St Ferdinand High School - Crusader Yearbook (Ferdinand, IN)

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Math Department Meets the Challenge of the The complexity of our modern world continually impresses upon the minds of young people the growing necessity of studying the sciences. As an integral part of science, math constitutes the foundation by which problems concerning anything from space travel to road building and housing construction can be solved. Math is the foundation, and students are the builders. Students attending Saint Ferdinand High School have ample opportunity to acquire this knowledge. General math, Algebra I and II, geometry, trigonom- etry, and analytic geometry are offered to all students who are interested. For practical needs in everyday life, Saint Ferdinand High School, has added business math to its curriculum. Mr. Wahl conducts a discussion in business math class which involves problems of everyday life in the modern world. In analytic geometry class, Mr. Wahl explains the pro- cess of plotting points on a circle. Analytic geometry, which is taken the second semester, is a carry-over from trigonometry. 16

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Sister Mary Eve and members of her freshman English class distribute a new assortment of books from the Tab Book Club. The English I students are Margie Weyer, Debbie Werne, Paul Greenwell, and Judy Steltenpohl. Sister Mary Gervase and her junior English students listen to Edgar Allan Poe’s The Pit and the Pendulum. 15

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Under the supervision of Sister Mary Carl, James Johannemann, Marvin Klueh, Eddie Becher, and David Nord learn to use the slide rule. Geometry students in Mr. Klein’s class analyze the geometric figure drawn on the board by applying the many formulas they have learned. 17