Normandy High School - Saga Yearbook (Normandy, MO)

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.911 memoriam wif: Mr. Christian Having been with the Normandy School System for thirty-one years, Mr. William D. Christian gained the respect and friendship of the students and faculty. Through the years he taught Plane and Solid Geometry, Advanced Alegbra, Trig- onometry and Senior Math. Showing sincere in- terest in each individual, his students not only learned the fundementals but also practical appli- cations and a better understanding and enjoyment of math. As chairman of the Mathematics Depart- ment, he sponsored the Normandy chapter of Mu Alpha Theta, a national honorary math society. He also sponsored the Hi-Y for fourteen years and started co-ed dancing at Normandy. For several years he was Treasurer of the Student Activity Fund and was an athletic manager. Recognized as an outstanding mathematics ed- ucator, Mr. Christian also taught courses for several years at St. Louis University. ln order to keep abreast with the modern trends in his field, he went to Dallas, Texas, in l958 as a dele- gate for the National Council of the Teachers of Mathematics. The previous summer he attended Western Michigan University as a Science Founda- tion Fellowship Winner. Active in community affairs, as well as school functions, Mr. Christian served as a deacon of the Normandy Presbyterian Church lo which he be- longed for thirty-one years. His devotion, genuine interest, work and sacrifices to his community, school, and family were outstanding and will not soon be forgotten.

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