Provo High School - Provost Yearbook (Provo, UT)

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GLENN SIMMONS—Algebra I, Phys. Ed. II, III. Alumni team, athletic benefit funds, track meets, chairman math dept. KAY LAURSEN—Algebra I, II, Plane Geometry, Consumers Math. Boys Dance Soph, class, Nat. Merit Scholarships. Marilyn Poll, Lee Dcaring, and Leonico Yu-Way found that three-dimensional figures were more complicated than plane figures. They called on Mr. Chambers to help them make calculations. Mr. Reese explained some of the complicated properties of logarithms to Algebra III students Ronald Wax, Suzanne Brenner, and Sharon Hintze. ,o 7 99 - ■ 0 1 718S ?'r‘ n07 iia m6 v,4 )

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Physics students Eugene Mclff, Lowclla McDowell, and Janie Strong, with a little advice from Mr. Adams, calculated the coefficient of friction for wood. THE MATH DEPARTMENT of Provo High seethed with mixed emotions. Weaker souls lost sleep and muttered to themselves: “I’ve been having nightmares about these demons! I see triangles with little arms and legs dancing around and taunting me to find their sines and tangents!” But there were those who dived in and were soon occupied with the beauties of abstract, yet logical, reasoning. These hearty people filled notebooks and minds with formulas, graphs, and ideas and then set about using them in a practical way. How elated they were when they could hear a problem like this: “The combined age of Anne and Mary is seventy years. Anne is as old as Mary was when Anne was one-half the age that Mary will be when Anne is the age that Mary is now. What are the ages of the two girls?” What a thrill it was to be able to answer it with just a little mumbling and scratching on a sheet of paper. Complex problems presented a challenge; and those students loved it. FINDING A REASON for everything became a necessity; and precise thinking, the goal. Guided by such teachers as Adams, Reese, Simmons, Laursen, and Chambers, students worked toward that day when they would be ready and able to solve even the most difficult of problems. These few stalwarts gratefully spent most of their time in the depths of “A” wing at P. H. S. Math Perplexed Puzzled Students RUDOLPH REESE—Algebra I, II, III, Solid Geometry and Trig. Sponsor of Honor Society, scholarship chairman. LAVERE ADAMS—Algebra II, Arithmetic, Plane Geometry, Physics. U. N. Club, Honor Society, Boys’ Organization. FRANK CHAMBERS—Algebra I, II, Solid Geometry, Trig., Consumers Math. Junior class, chairman school dances. —18—

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Susan Liddiard, Rose Ann Finlinson. Dennis Colvin, Linda Jensen, and Bob Johnson listened intently as Mr. Moon explained the many traits of the camel. Carma Clegg and Liz Enke were amazed when they found how important the camel is to Middle Eastern nations. History Monkeys to Missiles Stsxi trfe-H't' rthe sr'rother “rs one of the phases of —„i8m to u deVson and Gaynard Barney. TENTH GRADE WORLD History students playing with clay? Ah, but there was a method in their madness. Gradually the clay took shape in the form of ancient manor castles or some other relics out of the past. This was a pleasant release from reading history and answering questions. THE JUNIORS IN American History spent the first part of the year slaving over the Constitution, memorizing its parts. But later came the popular Civil War debates. Table-pounding negative speakers tried to prove the South shouldn't have seceded, while the affirmative disagreed. AMERICAN PROBLEMS HELPED seniors solve problems they had at the ripe old age of eighteen. Many class periods were used to help students become better citizens of a democracy. IN COMMERCIAL LAW basic law used in every day life was taught. Often the class separated into judge, jury, and prosecutors. Actual court cases were re-enacted in the room. The verdicts usually proved to be very surprising. BY THE END of the year, with all the fuss and fun, the students realized the purpose of social studies. Because the past created the conditions of the present, it was necessary for them to study World and American History to establish a better existence for future generations. -20-