Rome Free Academy - De O Wain Sta Yearbook (Rome, NY)

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MATHEMATICS . . . EVER ADVANCIINE: As is already well known, every student who at- tends Rome Free Academy is assured of a math course suited to his own individual tastes. Such fine courses as 10th and 11th year math, algebra, trigonometry, and Math 12 are available for study. This year, the department offers another new and more advanced math for the aspiring senior. In- cluded in this course are solid, co-ordinate, and ana- lytic geometry, 2nd and 3rd dimensions, and in- tegral calculus. Any student who successfully con- cludes Math 12-A will be welcome in 12-C. Though the courses may be tough and good marks not easy to come by, we must admit that our praise for these instructors can never begin to equal their untiring efforts for us. “y=-2x, stupid!” Mr. Pearsall demonstrates the theory of conic sections. Mr. Papa pops a quiz.

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m@NTERPRISING Mr. Foster smilingly prepares to bomb his class with a test. BUSINESSMEN Business is the backbone of capitalism and an essental part of our American civilization. Since the majority of employed in- dividuals are involved in commercial enterprises of some sort, adequate knowledge of business is a desirable asset. At Rome Free Academy the basics of Typing I, Shorthand |, and Business Arithmetic are offered. The more advanced stu- dents have at their disposal the skills embodied in Shorthand II, Typing Il, and Transcription. The student's ability in practical office work is tested with sales, business management, busi- ness law and bookkeeping. For the future college student, busi- ness subjects are also beneficial for they enable him to do better and more efficient work. As a result of the training received by our students at the hands of the expert educators of our Commercial Department, they will be more adequately prepared to face the challenges of today’s business world. D. Glavin diligently practices her shorthand. “Now is the time foj allg ood men. . .”’

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Mr. G.’s English Lit. class takes a break for some Red Cross candy “December 12th, | better start my term Paper,” quoth J. Bright. ENGLISH The foundation of any culture is its language; our society, with its emphasis on clear, articu- late communication, makes the English pro- gram doubly important. In RFA the curriculum “hath enough for any man, with its range of non-regents, regents, and scholarship courses, each graded for a certain year. Every year builds upon the year before it: to the basic sophomore curriculum of short sto- ries, poetry, and plays is added the more ad- vanced junior work. Also, the ‘“‘in-between class ’ has the dubious joy of facing the regents at the end of their year. Then, as seniors, they crown their work with the study of literature, speech or writing. English is not all dull toil; the department's tape recorders, record players, projectors, mov- ies, lectures, and special programs help make the study of our language an interestingly excit- ing opportunity. In mastering English, the stu- dents of RFA learn the effective communication that uniquely equips them for adulthood.