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

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Burri1Exley D th C d Department Head oro y ong on Robert Barnard Ronald Johns Edwin Kretz William Lowther William Nye Mack Saunders Burril Exley explains an algebra equation to Andy Jordan, junior. Mathematics, the Universal Language Sometimes Referred to as a 'Foreign Languagel' With pencil, eraser, ruler, compass, protractor and slide rule in hand the math student sets out to conquer mathematics. The universal language, mathematics, is to some students another foreign language. Most Spokanites think of Euclid as a street on the North Side, but in math class students learn that he was a father- of modern geometry. Several special classes are offered in math. Some of the Algebra 1 and 2 classes are teaching a different approach. This new concept is known as SMSG, which stands for School Mathematics Study Group. The SMSG method was used exper- imentally for several years and is now a perman- ent part of the curriculum. A special geometry class is offered to give stu- I6 dents who do well in math a chance to receive a more stimulating course. Trigonometry and math analysis is given in the senior year. A strong background in math is needed. The prerequisite is two years of algebra and one of geometry. Math can be very useful, too. Besides discover- ing how long it takes to paddle upstream against a current, students in advanced algebra learn the odds of many games of chance. They also learn about interest in payments of loans and merchan- dise. Students learn that two plus two is not always four when they study the many different number systems. The number system used today has only 10 digitsg some numbers systems have 12, and some have only 2.

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4 il 'l 3 Chrysler, senior: Diane Marchioro, senior: Bobbie - l 4- M A X Davis, Junior: Albert Mattus, drama instructor. G-fax L2-J fs.. VWLQYL, Are Viewed by Senior English Classes ee ' In the study of Our Town Clifton Fadiman, author and lec- ,gb , , tl.1l'Cl', was narrator. The titles of the four films in this set were The ,ski ill . Humanities: Wfhat They Are and XVhat They Dog The Theater: ' 'A 'A One of the Humanitiesg Our Town and Our Universe, and Our Town and Ourselves. Oedipus the King was narrated by Bernard M. VV. Knox, Pro- fessor of Classics, Yale University. The Age of Sophocles, The Char- acter of Oedipus, Man and God, and The Recovery of Oedipus were discussed in the set. Maynard Mack, Professor of English at Yale University, narrated the study of Hamlet. The films were The Age of Elizabeth, lfVhat Happens in Hamlet, The Poisoned Kingdom, and The Readiness Is All. The last set studied the novel, Great Expectations. Clifton Fad- iman was the narrator. This set was received the second semester and was shown in composition classes as well as literature. From top to bottom: Daniel Davis, Ronald Miller, Lyle J ewell, Katherine Krogue, John Malterner, Albert Mattus, Vivian Hager l5

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-w-af ,...uv6'J,2,,, ,4,.,f- George Smith Dale Blair Raymond Simonson Walter Spangenberg Orval Theisen Paul Tobie Department Head Marie Taschereau and Sally Mulligan, juniors, observe an experiment in chemistry class. The camera seems to have caught Orval Theisen, physics teacher, off guard. Science Education Undergoing Change: Emphasis on Student Inquiry Aldous Huxley has said, Understanding comes when we liberate ourselves from the old . . . and so make possible the new. This observation is especially true today, when we often find it difficult to free ourselves from the old ways of life or tried and true methods which were good enough for me, so they are good enough for youf' lNe are in an environment of constant change. Some investigators say that our store of scientific knowledge will probably double in the next 10 to 15 years. It will be the responsibility of toclay's young people to adapt not only themselves but their society to a world recast in a mold of scientific achievements. A major key to the success of this adaptation is freedom. At North Central students are experiencing greater freedom in science classes, freedom to think and develop ideas in an unprecedented curriculum which fosters learning through in- quiry. Mfith the facts of science in a constant state of flux, it is imperative that we depend less upon the factual and technological aspects of science. In all our science offerings there is growing em- phasis upon science as a process of inquiry. Sci- ence as inquiry means that the student becomes an active investigator instead of a passive learner. In this manner the student gains experience with processes of analysis and independent thought. These are important tools which will later enable the student to carry on his own self-educativc program which must inevitably come as a result of the changes which are now being wrought. I7