Mount Vernon High School - Surveyor Yearbook (Alexandria, VA)

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Study And Observation Were The Keys To New Learning SCIENCE AgNOa + NaCl—►AgCl + NaNOa Chemistry students placed silver nitrate, a bluish liquid, into a beaker with salt, and the next they discovered that silver crystals had formed. For the biology classes, a wooded section behind the school became a plant observatory. Late in Feb¬ ruary, Mr. Price took his physics classes to the planetarium at Edison for the purpose of learn¬ ing about the solar system. Observation of weather conditions was a key area of study for the earth science groups. Certainly the science department was responsible for widely varied areas of study. Through the diverse experiments they performed, science stu¬ dents learned to observe and to draw conclusions. Mr. Eugene W. Skinner, Science Department Chairman. MR. PAUL MASKALENKO B.S., East Carolina University M.A., University of North Carolina MR. JOHN PRICE B.A., George Washington University MR. JOHN R. SAWYER B.S., Wake Forest University M.A., University of North Carolina MR. EUGENE W. SKINNER B.S., Virginia Union University MR. HAROLD G. SWAIN B.S., Alabama Teachers College M.S., Florida State University Science 29

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Mr. David S. Givens. Mr. John R. Sawyer. MRS. ETHELFRIDA G. AVERY B.A., Hunter College M. A., Emory University MR. DAVID S. GIVENS B.S., Lynchburg College MRS. ANNA M. HARDER B.S., Immaculata College N. S.F., American University N.S.F., University of Virginia Mrs. Harder assists with the set-up of an experiment. 28 — Science

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Progressive Society Requires Math For MATHEMATICS Math is the language of computers, of space exploration, and of scientific research. It is also the language of income tax returns, supermarket prices, and gas mileage per gallon. Whether a student intends to continue the study of mathematics at a higher level of education, or use it in practical day-to-day experience, he should be offered a chance to learn exactly what he needs. Such study is possible at Mount Vernon through courses available in our math department; these range from Consumer Math and Algebra I to Trigonometry — Functions and Calculus. This year the use of a computer has furthered the experiences offered to a serious math student. In room 306, there was a math lab which had new and modern math equipment. This equipment was helpful in learning the language of mathematics, so vital in our progressive society. Geometry proofs require consultation. MR. OVID M. BUTLER B.S., United States Naval Academy MR. STAN L. FANT B.S., Wilson Teachers College MISS CONNIE M. JOHNSON B.S., Madison College MR. STEPHEN A. KENDALL B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute mrs. lulu r. McFarland A. B., Guilford College MR. JOHN E. MILLER B. A., Emory and Henry College M.A., George Peabody College 30 Mathematics