St Martins Episcopal School - Shield Yearbook (Metairie, LA)

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The science teaching of the past decades is most inappropriate for the world we live in today and will be even less suitable for the world of tomor- row. We are undergoing a revolution in sciences. A close partnership has been developed betweell science and the economics, social, educational, and N political issues of our time. Today there are few problems in any of these areas that can be discussed to their fullest meaning in the absence of a scientist. Today all over the world and among all peoples there is an awareness that scientific literacy is essential to an understanding of the nature and events of contemporary civilization. Science Top Right: HAROLD F, GRAF, Department Head, B, A, , Mississippi Col- legeg M, Ed., University of North Carolinag M, S,, M. Ed., Loyola Uni- versity, Top Left: IVA MAE WEST, University of Illinois, Bottom Right: BELLE JOHNSON, B, S, , Tulane University, Bottom Left: KATHRYN R, CHASTANT, B. S,, L. S. U. 24

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Foreign, Language Three years of a foreign lan- guage are required toward gradu- ation at St, Martin's School, , The students have a choice of either French, Spanish, or Latin. Latin is being gradually phased out and will eventually be replaced by either German or Russian. In the Modern Languages, we try to teach the students to under- stand, speak, read, and write the language - with special emphasis on understanding and speakingf To fulfill those aims, the direct ,approach is used to avoid as much as possible the use of English in the classroom, Top: MITCHELL BERARD, Depart- ment Head, B, A, , University of Southwestern Louisiana, C, D, F., University of Bordeaux, France, Center-Left: ISABEL L, ANGLADE, B, A, , University of Puerto Rico, M, A, , Tulane University. Right: PEDRO B, PEREZ, B, s., South- western Louisiana College, Bottom Leftg DOUGLAS M, HUDSON, B, A M, Ed., University of Virginia. Rightg ARNOLD J, TRUXILLO, B, A L. S. U. N. O.

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Mathematics At St, Martin's, as in most other secondary schools, there has been considerable change in the mathe- matics curriculum. For the 1970-71 year, we have offered calculus for the first time. This is an advanced placement course and may earn col- lege credit for those who pass the ad- vanced placement exam with a suf- ficiently high score, Only those stu- dents who have taken Math IV in their junior year will be qualified for the calculus course. Top Left: JAMES W, LATHAM, Department Head, A, B, , M, A, T., Tulane University. Center Left: MYRTH S, LEE, B, S., Northwestern State College of Louisiana. Center: ELEANOR B, GOHEEN, B, S., Univer- sity of Pennsylvania, Right: COL, JOHN MEADE, U. s.A, qRer,y, B, s,, Princeton University. Bottom Left: BARBARA SAIK, B. A., Tulane Uni- versity. Right: LYNN BOLLES, B. S, Southeastern Louisiana University. gs