Thornton Township High School - Thorntonite Yearbook (Harvey, IL)

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'K -'UM I , is Is It jlim Naylor shows wllvrv. in 2 SlilU'1'lllXX'2liU'iS class. re You Sure? 'I'Iu' Class quvsliuus iluml Xvl'iL1'llf.S stzltvlllvxlt ill l'LllI'0IJl'2iI1 llistr Miss B2lI'IIlUI'1'.S Class, IVY Lffgi, . Q-.Q

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Mathematics hits a new high. As the SIJZICL' age dnwns upon the world. innthe- inzities takes on El tremendous iinportzlnee. Students who ezin eoniprehend iriatheiiizitical principles and Cilll solye eoinplieated problems are going to be more und inore in deinzlnd. Since nbility to reason is all-iinportnnt, 'Iliorntonites get plenty of prac- tiee in just that in their math classes. Not everyone ezln be 21 inatheinatical genius, nor eould the world use only geniuses-sort ol' ai too many chiefs and not enough Indians business. Math in some form is for everyone. Until he has tried to explore the possibilities, how does anyone know how inneh he is Capable ol' doing? Math Classes at 'lhornton are good places to begin that exploring. A Tough One --Marion van Der Aa uses the big slide rule while the class follows the problein -hlatli IV, lN1iss Seebaeli, l .I l You Can't Miss -Ray Lenart demonstrates to Barbara Anderson. lluclley Hopkins, and Bob l.attz one of the properties ol' an ellipse ---Mrs. H8I'lIlSlS elnss. Board Problems -lNlr. Stephens helps anet Fielding in Algebra I. 27

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Social Studies covers the world. Geography --Bill DcVric-s nc-cds thc glohc 7 to illustrate his point. hir. lctty stands hy. If you Could tukc thc wholc widc world :ts your suhicct. cxplorc humztu hchuyior past. prcscut. and llt1tt1t'c'f'zt1icl thcu discuss your findings und draw your conclusions, you would hztyc some sort of idcu of what Social Studics is ull zthout. Courscs in thc clcpztrttltcut coycr such widcly yur- iccl hut nczttly rclzttcd studics as psychology. gcoq- raphy. ccouoiuics. commcrcinl law. sociology. :md history. lt is in thc history courscs that studcuts lcztrn to ztnzilyzc thc past. judgc thc prvscnt. und cstiuiatc thc luturc. XVith thc wholc world in tram- sition, as wcll as Thornton, that prztcticc muy coutc in ycry handy for TTHS QI'2lClll2llCS. A pv- Movies- -Room ll3 mzikcs 21 good plztct' for tht' showing ot films now that thc l.ittl:' lhczitrc is at study hall. 29