Mentor High School - Cardinal Notes Yearbook (Mentor, OH)

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Lssmz nnAB:Ns'ro'r1', A. B. curve BENNETT, B. s. ,wooslfef Colley? Baldwin-Wallace College English, Science, Assistant Mafhemmics and science Athletic Coach Tl1e Sciences To keep alert in this ever advancing scientific world, an individual can gain the proper foundation from the study of science. The department this year has forty-two students in the chemistry division, thirty-nine in biology, sixty in general science, sixteen in physics, and eight in advanced mathematics. Biology is taught by Mr. Masonbrink, and the study of general science, which is really an outline of all science, is directed by Mr. Drabenstott. He aims to introduce students to all of the sciences, so that they may gain an idea of which specific subject they will wish to study later. The problems of physics, advanced mathematics, and the always excit- ing chemistry are taught by Mr. Bennett, Mr. Bennett's aim is to teach young people to imagine themselves in the realm of the laws of sciences, and to teach the fundamentals of the sciences so that they may be beneficial in advanced education. 5

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KATHRYN LUSE, A. B., B. S. MARY BARTHALOW, B. S. Hiram College Ohio State University Western Reserve University Jr. High Mathematics Librarian Library And Mathematics It is the hope of the librarian that students will think of the library as a pleasant place to visit, that they will seek the library when they wish to select good books, that they will come for assistance in class assignments and for magazines and newspapers. If students have learned to use and enjoy their school library, then it is hoped that as high school graduates they will also use the library well, that, wherever they may be, they will seek a library for information and for inspiration. The library has been fortunate in having a Mentor alumna, Miss Ruth Campbell, as assistant librarian. Miss Campbell has done much to make the library a pleasant place to visit with attractive posters and bulletin boards. A total of l7,l39 books were borrowed during the year, or, seventy-nine books per day, There were 3l8 new books added to the library making the total number of books 5538. There are fifty-five magazines and th ree newspapers. From this selection each student reads an average of twenty-eight books and magazines a year. The mathematics department endeavors to help the student attain a real under- standing of the fundamental concepts and operations of mathematics. Accurate state- ment and solution of practical problems, arising in the home and business world, which are within the scope of the students' present knowledge and future needs are presented. The work of this department serves as a foundation for advanced study and later use. One hundred and eighty junior high school students are enrolled in the courses in general mathematics and algebra. Advanced algebra, plane and solid geometry, and elementary work in calculus are offered to forty-two pupils in the senior high school.

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s . i. , y ,.5. 3 5, H sf' Q, LILLIAN QTTQ, A, B., B. C. S. GERTRUDE CQLE MQfl1l'195jd9 College Spencerian Business College Tiffin Business College school 595,-ego,-y Shorthand and Typing The Commercial Sciences The aims of the commercial department are two-fold: l. To prepare the vocational pupil in a marketable skill. 2. To give all students an understanding of business princi- ples. To provide a balanced program, the department is divided into the bookkeeping- clerical field, including bookkeeping, clerical practice, and business training, and into the stenographic-typing field, including elementary and advanced shorthand, elemen- tary and advanced typing, and secretarial practice. This year beginning typing was made an elective subject for the college preparatory group. ln the advanced typing classes, students are assigned as secretaries to teachers. Their duties are manifold and through them they gain experience in actual business situations. Two hundred and fifty students receive training in this department of the school. The primary purpose of the office staff is to carry on the routine of the office in an efficient and courteous manner and to make a sincere effort at all times to make the office a useful and co-operative department. While carrying out the above aims it is also the object of the office to give practical and worthwhile experience to members of the high school who desire such experience and training. Seven pupils make up the per- sonnel of this staff. They are under the direct supervision of Miss Gertrude Cole,