McKinley High School - Black and Gold Yearbook (Honolulu, HI)

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tgifff 121 mmfizzfcmiffz dfflllfig Recently,increased importance has been placed on the study of mathematics and science in school. National survival in the space age has made it essential for Ameri- cans to speed up their progress in these two fields .In the field of mathematics it was made mandatory that all high school students com- plete two years of math. The department provided a testing pro- gram for all incomingsophomores. This en- abled teachers to judge the abilities of their new students who, in order to advance to oth- er math courses, were required to take ex- ams to test their achievement and extent of comprehension of the pre-required course. McKin1ey's math department offered such an opportunity to every student. It offered a variety of courses ranging from simple arithmetic to the more difficult math areas for the college preparatory students. For those who did not wish to probe into higher math, th e d ep a r t m e nt provided courses in the fundamentals to meet the two- year requirement as well as the needs of the vast majority of the students. Those who wished to advance in math were offered suchsubjects as trigonometry, solid geometry, and college algebra ,which provid- edasufficient challenge for most of the ad- vanced students. A l t h o u g h not everyone was destined to specialize in these fields, mathematics re- mained an important subject. It is basic to everyday life. The knowledge of even simple addition and subtraction is necessary to car- ry on dai ly transactions. The machinery, appliances and all the electrical equipment, which make living easier, are based on m a th c ma tic s . Math also instills logical thinking in analyzing and solving problems. SOLID GEOMETRY requires logical reasoning, perception of space, and solid, down-to-earth thinking. Roy Mutsushige and Franklin Yamamoto ponder over the hypothesis and probable solutions to the geometry problem 6 ' in

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10771 165662 When did the Black Death swe ep over Europe'?X What do gerunds,predicate nom- inatives, and adverbs do in grammar? These were onlyafew of the many things which the sophomore students learned and discussed in their core classes. The art academy, sophomore assem- blies, and historical films provided for a variety of learning situations which made classwork fun and interesting. Students were encouraged to increase their vocabularies by reading recommend- ed books which in turn enabled them to express themselves more lucidly. The sophomores discovered that their teachers were not only their instructors but also their counselors. Problems in- volving their classwork, their future voca- tions, and their personal lives were dis- cussed by the students with their teachers. ORAL REPORTING is a valuable technique in the English-social studies program. Here Diane Young uses a visual aid to make her report interesting, REPORTING ON CURRENT EVENTS helps students to keep up-to-date on the latest happenings in the world Lawrence Muraoka reports to his class on the day' s important news that will go down as part of our current history ir Q es. 17

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We 33. , i if AN EXTERIOR ANGLE of a triangle is equal to the sum of the two opposite interior angles. Proving this is one among many problems faced by students checking the validity of plane geometry theorems and postulates. ALGEBRAIC PRINCIPLES he lp people to understand the technicalworld they live in and guide them in coping with everyday problems. These students practice to perfect their math skills ,ws .5551 , l VV: ref, K . I ' V A Qg