Niles Township High School West - Spectrum Yearbook (Skokie, IL)

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MATHEMATICS Mathematics, ever-increasing in importance, has been given extended emphasis at Nlles West. The mathematics program including instruction in both basic and advanced concepts, thus accommodates the needs of every student. The Mathematics Department prepares students to meet everday math successfully, while it offers advanced instruction to those wishing to excel in this field. Advanced courses in Math Analysis and Calculus, as well as basic instruction in General Math, Algebra, and Geometry,are offered. Students gain an opportunity to increase their reasoning power and to become pre- pared for future math needs through the study of mathematics. Abraham Lev and Mardell McMahon explain tiieir graphing of a functional hyperbola to Kathleen Moyes and the rest of their second-year Algebra class.

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By reading current German magazines, the study of languages is enlivened for Allan Silverstein, Henry Thiemann, and James Yardley. FOREIGN LANGUAGE Pax, Paix, Paz -- peace can be said in many ways. Students, through the study of foreign languages, have the opportunity to become the future leaders in our struggle towards peace. The foreign language program includes instruction In French, Spanish, Latin, Russian, and German. These classes, combining language comprehension with a study of the country ' s culture and customs, thus present the student with a realistic approach. To aid the foreign language student in verbal comprehension, there is a modern language laboratory, complete with individual tape recorders, soundproof booths, and earphones. This system, a revolution in the teaching of foreign languages, has proved more efficient than the traditional textbook method. Through these means the student learns and masters such important words as peace. Egredere aUquando ex urba! Ted Forsberg, as Cicero, demands of Marc Lane, the traitorous Cati- line, as Roman senators. Merrily Herman and Judy DeLove, watch.