Mentone High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Mentone, IN)

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TRIG COURSE IN MATH This “fall-away” body helps Janeen and Luanne learn vital organs. John studies the graph of a sound wave on the oscilloscope. Juniors or Seniors were taught a new math course this year by Mr. Homburg. Trigonometry and solid geometry, a semester devoted to each, were both new and challenging. Trig introduced students to a new circular meaning approach to coordinate systems. Geometry classes, also taught by Mr. Homburg, learned and memorized postulates and theorems that helped in execution of proofs and equations. They also worked with geometric figures and touched on three- dimensional graphs. Functions, relations, quadratic and graphic equations were topics of discussion and extra work in Mr. Hontburg's algebra classes. Refresher and business math reviewed basic material and applied it to practical problems. The advanced math, taught by Mr. Hurd, squeezed their brains during ill-fated last period to grasp the meaning of analytical geometry, func- tionals, metrices, calculus and complex numbers. They also studied probability which was perhaps the most interesting because, this way, the students were able to figure their grades ahead of time. Harp-like tones in the physics room still didn't con- vince those students it was heaven. In studying wave motion they performed experiments with tuning forks and ripple tanks. A new attraction in the physics lab was the purchase of a laser. Chemistry students took on special assignments this year by contributing projects for the Science Fair. Class- room assignments were combined with spectroscope (identifying wave lengths by color) experiments. First semester anatomy students explored the opportu- nities of a promising future in medicine while visiting the l.U. Medical Center. Back in the classroom they studied details on the skeleton and torso. Some brave souls drew blood and checked their blood types. Students got practical experience by disecting fetal pigs. It’s not a snack; Marj and Janet arc finding milk’s specific gravity. 25

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NEW EQUIPMENT FOR SCIENCE; NEW Chemistry student. Bob, takes a peck thru the department’s new spectroscope. Taking it with a grin, Richard watches John correct his plot of a function. 24

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EXPERIENCE TEACHES BUILDING BODY AND SKILLS BY DOING— Basic Training skills are enjoyed as frosh P.E. boys do the popular “stomper. 26