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

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Shall I vote Republican or Democrat? contemplates Senior Lee Melchi as he prepares to place his vote in the mock elections for the primaries. Economics student, Shari St. John, is assisted by Mr. Ron- ald Certain in finding the stock her class has purchased. 24

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Mathematics courses offered at North enabled stu- dents to think and analyze problems of many differ- ent types. So, through the combination of mind and reasoning and the application of past math, problems were solved step by step. Advanced mathematics began the junior or senior year with two semesters ol: proving algebraic theor- ems, definitions, and solving for the unknown. Plane and solid geometry followed involving the relationships of figures to other figures, and the memorizing of theorems and knowing their state- ments and reasons, word for word. Advanced algebra went deeper into what a stu- dent had already learned in elementary algebra. They learned about sets and about the postulational basis of algebra. Trigonometry and analytic geometry, which com- bined college algebra and an introduction to calculus, was offered to math enthusiastic seniors and ad- vanced juniors. The major part of trigonometry class was spent determining the relationship between sides of a right triangle and it ' s angles. Students also learned how to solve quadratic equations with a slide rule. in understanding math A giant slide rule makes it easier for Mr. Merle Rice to explain different methods of solving mathematical problems. Through the use of graphing, advance math students Glen Rossman and Steve Klaren solve problems. 23

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Requited notes and outlines are being turned in to Mr. Elmer Franzman in his U.S. History classes. As Mike Rice waits his t irn. Sue Loisel has her work checked. With Mr. Waveland Snider available for help, Debbie Fiandt completes a World History Assignment. Attempting to educate her jellow students, Becky Crow gives a current events report jor Mr. Harry Young ' s economics class. Elections highlighted social studies course The Republicans swept the November elections to end fiery debates and fierce campaigning by social studies students. They disputed Viet Nam and in- flation and investigated politics before registering and voting in mock elections where classes served as precincts. As sophomores, many pupils in world history stud- ied the rise and decline of civilizations beginning with the early Egyptains and Greeks and continuing to modern times. Juniors pondered the founding and development of the United States and discussed weekly events. Seniors electing economics studied what is pro- duced, from whom it is produced, how it is produced, and how it is exchanged. As active shareholders, the classes of Mr. Ronald Certain and Mr. Harrj ' Young followed the fluctuations and transactions on the stock exchange. Other seniors taking sociologj ' stud- ied the relationship of people to each other £md the problems of the individual. Seniors explored the background of the United States government and its mechanics in the federal, state, and local level in government class. They com- pared free government and dictatorship and dis- cussed their heritage, citizenship, and political issues. Classes participated in mock congressional sessions where students submitted bills. 25