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

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George Smith Chemistry Department Head Ester Lancaster Biology Hall Display 1 ' s . X .,,, , i i ' S is-f KX xx xi Raymond Simonson Biology Boys' Golf Paul Tobie Biology Fire and Civil Defense Drills Left to right, Don Manildi, Richard X, Wentz, Marilyn Todd and Ron McRae use the stroboscope to view water waves in Orval Theisen's Sfudy of Science Seeks Answers 'l'o Man's E'l'ernal Queshons Science, ever-changing, challenges each student to seek the answeis to the eternal questions it poses. The scientific method of thought pro vides a means by which these questions may be answered In the past few years, inventions have been made which our fore fathers would have labeled magic, but which have become common place in our lives. Every day, new advances are being made The field of investigation which was opened up through nuclear reseai ch IS only a beginning. We are far from the solution to the mysteries of the um verse. There is still a need to search for the answers. Every high school Vi FY : o. fb :s FY i-ln Ui cm ,.. 4 fb :: FY rr fb 0 :J- N : 6 fb FP o Ln o I-ln : P? :- fb CD fb Bi 1 Pl P' 2 Fi. 5 mv-x 55 'Ea 3 U' 0 vs VR F H 2323 U A 2 'Q v ll ' r v 'ffl .Wi .,,xiq2K'lKUsLrf79i :Q E .1 ,wil . A i 'l..z:iz14gg Biology Club -nf M' -Xxx S? Orval Theisen Physics Junior Homeroom Chairman f Q physics class. 1 A-if

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Maih Courses Prepare Siudenis for College One of the chief characteristics of the present time is that the human mind is asserting itself largely through the power of mathematics. Colleges are raising the mathematical requirements in nearly all departments of instruction. Students should now be more vigorously disposed to learn than ever before. High school mathematics is undergoing extensive modernization. New methods and teaching skills are being used each year to prepare North Central stu- dents for college mathematics. By enrolling in courses in algebra, geometry, trig- onometry and analysis, students may become thor- oughly versed in quantitative fundamentals. X l I8 ' Zig .: ., . ' 5Y Q ,. ' ' 'Q ' X ,guts Q f' I X X .....Q r ' i iff i - +1 i Burrill Exley Advanced Math Math Club Dorothy Congdon Geometry Future Teachers John O'Leary Freshman Math William Lowther Geometry B Football John 0'Leary, math teacher, Robert Barnard Geometry Chess Club Edwin Kretz Algebra Varsity Football Mack Saunders Algebra Equipment Manager William Nye Algebra Boys' Intramurals appears to have fallen asleep on the job.

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- r ! I i l Gregory Sanford Social Studies Department Head Dr. Thomas Anderson World History Publicity Chairman Muriel Allison U.S. History Honors Board Robert Bland World History Freshman Tennis xr Social Studies Deparfmeni' Leads Our social studies curriculum was designed to prepare students to become better citizens in today's troubled world. lfVith the knowledge of the past and present, it was hoped that the students would use the information to the betterment of themselves and America. Through a knowledge of economic, social and political systems, we are able to understand the unrest in various parts of the world caused by infiltration of lfVor1d Com- munism and its threat to America's society. Department head, Gregory Sanford, takes roll in his Contemporary World Problems class as Tom Griffith looks on. Gerald Conrath U.S. History Social Studies Forum 20 t . -,ly a dk ' X N N C c s . 'X Q V :D ft fi x . s gf Y ' .y - fl' Virginia Drew World History Data Processing Miss Allison ,goaches Sandy Brockway and Dennis .uhlman in their history class.