Northwest High School - Vanguard Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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Mr. William Saler and his student teacher, Mrs. Wilcox, discuss teaching methods. Basicmath or computors, it all figures out here Find the distance represented by the area between the two curves y : sin x and y I cos 3x. Impossi- ble? Not to students who took ana- lytic geometry and calculus. This ad- vanced course was offered to sen- iors who had taken Geometry I 84 ll and Algebra Ill 84 IV in their sophomore year. Computer math, a unique course at Northwest, was again offered. Beginning in the fall sophomores with special permission could also take the course previously offered to juniors and seniors only. Seniors Alan Shirley and Bruce Shelley conducted a Science Sem- inar session at I.U. Medical Center demonstrating how to solve prob- lems with a portable terminal con- nected by telephone to a Chicago computer. Approximately thirty-five juniors and seniors took part in a national mathematics contest conducted by the Mathematical Association of America and the Society of Actuar- ies. Reducing a fraction by first factoring isn't difficult to Scott Swanson, sophomore, who explains it to the class on the blackboard. 39

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Personal accomplishment stressed in science courses From dissecting a fetal pig to studying reaction rates of the ele- ments, science department courses offered practical knowledge as well as variance in uncommon general knowledge. Enrollment increased by 200 to 1,510 this year. Because the science department was one of the largest in the school, expanding the science classes to the old math wing was necessary to accommo- date the growing number of en- rolees. Research and careful observation were stressed in experimentation. One pupil received S100 from the Heart Fund on his research proj- ect. An accurate account of every satellite launched by America and Russia was another project record- ed by a science-minded Pioneer. For the first time, four NHS stu- dents enrolled in the Science Seminar, an organization which meets Saturday mornings to enable pupils from various high schools to attend lectures covering the science field in depth. Biology teacher Mrs. Leigh Richie points out new fish acquired by the science department to her pupils, Bob Gushree and Rexanne Coleman, sophomores. 38 Linda Montgomery, junior, measures zinc as the first step of an experiment. Terry Boring and Gail Fisher, juniors, prove teamwork pays off during experiments.

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Stud of history is more than past, present events Approximately 1544 pupils en- rolled in one of the 'IO courses offered by Northwest's social stud- ies department. Thirteen teachers, including five new to the Northwest faculty, taught courses such as in- ternational relations, world geog- raphy, and Indiana history. Latin American civilization was offered again as more pupils took an in- terest in world affairs. Though pupils were required to take U.S. History, government, and econom- ics, many enrolled in these elective courses. l Mr. Mark Nuthall finds his pupils interested in the national government. Because of the national elections there was no mock election. ln- stead, classes debated and discussed each national candidate and many state and local candidates in prep- aration for a school election. Elec- tion day Northwest students, like the nation, voted Republican, elect- ing Mr. Nixon as President of the United States of America. Seniors ranking in the upper 250!0 of their class were eligible to com- pete for S1500 in scholarships, awarded by the Lilly Foundation. Mr. Ralph Horn, department head, scans the abundance of work on his desk. Arleen Bolton and Eddie Koehl argue an important issue against janet Wiseman and Bill Mc- Kinley in a debate over current events in social problems. 40