North Side High School - Legend Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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Numerical Knowledge Fills Minds of Mathematicians Immense change took place in the mathematics department this year. The difference was the new math which devoted more time to each topic, and stressed the why rather than the how of com- putation. Proving algebraic theorems, definitions, and struc- ture became a more important part of the algebraic courses, although solving for the unknown still re- mained the primary goal. Geometry, which included plane and solid geome- try, dealt with basic logic, congruent triangles and loci, and then delved into the study of cubes and spheres. Trigonometry and analytic geometry, combined with some college algebra and an introduction to calculus, were offered to seniors and advanced jun- iors. Determining the relationship between the sides of a right triangle and its angles constituted the major part of the trigonometry class. Mathematics furnished a vital foundation to science and engineering, homemaking, and business and technical skills. HP - l L ma M 9 v mKa K .■■• » -. J Mr. Charles Clark explains a few points on an algebraic graph to junior Cindy Klejnot. Working on his trigonometry assignment, Joe Housman bends over his slide rule to solve quadratic equations. Fellow students watch with interest as Roxann Waters and Marilyn Kelder prove the congruency of two triangles. 24

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Tammy Ladig appears tangled in typewriter ribbon as she prepares to change the ribbon for Mrs. Kathleen Paddock. Gentlemen . . . begins Mrs. Marilynne Curtis as she dictates to her advanced shorthand class. locations and Commercial Careers in Business World The effects of a lest vary with students in Mr. Donald Hanim ' i first semester business law class. Mr. John Walter looks on as his fifth period class ponders over a difficult exercise in bookkeeping. 23

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The science department added two courses this year to their curriculm. Chemistry III applied the principles acquired in Chemistry I and II, but in- volved more rigorous laboratory experimentation. This course attempted to evolve a better under- standing of chemical principles by usage. ' Skins studied the basic fundamentals of chemistry and the relationship between matter and energy in Chemistry I and II. Also added this year was Biological Science Cur- riculum Study, purple and blue version. The purple version of BSCS biology was designed for sopho- mores who did not take biology as freshmen. It stressed laboratory work in the many phases of science. An intensive study of the activities of higher plants, designed for students who took biology as freshmen and chemistry in tenth or eleventh grade, was introduced in the blue version of BSCS biology. Physics involved a study of the universe, waves, electricity, and atomic structure, and showed how physical knowledge is acquired experimentally and woven into physical theory. ' Skins investigate the development of embryology in Mrs. Patricia Light ' s BSCS elass, blue version. Scientists Probe Laws, Assumptions in Lab and Class Physics students observe pulses on a coil spring to find larities in waves and light rays. Connie Rider records data as she notes the effects of an ex- periment performed in a chemistry lab. 25