Oak Park and River Forest High School - Tabula Yearbook (Oak Park, IL)

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l l Wdfkemdficd The imporlance of malhemalics can hardly be over-emphasized. I+ is a subiecl Thar will aicfecl many individuals in lheir lurure occupalions. , ln our lvlarhemalics Deparlrmenr a com- plele four-year course is offered, including everylhing from General Malhemalics To College Algebra. Two years are required for gradualion, buf many srudenls lake a more exlensive program. Some courses are designed +o give The 'basic Training neces- sary for more advanced work in college. If a sfudenl wishes only a Tundamenlal T201 Elsie P. Johnson Gerfrude Anfhony Iva Bevens John Biorlie l-larvey Chandler F. lvl. Fosler Mary Jane Harlman Mary Hawkins ' Earl Hoff Edirh Inks Claude Kilch Jack Rosserfer l Orville Sullivan lvlargaref Synnerdahl John Van Dyke R. S. Woodruff knowledge, he lakes Algebra and Plane Geomelry. Furlher sludy will acguainl him wilh lhe binomial lheorem, graphic equarions, spheres, and perpendicular planes sludied in Advanced Algebra and Solid Geomelry. Ambilious sludenls lhen Jrackle 'rhe solulion of lriangles and imagi- nary numbers in Trigonomelry and College Algebra. This furlrher sludy of malhemalics is also helpful in olher subiecfs. The solulion of many problems in Chemislry and Physics is dependenl' upon knowledge of malhemalics.

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c Zelma l.indem Florence lylagowan Blanche Oxborrow Allen Price Eva Pring A. W. Roehm l-lelen Shafer Elizabelh Wilhelm our nalion has developed. ln addilion To rhe Texlboolcs and library references, slu- denls read a weelcly newspaper To lceep up wil'h conlemporary alilairs. Semesler courses are also offered. Lalin American l-lislory is imporlanl in acquainling sludenls wilh our Soulhern neighbors. The problems of people as individuals are discussed in Sociology and Social Problems classes. American Gov- ernmenl provides an inleresling and de- railed examinafion ol lhe workings of our government Info aboul Soufh American friends. And To prove my point 9

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X marks The spoil All verlical angles are equal. The slide rule works magic. I2