St Josephs High School - HiWay Yearbook (South Bend, IN)

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Computations Made Simpler with Use of Modern Math Formulas The math proj rain tor St. Joe students remains basically the same as in previous years. Klementary algebra is the initial course in the boys department, while the first-year girls stud geometrx . Juniors in both departments pursue advanced algebra. The senior girls concentrate on senior math, and boys have either pre-calculus or senior math as electives. Physics, offered to honor students, has in recent years developed into a mixed class tor graduating seniors. Mathematics teachers added to the staff this ear include: Mr. William Frazier, algebra; Mrs. Mary Ann Harrigan, geometry and algebra; and Mrs, Rosemary Hirschfelder, advanced al- gebra and senior math. A trip to the Computer Center at Notre Dame is among the .activities planned tor the math enthusiasts this ear, as well as some special projects tor the science fair. . bovc; ADDITION. L HELP on the furiftions of vector and scalar mag- nitudes is offered bv Brotfier Rosaire to Mark Senesae. Below: SECU- RITY FOR INDl ' STRIOL S SOPHOMORES like Stanley Pecina is own- ing a good compass and rcmcmlicring to bring it to plane geometrv class POLYNOMI.XL EXPRESSIONS arc re- viewed by Mrs Hall for her algebra class. 1-.

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FRESHMAN ALGEBRA STUDENTS wonder at a detail Mr. Frazier stresses in his seventh period math class. Steve Backs and Bob Cervelli want an explanation of his statement. PLANE GEOMETRY student Joe Pluta appears bewildered by Brother Francis Warth ' s ex- planation of a theorem Brother is concentrating on questions about a difficult assignment. WHILE A STUDENTS answers to a geom- etry assignment are being read, Mrs, Harri- gan examines problems in her book.

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Increased Vocabulary, Creative Style Aims of English Dept. Six new teachers joined the faculty of the English department this year. One of them, Brother Francis Rotsaert, returning after a year s absence, has become the chairman of the English department, a position he had previously held. Other new teachers in the boys department are Brother Thomas Cun- ningham and Brother James Gleeson. The girls ' department features Sister Joan, Mrs. Billings and Miss McGarry as first year teachers at St. Joe. It has been the aim of Brother Francis to unify the curricu- lum of the boys ' and girls ' departments. This past year; both sections concentrated on vocabulary and creative writing, and all classes except the senior boys used the Ginn literary series for their main text. Outside reading was stressed, and paperbacks were used extensively to supplement the literary anthologies. CLOSE ATTENTION is paid by Mike Bell to Mr. DeVliegher ' s lecture on short stories. Top left: SISTER JOSEPHITA CLARIFIES the more difficult aspects of the figures of speech for a freshman English class. Above; DEEPLY INVOLVED in a controversial topic being discussed in Senior English, Sister Carole comments on an idea by one of her students.