Pontiac Senior High School - Quiver Yearbook (Pontiac, MI)

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MATHEMATICS THE study of mathematics develops clear thinking and logical reasoning. It is an exact science from which those students who elect a course usually derive much satisfaction. I Courses offered by the Mathematics department include: plane and solid geometry, which are studies of circles, squares, triangles, prisms, cylinders, cones, and other figures, algebra, which emphasizes factoring, logarithims, radicals, ratio and proportion, quadratic equation, and mathematical deduction, and trigonometry, a study of theitriangle, function of the angle, solving the triangle, and finding area, side, or angle of a triangle. 5 A new project has recently been inaugurated in the solid geometry class by which the work of the semester is divided into five units. The students may fin- ish these units as quickly as they wish. Upon completion of a unit, tests are given covering the work of that unit, floor talks and written recitations which include the material gained from the text book are made, and a written sum- mary of the work is required. It is believed that through this plan the students gain a better understanding of the course, and show more interest in their work. I Mathematics prepares students for careers which require a knowledge of engineering, architecture, landscape gardening, art, designing, carpentry, survey- ing, navigation, astronomy., and physics. FACULTY Left to right: S. Maynard Dudley, Austin E. M de , M d I. V A d l . pester, Hazel L. Allchin, Margaret Steward.0 n au e an rs a eb Mary Car

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ps, the i living oi mat- aken in natural Throueh hen new red von- ism. and day liie a scien- kgounei hey live, INDUSTRIAL EQUIPPED with modern shops and class-rooms, a separate building of Pontiac senior high school houses the Technical and Industrial Education department. The principal purpose of this department is the teaching of technical subjects and industrial education for senior high school students. I Suggested curriculums are offered for students who expect to prepare for engineering courses in colleges and cooperative technical schools. Major cur- riculums, devoting equal time to academic, shop, and related subjects, are re- quired of all students enrolled in Industrial Education courses. At present, major curriculums prepare for employment in four fields of work: automotives, drafting, machine-shop, and sheet-metal. A technical course in printing com- bining practical shop experience with theory oifers six semesters credit to quali- fied students. I A staff of nine instructors devotes full time to such subjects as: automotives, pattern-making, machine-shop, printing, drafting, shop-drawing, sheet-metal, applied mathematics and mechanics, materials and industrial science. The num- ber of semester enrollments in senior high school technical and industrial educa- tion subjects has increased from 252 in 1930 to 740 in 1936. Production work, approximating in value a yearly average of 354500, forms a large part of actual shop practice in the Industrial Education program. FACULTY Left to right: Herman Otto, Edward H. Eva, Rodney Bacon, Harold Harbolt, E. C. Rus- sell. F. A. Voelker, L. L. Smith, E. H. Snavely, Raymond J. Grail

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Li is me valid mei, koala and MT H. E0 FOREIGN LANGUAGE THE Foreign Language department offers sufficient variety in language to sat- isfy the desires of all students, as Latin, French., German, and Spanish are in- cluded in the curriculum. I Translation of short stories and books, grammar study, and comparison of home life in foreign countries with that in America, form the basic plans of study for all four languages. I The aim of the department is to teach foreign language students: first, to read the lan uage which they are studying with understanding and enjoyment, g secondly, to write slmple well constructed sentences ln the foreign language thlrdly, to understand the spoken language W1tl1lI1 the limits of the students vocabularies, and lastly, to understand the llfe and customs of the foreign speak ing peoples I It IS further hoped that the good principles of forelgn life and customs wlll lI1flLlCIlC6 the daily llfe of students I The work of the department impresses upon the pupll the fact that the study of a foreign language increases a person s English vocabulary, his knowledge of correct English grammatical constructions, and his ab1l1ty to understand and interpret passages in reading which have reference to forelgn countries, lan guages, or customs F A C U L T Y Left to right Ne1lW Gray Max R Hodgdon Sara E LeRoy Iama C Hook Blanche Avery if nrle , N hx . . . . . ' L, D flll ' - ' 1 ' - l- are ' U , high . I. . . . . ,um . . . ide if i . wrl- e . . , . . ' cv Mm . . . . . . - l N l V