North Central High School - Tamarack Yearbook (Spokane, WA)

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Foreign Languages . . . Library Bertha Boehme, Genevieve Oppen, Frances Theis, Mary R. Bacon, Dolores J. Ellis. Bertha Bobhme Foreign Languages, Head Washington State College, B.A.; University of California; Uni- versity of Oregon; Columbia Uni- versity; University of Munich; Junior Red Cross Adviser. Genevieve Oppen Spanish Willamette University, B.A.; Uni- versity of Washington, MA.: Gonzaga University; Washington State College; Spanish Club Ad- Frances Theis Latin University of Montana, B.A.; Carlton College; University of California; Washington State Col- lege; Latin Club Adviser. Mary R. Bacon Head Librarian Smith College, B.A.; New York State Library School; Amores Librorum Adviser. Dolores J. Ellis Assistant Librarian Elmira College, B.A. of Wisconsin, B.L.S. University Busy as little bees twenty-three

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Projects help to acquaint students with their subject. Here Latin students George Fish and Robin Rytnond consult encyclopedias for information on Roman house construction. Two years of Latin and Spanish are offered in the foreign language department. French and German have been offered and will be taught again when the need arises. Spanish students not only learn the fundamentals in grammar but become quite proficient in conversational Spanish. Latin students, in addition to their study of the language, learn Roman history and its relationship to what is happening today. it it it -d The Library, consisting of 10,000 volumes, has a seating capacity for 165 students, It was or- ganized in 1908 and doubled in capacity in 1918 under the librarianship of Lucille Fargo, w ho re- cently published her fourteenth book, The Spokane Story. The work of the library is done by two librarians, Mary l . Bacon and Dolores J. Ellis, assisted by approximately 100 volunteer workers. twenty-two

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r Scale models aid .1 r. A ygaard ' s solid geometry dosses in finding elusive solutions. Ron Stone, Vvrg Duchow and BUI Cook work out a toughie . In a world full of confusion, mathematics presents a field of study in which results arc definite and basic theories stable. Partly for this reason many students take a definite liking to mathematics, even though they may not he highly talented in the subject. That more students of last ear ' s gradu- ating class chose mathematics as an elective major than any other subject is significant of the fad that students have begun to realize the value and need for it. The complexity of modern living requires more engineers, more scientists and more technicians than ever before. Persons planning on entering these lines of work must have a thorough training in mathematics. Courses offered by the mathematics department range from elementary freshman mathematics to algebra 4 and trigonometry on the college level. twenty-four