Rockford High School - RHS Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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MATHEMATICS KATHERINE SLADE M. A. Department Head Columbia University Miss Slade derives much pleasure from sports and travelingg her car is also one of her hobbies. HELEN BARLASS B. A. University of Wisconsin When Miss Barlass finds the op- portunity, one of her greatest en- joyments is traveling, especially in mountainous regions. ETTA BROWN B. A. University of Michigan Leisure time in the summer is spent annually by Miss Brown, an- other Sophomore advisor, at her summer cottage on Lake Geneva. FRANCES REGAN B. A. Rockford College A summer spent out of doors in Colorado, hiking, boating and riding are Miss Regan's greatest pleasures. RUBY TJADEN B. A. Rockford College A few of the activities that give Mrs. Tjaden much pleasure are he c ool life, reading, and trav- S.. BERTHA BARDO B. A. Coe College Aside from bowling in her leisure time, Miss Bardo is interested in any out-of-door activity. GLEN BATESOLE M. A. University of Wisconsin Mr. Batesole likes to spend his summers fishing for muskies and hiking at Lake Muskellunge, Wis- consin. RUTH PETERSON B. S. Rockford College Miss Peterson's spare moments of relaxation are filled with reading, and for exercise she nnds golf en- joyable. CHRISTINE SHEETZ B. A. Rockford College Knitting is one of the useful pas- times that Miss Sheetz enjoys. Ten- nis is her favorite sport. ETHEL VINCENT M. A. Columbia University The trials and triumphs of each senior class interest Miss Vincent and occupy many of her hours. QV! Wy- Page 26

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Lowen Shearer, Marvin Myers, Lilah Wolfensperger, and Bar- bara Lund are pictured here as members of Miss Bardo's Ge- ometry I class, Lowen and Mar- vin are seen as they construct various geometric figures on the blackboard for class study. Bar- bara and Lilah are reading and explaining the problems and theories to the class. Mathematics takes on a new in- terest when its material is ap- plicable to life's situations. Peter Noling, Acton Reavill, Charles Carman, Eugene Hommema, and Fred Holly, students in Miss Slade's Trigonometry I class are seen actually making direct and indirect measurements using the plane table, the alidade, and the sextant. Margaret Branca, Lucille Keegan, Rose Cas- tree, and William Brudon as members of Miss Regan's Mathematics For Everyday Use class are seen interpreting graphs on the blackboard. Both bar and picture graphs of types found in magazines and newspapers are studied in order that students may read more intelligently topics of interest. Page 27