Presentation High School - Presentation Yearbook (San Francisco, CA)

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ci , miznnn ,, H- sms F FEET' IM-SU an SMF' .Q rt: .- Z-is '52, Q Ready-to-learn sophomores begin their scientific education in Christian Family Living Il, Biology. Avid student Rose- marie Turk puts the finishing touches on the FELIS DOMES- TICA-otherwise known as cat-which she killed, skinned, cleaned, and assembled for the school Science fair. Q t,g. Serious concentration is the order of the day for senior physics students who, having conquered previous scientific chal- lenges, have arrived at the summit of their scien- tific training. 'I' f nr . .. it : P-- E we . SA t Y l t 0. , acquaintance C, . with Creation VU I ' Chemistry, the study of matter and the changes it undergoes, is presented as an elective for upper division students. Pictured are curious iun- ior chemists Sue Gansneder and Pat Stuckey eagerly generating hydrogen by producing a re- action between sulfuric cicid and zinc. Through CFL IVa all seniors are given the opportunity to study the functions of the human body. Above, three physiology stu- dents trace the flow of blood throughout the body by identifying carrier arteries and veins. L' Science... Cin

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l.Cll'tQLlClQG . . . a key to understanding When ardent language students meet, linguistic chaos results. LEFT TO RIGHT: 1. El Epaial es el maior lengua, says Vickie Adams. 2. Lingua Latina maiar lingua est, says Sharon Cross. 3. Deutsch ist die beste Sprache, says Hortense Schiessel. 4. Le Francais c'est la langue la plus meillieure, says Ann Robinson. 5. L'ltaliano 6 la piu milliore lingua, says Georgina Vanni. Presentation offers a variety of language ex- periences. Through a four-year course in Latin the students meets Caesar, Cicero and Vergil. lAlmost every Presentation girl has had at least one year of Latin.l A course of three years in the language of Don Quixote and El Cid is available for the large number of scholars who prefer Spanish. Two-year courses provide either familiarity with the provinces, customs and lan- guage of Italy, or a knowledge of French, the language of diplomacy and romance. Enthusias- tic German students come to learn the language of their choice at 8:10 in the morning. Reasons for participating in Presentation's language program range from wanting to know the language of one's ancestors to meeting col- lege requirements. The main reason, though, is the wish to enter the fascinating world of for- eign languages.

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lVlCll'l'1SITlClllCS . . . lor the challenge seeker College-bound mathematics students at Presentation study basic algebra, plane geometry, advanced algebra, solid geometry and trigonometry. As a freshman, leaving the world of positive or- anges and pies for the land of unknown quantities where commodities come in sizes x-y-1 and colors a-b-c, Mary Sheehan struggled through algebra. When a sophomore, to whom geo- metric axioms became sec- ond nature, she learned to reason her way through problems. Finally as a iunior and sen- ior working through solid geometry, trigonometry, and advanced algebra she found that math became progres- sively more challenging, more tantilizing, and more fun! Girls with a trend toward business, find bookkeeping a stimulating and profitable experience. They may sharpen their wits with basic computation and practical math in their Freshman and Sophomore years respectively. Dilligence, persistence and mathematics Partners in Progress. I-1- wmeazwww' as f.-1 fy Q-- 'R