University of Nevada - Artemisia Yearbook (Reno, NV)

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tHathetnaticS Knowledge of mathematics is compulsry today, in every field, especially in war industries and the Army, Navy, and Marines. Navy V-1 and V-7 students must take trig, while pre-cadets take government -prescribed courses review- ing all types of math. Nevada ' s regular professors instruct these men. Two classes have been added in air navigation and spherical trigonometry. While these classes are not compulsory, they are vitally important to students entering the air forces. Mr. Beesley ' s mathematics classes learn the value of mathematics to the war effort A new course in navigation mathe- matics is added to the curriculum

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Top row Mary Ancho, Isabel Blythe, Lois Bradshaw, Toirr Buckman, Francis Crane, Bob Crowell, Carl Digmo Jane Dugan Second row: Adey Mae Dunnell, George Dickerson, Hope Fleming, Jack Fleming Barbara Francis, ack Fulton Bin Friel Ray Gardella Third rov : Mary Francis Gusewelle, Mildred Missimer Harris, Bill Henley Lela Her, Charles Wsh BOi KommSyer Annette Leighton, Gene Mastroianni. Fourth row: Betty Molignoni, Bette Poe Dean Quilici, Walter mggie Nita ReTfschneider, Dave Sinai, Jack Streeter Viola Sorensen. Fifth row: Emi he Turano, Rita Turano, Dorothy Watson, Jerry Wetzel, Melba Whittacher, Elcey Williams, Clifton Young BILL FRIEL, President PfeJ CM Press Club sponsored its tenth annual high school press convention in Reno this year, complete with round-table discussions, banquets, plant trips and entertainments. Membership bids were issued to eighteen students at the Mackay Day luncheon. Bill Friel served as president of the group until Uncle Sam called, and the year was completed under the leadership of Viola Sorenson. Barbara Francis served as secretary-treasurer of the group. 22

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1 0. 7 C. COLONEL GIBSON CAPTAIN PRUNTY Each Friday and Saturday night, the drill and rifle teams met to get into practice for the Ninth Service Command and Hearst National matches. Fifteen members composed the team and each member was awarded the Circle N. . . . Friday mornings Cadet Major Pete Echeberria taught military drill and riflery to a women ' s P. E. class. . . . All four-year students called into service following graduation will be given promotion to the rank of army corporal. . . . Enlisted reservists continued school work until they received their call. All boys in the Airreceived their call. All boys in the Air semester as the corps sponsored an extensive college program. Shortly after, calls began to come through for the army reservists. Company A, front row: Collins, Birchin, Heckethorne, Fulton, Hollingsworth, Burns, Simons, Jones, Checchi, Apa, Coron, Brannan, Torgerson, O ' Niel, Stead, Hancock, Gibbons, Stewart. Back row: Burke, Turcott, McForlane, Fairchild, Ebert, Butler, Biblin, Nicholson, Williams, Aaron, Stark, Marari, Wadsworth, Burrus, Warren