Muhlenberg High School - Muhltohi Yearbook (Laureldale, PA)

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JASON W. WHITE Mathematics I . . B.S. in Ed., Bucknell University Hm m m' Tell us about It' David M.S., University of Michigan Moth Proves Y Figures R Interesting Math department . . . numbers racket at Muhlenberg . . . one of the larger departments in school . . . seventh and eighth grades confronted with long addition, decimal, per' centage, and reading problems . . . introduced to Miss Ruffner's famous mimeographed tests and Mr. Brokenshire's pep talks . . . Mr. Owen led study of insurance and taxation in commercial class . . . freshmen and sophomores learned the Y's of algebra and com' plicated art of graphing under direction of Mr. White and Mr. Brokenshire . . . new general math course offered to ninth and tenth grades in place of algebra . . . eighth grade classes invested hypothetical big money in stocks and bonds and computed the rate of return. . . I , JAMES R. BROKENSHIRE DAVID F- OWEN V y Mathematics Mathematics i B.S., Franklin and Marshall College BS- in Ed-i EM Stroudsburg State Teachers College ll 12ll

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JOHN E. HARRIS History l B.S. in Social Studies Curfew 'rmgs on current events report Schuylkill College Civics students came closer to home in their frantic search for material for Pennsylvania notebooks . . . many original and artistic covers materialized as the students vied with each other . . . sophomores relived the gory days of the French Revolution in European History . . . eleventh graders broadened their knowledge of American History through Mr. Harris's worksheets . . . practiced group dynamics in conducting of classes . . . seniors exercised voting privilege with model voting machine . . . learned the advantages of democracy through study of Federal, State, and local governments . . . introduced problems of international and national interest by means of current events reports. MILDRED H. PRUTZMAN DONALD L. FETTERMAN History, Civics Civics, Hi-Swfy A.B., Hood College B.S., Ursinus College Serving in the U.S. Navy illlll

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RQBERT D. SHIPE, JR. OLIVIA C. M. RUFFNER Mathematics Mathematics Director of Athletics Ph.B., Brown University B.S., Albright College M.S. in Ed., University of Pennsylvania Mr. Shipe's mysterious circular card, used to save brain work, puzzled many . . . juniors convinced by Mr. White that 'Geometry is the study . . . originals were often proved quite originally . . . ambitious Euclidians accepted challenges for extra credit . . . trig students afflicted with Hcolumnitis' . . . loci, tetrahedral angles, and polyhedrons bewildered seniors . . . senior math class struggled with progressions . . . knowledge gained through math proved extremely helpful on the climb toward truth. Seventh graders work on measurement and percentage ll13ll