Strong Vincent High School - Spokesman Yearbook (Erie, PA)

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Mathematics Miss Turner, Miss Bryce, Miss Van Natta. Miss Cantlon, Mr. Hughes, Miss Carrick. dflflafwlwt Miss Bryce's Room-Algebra. Mr. Hughe's Class-Trigonometry. From the days of the early Egyptians, Mathematics has occupied a very important position in the advancement of civilization. The results obtained by the great mathematical geniuses of early times were the fruits of their own efforts unaided by instructors or books. Individual preparation and study Were necessary for progress. In sharp contract to-day we have well-trained teachers, excellent text books, and adequate illustrative material with which to work. The study of Mathematics throughout the Junior and the Senior High Schools follows the customary order of progression. In the Junior High department Miss Carrick explains the mystery of Practical Arithmetic and Miss Van Natta the intricacies of Elementary Algebra, each being studied for one year. Ordinarily a student who is majoring in Math may be found in one of the class rooms of Miss Cantlon, of Miss Turner, or of Mr. Hughes studying Plane Geometry which is followed by advanced Algebra CAlgebra 3, we sayj and Solid Geometry. Algebra 3, usually taught by Miss Bryce, is a continuation of Elementary Algebra, while in Miss Turner's Solid Geometry class that subject material progresses to the figure of three dimensions. Not only does the Mathematics department offer the higher branches necessary for college entrance- advanced Algebra and Solid Geometry, but Mr. Hughes teaches a class in Trigonometry Whenever there is a demand for that subjest. Boys who expect to enter schools of engineering find this a great advantage. Strong Vincent has a particularly Hne Department of Mathematics were the student whose bend is in this direction may be well prepared. Twelve

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Social Science Miss Peters, Miss McCarthy, Miss Fousl, Miss Quirk, Miss Sourwine, Miss Burger. Miss Evans, Mr. Wallace, Mr. Weible, Mr. Gustafson, Mr. McCarthy, Mr. Pratt. Miss Burger's Ptoomf History. Mr. Gustafson's Boom-P. O. D. As history is a record of the progress of civilization, so modern social sciences are a means helpful in equipping us for adult life. Courses offered in this fieldvinclude United States History, European History, Ancient History, Civics, Problems of Democracy, and Economics-all electives, except United States History, required of each high school student for a year. livery American boy and girl should be vitally interested in Civics and United States History. One of the duties of a real patriot is to under- stand fully his government, its background, its policies, and the operation of these. Problems of Democracy and Economics give us an insight into the question of the day. How many of us leave high school prepared to cope with the problems of the modern financial world? Very few of us are actually aware that the business world exists. Naturally the courses, cannot give the student a complete understanding of these problems, but they do make him conscious of conditions and factors which directly influence his life. To learn how to cope with the problems which face every individual in the social world, and to meet these situations intelligently is another duty of a good American citizen. All history classes trace the origin and the development of our race, the foundation of our country, and the formation and expansion of our government. By striving to develop better American citizens the history classes are rendering a service to the individual, to school, and to countryea service which will always be felt and which can never be repaid. Eleven ' 3.1

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Science Miss Kane, Mr. Shanor, Mr. Blake, Miss Burke, Mr. Armagost, Mr. Cochrane. Mr. Shanor's-Physics Class. Mr. Blake's-Chemistry Class. Science has been, and will continue to be, the most interesting and revealing of subjects. The natural sciences are the study of the physical world in which we live and of which we should know. The first general knowledge of our physical world is offered in Mr. Weibel's Junior High General Science classes which give brief but comprehensive information on all branches of science. lf the student is scientifically inclined, he studies Biology under Miss Kane, or Mr. Cochrane. The study of plant and animal life is followed in the Senior High by the study of Physical Geography -earth formations, atmospheric conditions, oceans, rivers, and the starry universe. An hour a day is not long enough for the interesting discussions which 'take place in Miss Burkeis or Mr. Shanor's class- room. Seven periods a week are devoted to the study of inorganic Chemistry. The second semester deals with the formation of plant and animal substances, or organic Chemistry. Mr. Armagost and Mr. Blake, each, are instructors in a completely equipped laboratory. Physics also is a seven-period-a-week course. The how, 'fwhyi' and what questions of everyday machanics, work, power, and energy, heat, sound, light, and electricity are answered by actual experiment in the well-equipped Physics laboratory of Mr. Shanor. Pursuit of these courses in the order of sequence given is not essential, although it is generally recom- mended. Any student who wishes to apply himself diligently to his work can receive untold benefits and pleasures from the scientific courses offered in our school. Th irleen