Provo High School - Provost Yearbook (Provo, UT)

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While performing this experiment in physics. Ruth Thompson. Bob possible results of it. As a class they make many such experiments Slack, Danny Zabriskie, and Gregg Mendenhall seem puzzled as to the and study the applications of each in equations and like problems. 6,000 Years of Math Condensed to Three STUDENTS FOUND the language of mathematics to be as confusing as French, Latin, or Greek. Once they learned it, however, such terms as syllogism, premise, hypothesis, theorem, radical, root, coefficient, real, imaginary, and extraneous became part of their everyday vocabulary. Then they discovered, developed, or simply memorized the workings of mathematics. They learned to question ideas and to reason out and test theories for themselves. With a few basic assumptions, plane geometry classes built up a theorem about almost any figure that could be drawn with a straightedge and compass. SOLID GEOMETRY seemed much more complicated. Students found they had to picture lines shooting off in all directions and figures built in three dimensions. They learned in trigonometry about the functions of angles and how to calculate the parts of the triangle. PATIENT TEACHERS helped their Algebra pupils to track down the elusive X. Not only did students learn to trap it on one side of an equation to get its value, but they also learned to set up the equations from statements. And the diligent student found that math, in addition to having practical value, has endless fascinating variations for them to investigate. Doug Campbell and Kitt Finlinson, Algebra I students, find that most properties of a quadratic equation can quickly be found from its graph. —19—

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LAVERE ADAMS — Algebra 1. Plane Geometry, Physic . Boys’ Organization Assembly. U. N. Club. Honor Society. KAY LAURSEN — Algebra I. II. Plane Geometry, Arithmetic. Boys’ Day Dance co-chairman. National Merit Scholarship. DON BLASONGAME — Algebra I and Consumer’s Math. He helps with football coaching at PHS. !%2 graduate of BYU. RUDOLPH REESE — Algebra II and III, Solid Geometry and Trig.. Plane Geometry, Scholarship chairman, honor roll. FRANK CHAMBERS — Algebra I, Algebra II. Solid Geometry and Trig. Junior Class chairman and sponsor. Mr. Reese explains a practical application of trigonometry to David his drawings, they found that the ratio of the angular velocities Wright, Doug Wing. Blake Carter, and Janie Strong. After studying of two pulley wheels varies inversely as the ratio of their radii.

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MILTON NELSON — World History American History. Finances of Provottian, judge speech activities, soph, sponsor. GLEN A. PATTEN — World History, American History. United Nations Club, and Junior Class Assembly and parties. LEON ROWLEY — American History, Practical English and English IV. Honor society, sponsor Junior Class Prom. Pupils Gain Respect for their Heritage Larry Loveridge and Kerry Lee proudly display their projects for history. Students are encouraged to make projects relative to their studies. INTO I HE HISTORY and social studies classes they, a motley collection of students, turned their steps. For one period every day they learned about the things that made, were making, and were going to make history. They spanned the gulf of time from Athens and the Civil War to the latest dances or hit songs. BUT THE STUDENTS found out that history didn’t all come out of the textbook. Their rooms were decorated with charts, maps, and posters. Their hours were filled with important dates, men and places. They also listened to tapes, saw films, and gave oral reports for the class. They made journals, worked on committees, and wrote special research papers. AS TIME WENT ON, they became more aware of how important history was. With the new phrases and terms they had learned, they were better able to understand the events of today. AS SOPHOMORES, they took world history. Their studies ranged from prehistoric man to World War II. They learned about the world’s people and their relationships with each other. AMERICAN HISTORY was studied by juniors. Their study was not limited to events but included the basic issues, treatises, and documents of the day. They developed a greater sense of loyalty and respect for their country. -20-