St Francis Xavier Academy - Gateway Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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... Wafk IT The numeraTor oT a TracTion is de- creased by I and The denominaTor is in- creased by 5, The value oT The TracTion be- comes VZ, IT The numeraTor oT The original TracTion is increased by I and The denomi- naTor oT The original TracTion is decreased by 6, The value oT The TracTion becomes 4f3. Find The original TracTion.-Ah! sweeT mysTery oT algebra! AT TirsT glance, one would Think This problem impossible To solve. BUT, aT second glance, one would know deTiniTely, posiTively, and inTallibly ThaT iT is impossible To solve. AT leasT, This is The inTermediaTe sTu- cIenT's problem as she sToops To ask a Fresh- man The key and Thus reviews her basic algebraic rules. Again, The Senior is Torced To seek a Sophomores help in graphing a geomeTric eguaTion. Soon, wiThin a few hours, she Tinally Tinishes her assignmenT. A x COOPERATIVE EXAM . . . M. Garvey and E. Cleary plough Through an open book TesT. THEY SAID IT COUI.DN'T BE DONE . . . buf I.. Maialronie, E. MoriariTy and P. Hughes have suc- ceeded in graphing a parabola.

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ALGEBRAICALLY SPEAKING . . . THEY'RE O.K. M. Sacco, R. Haynes, G, Nicolas, J. Borcine, A. Shay, M. Trimboli, M. Del Gallo, M. SCOH, F. Baveffa, M. Brady, P. Dyes, B. Migiino, E. O'Connor. aug, 19? THERE'S AN ANGLE TO EVERYTHING . . . as N. Laqana, J. Manson and J. Marino have discovered

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C M r . .gp Round7?7 Table . . , R. Travers clnairmans the lwisfory discussion as J. Boflone, L. Judice, C, Berlra, A. Occlwiogrosso, E. Denicola, A. Garfelrnan, C. Vollmer, and M. Hannalin confribule fo flue discus- sion. Lisleninq aflenfively are J. Dixon, C. Ruflnowslci, M. Walsh, C. Rirler, C. Crozier, C. Thompson, E. Cleary, L. Parlafo, S. Callahan and R, Martin. Spofliglding flue Darlr Conlineni . . . G. Ronca, B. Wendel. Daieline 732 . . . discussed by E. Fidurslri, A. Bianco, A. Bell and M. Maccardy as fhey four fhrouglm Tours!