North High School - Polar Bear Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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Mathematics Opens the Way for Higher Education Bill Ellsworth views the icosahedron. Mastering equations and solving proofs are daily projects undertaken by students enrolled in math courses. Students may choose from a wide area of math courses offered, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, college math, and probability. These courses will help the students of today with their everyday problems of tomorrow. EUGENE WORDEN Drake, B.A. Groduote Study: Columbia, Univ. of la., S.U.I., I.S.U. HARRY MORTENSEN Grandview, A.A. Univ. of Minn., B.S., M.A. Graduate Study: Drake, S.U.I. ORVAL KNEE State College of Iowa, B.A. Drake, M.S. Graduate Study: I.S.U. VERNON BLY Luther College, B.A. Kansos State, M.S. Graduate Study: S.U.I., I.S.U., Drake, Rutgers, University of Southern Colifornia

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WILLIAM MASON SHARON McLEOD LAWRENCE STREYFELLER LEE KOESTER Drake B A Univ. of N.C., B.A. Drake, B.A. Loras College, B.A., I.S.U. Columbia, M.A. Droke, M.S. Graduote Study: Univ. of Wis. Foreign Languages Enable Better Understanding Among Men North High students had the opportunity to explore four languages this year. French, Latin, German, and Spanish were all offered for students wishing to learn to speak each language. Along with learning the basis for each language, the students also study some of the countries culture. To supplement the daily classroom study the language lab plays a vital part to increase the students understanding of the language. Mrb. McLccd operates ccntrols for language lob. ■ 1 } 1 1 m I. French students use the language lab. — 1 1 —

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Science Teaches Controlled Experiments As Method of Study WALTER FRANZ Iowa Wesleyan College, B.S. Univ. of Iowa, M.A. Graduate Study: Drake, South Dakota State, Univ. of Conn., Univ. of Mo. Griff Reese and John Ohnmacht wrestle man eating lizard. Three courses of scientific study are offered to North students, physics, chemistry, and biology. Students in all classes work on team experiments to understand basic scientific principles. Team experiments play an important part in expanding the knowl- edge of the students. Through comparison and relating of data, students can make better use of knowledge they S3cure from the calculations they make. LAURENCE HUTZELL U.N. I., B.A. Middle Tenn. State Univ., M.A. JOHN BRINDLEY S.C.I., B.A. I.S.U., M.S. I.S.U., Drake Univ. CHARLES LEHFELD Central College, B.A. Omaha Univ., M.S. Graduate Study: Wm. Jewell College, Iowa State University, Droke GARY CURTIS N.W.M.S.C., B.S.