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

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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!

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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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I Think iT's California ,. .says A. Hoblin To N. Zahauer. J. Gardella and L. Zerilli as They Try To assemble The UniTed STaTes. I fill, H 1 ,.. H -ni: Ill, Keeping PosT-ed on The NEWS in The TIMES are M, l.oveTT, B. McCarTin and A, Hamroque. T +.g,'s. .?!t22'fQ'i T T T Ri 75' if -A . . . .Mdfory From pre-hisToric man To The aTomic age, is a greaT deal of hisTory To cover wiThin The shorT span oT Three years. T-lisTory has become a main TacTor in Americas daily life as newspaper headlines indicaTe. His- Torical TacTs pile up, while Term Time re- mains sTaTic. However, To Train us To Take our place in The world, naTionally and inTernaTionally, we sTudy riqhTs, duTies, and ideals of our American heriTage, along wiTh The chang- ing civilizaTions Through The cenTuriesg Tor Trom The experience oi The pasT comes The deTermining TacTors oT The TuTure. Ours is a greaT responsibiliTy To voTe, and a privi- lege To have a hand in our qovernmenf. We, Seniors Tace an exciTing TuTure in which we shall malce our own hisTory. Tor we are Tomorrow's leaders. 45