themselves to get through the year. Come senior year only a few brave and daring students continue into analysis, the practice of proving a math proposition by assuming the result and reason- ing back to the data or to already established principles. 22 Math

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Mr. Bill O’Connor. Rev. Camillus and Mr. Guy Galley were the three teachers who took care of the Social Studies classes. Mr. O’Connor taught American Government, and U.S. History. Fr. Camillus taught World History and Geography. Fr. Barnabas taught Contemporary World and Mr. Galley taught Sociology. Geography was a class that freshmen could take. They studied about different countries and their social systems, economy, etc. The sophomores took World History. The juniors took American Government, a class in which they learned about the history of the government, how it operates and famous trial cases and acts. The seniors took U.S. History. Students could also take Contemporary World where they learned and discussed current issues and problems of today. Social Studies '21

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Art Students in art class have advanced rapidly through the course. Some of the projects of the year in- clude ring castings, oil paints, woodwork, wall murals, weaving, macrame, papermache. water colors, sterling ring construction. drawing, silk screening, copper enameling and other crafts. Along with this course in Fine Arts was ceramics. In ceramics a student could ex- press himself or herself in clay, as an individual can mold, shape and create an object for functional uses and for decoration. The student could use pre-cast ceramic molds or he could use clay if he wished to create unusual pieces. These two art classes were an incentive for the creativity in the minds of the students. The two teachers in charge of this field were Mrs. Linda Stecher and Brother Martin Burkhard O.S.B., paraprofessional. These two people showed different techniques in the field of art. Art 23