Sentinel High School - Bitterroot Yearbook (Missoula, MT)

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MR. ANDREW SUGG LEARNING LOGS Teaching a wide variety of subjects, namely algebra, general science, and medieval history, occupies the time of Mr. Andrew I. Sugg. His sponsorship of the Debate Club reveals his interest in international relations. Freed from school activities, he likes to read histories and biographies. Helping freshmen work out equations in algebra keeps Mr. Noel I. Baker busy. As assistant track coach he trains boys for greater efforts and ability in interscholastic meets. Mr. Baker, a true man of the woods, enjoys hunting and fishing. Aside from his job as assistant principal, which takes up the greater part of his time, Mr. Harold J. Hunt teaches three classes in general mathematics. Kansas and Idaho furnished Mr. Hunt his first five years of teaching experience. Mr. Hunt enjoys golf and bridge. Plane geometry, algebra, and solid geometry are taught by Miss Edna Jacobsen. Her teaching brings her in contact with all classes, although her main work is with sophomores and juniors. Reading and hiking are Miss Jacobsen's favorite diversions. Showing seniors how to make vocational decisions, aiding freshmen and sophomores through guidance classes, and teaching algebra to freshmen is all in a day's work to Miss Audrey Proctor. Through her expert direction M.H.S. has become outstanding in guidance work. MR. NOEL BAKER MR. HAROLD J. HUNT MISS EDNA JACOBSEN MISS AUDREY PROCTOR

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 athdniatini Good-natured Miss Gertrude Clark, head of the mathematics department, trains students in the art of numbers and rules. Plane and solid geometry, trigonometry and advanced algebra give Miss Clark a full schedule. Teaching mathematics to aspiring students interests her most, while reading novels and drama is her sideline activity. Mathematics is a subject useful in almost every profession. In everyday fields and in all walks of life one finds himself thinking in the world of numbers. In all fields of engineering, architecture, medicine, economics, forestry, and education it is an invaluable asset to have a thorough knowledge of mathematics. Politicians, diplomats, and army officials use it in relations within a country as well as for international relations. Navy men use it in figuring positions or in finding the time. Army men use it to calculate where the enemy is or in finding to what level a gun must be elevated. Farmers use the back of an old envelope to determine how much gas is left in the car. Bankers use it to figure and speculate with their millions. Everyone uses mathematics all during the day. Industries run by it; men win fortunes and lose them by it. There are many ways each hour that we find use for mathematics. MISS GERTRUDE CLARK The housewife balances her budget, and her husband slaves over his income tax report in an effort to please the government. The world could not exist if everything pertaining to mathematics were destroyed. MATH MATERIALS

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UTENSILS FOR WORLDWIDE UNDERSTANDING Able head of the social science department is Miss Edna A. Mann. International relations and United States history make up her teaching schedule. In addition to these duties she is sponsor of the local chapter of the National Honor Society and conducts the local League of Nations contest. As a reader and collector of books, Miss Mann profitably spends her spare moments. Social sciences have never been more emphasized in high school than during the present crises. Every student has a vital interest at stake in international affairs, which, if changed in any way, may greatly influence his life. Through the social sciences the student learns how these foreign developments affect him directly. Thinking and reasoning out solutions from knowledge gained in history help the student form logical opinions on present day problems. Economics does its part in explaining how people make their living and also in explaining our complex financial system. Government deals with the law-making powers of our government and explains the intricate machinery involved in keeping the wheels of the nation turning. How the United States cooperates with other nations is studied in international relations. By radio talks over the local station, by class discussion of actual present day problems, and by forming unbiased opinions we play our part in preserving American democracy. 16 MISS EDNA MANN