Upper Darby High School - Oak Yearbook (Upper Darby, PA)

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MATHEMATICS llppcr l5.nrhy's m.1thcm.itics dcpatrtmcnt, pop' ulgirly know .is the umllllln dcpsirtmcnt, instructs ccwllcgcfpi't'pni'.it4wry studciits chiefly in two gun' cml ficlds plant' gconictry, which :ill mcmhcrs of thc it1llcgcfprt'p4ir.1ttwry group must rostcr, :ind .ilgulwrqt Supplcnicnting thcsc haisic ITlQlfl1CI1lQlllCS coursus nrt' the mort' .idvxmcud studios in trigf onomctry, solid gcomctry :md aidvginccd illgClW1'll. Coursus in workshop iniitlicimtirs :irc offered for .lI'lS'QlllLlfCI'.lliIS :uid commt'i'ciail studcnts. This your Mr. Dir-hl. lic.id of the klCPll1'UUL'1'lf. xmd his aissistaiiits hgivc conducted survcys to dctcrmiiic the cffcctivcncss of UD's math prof gram. Thcir findings hgivc rcsultcd in scvcrail chzmgcs to hc introduced iirxt ycznr. The prcsciit plain of otfcring trigoiiomctry :md aidvzmccd .ilgchrii als liailffycair courses amd solid gcomctry us it thrccfpcriodfpcrfwcck course will hc clizmgcd to includc hzilffycair courses in trigonomctry amd solid gcomctty amd an fullfycgir course in aidvzmccd tilgclwrii, Nlorcovcr, the dcpiirtmcnt plains to install spcciail zilguhrzifrcvicw clzisscs for scniors who plum to tgikc collcgcfcntraincc cxximingitions. Upper Left: It takes a lot of figuring, but senior Wilma Prewitt gets the answer with a little supervision by Mr. Hartman. Upper Right: Mr. McDonnell's joke merits a laugh from his Algebra II class. Lower Left: Topping the roster of UD mathematicians are-Seated: Mr. LeCates, Mr. Hartman, Mr. Diehl and Mr. Shullg Standing: Mr. Wolfgang, Mr. Twoes and Mr. McDonnell. Lower Right: Two math students collaborate to explain a tough geometry 21 , Q 5

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Upper Left: With senior stenographic students jean Cyckowski and Betty Crouthers at the wheel, a cominercial-office duplicator turns out morning sheets in mass-production fashion. Upper Right: Typists keep their eyes on the books and off the keys. Lower Left: The excel- lent business background of UD commercial graduates results from training by Mr. Minacci, Mr. Forsgard, Miss Garen, Miss Scott, Mr. King, Mrs. Hup, Miss Richards, Miss Kerr, Mrs. Danehower, Mr. Rhile, Mr. Bernardino and Mr. Milne. Lower Right: Mr. Bernardino checks C O M lvl ll R C I , The eommercigil department, directed by Thom.is -I. Millie, offers courses to those Upper Darby students who plain to enter thc business world immediately zlfter high school. The courses :ire similar for :ill sophomore commercial students. However, in their junior year, students are per' mitted to brunch out into one of the four fields covered in the curriculum accounting, general business, sxilesmenship or stenogriiphy. A special course in distributive education. which is open to sill senior commercial students, combines regular classroom subjects with iictuzil working experif ence in loezil business establishments. The DE course is supervised by joseph E. Rhile. 20

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Right' What Ufvfwr Left: Mr. l,ower and biology class concentrate on an experiment. Upper . do you know, it balances! enthuse two of UD's future physicists. Lower Left: Science teachers get together to compare notes. They include-Seated: Mr. Strange, Mr. Remley, Mr. Neff and Mr. Kehlg Standing: Mr. Lower, Mr. Harer, Miss Sommerfield, Mr. Culver and Mr. Stevens. I,nu'vr Right: It may be tiny, but Miss Somme-rfield's advanced biology students can track it down under their microscopes. l l , T' ' H F , xml: 1 igf. . H N-.JI ,XXI 5 5 l ,H 1 ,ff EY, Upper l7.n'hy's science department. under the ology, which is required for college pi'ep1u'qitury direction nt' McKinley H. Stevens, offers to sophomores. includes such v.tricd activities :is students elelnentqiry courses in three seiencesff- the study of the aunoelm. the dissection ot' XK'UI'lH4 hiology, physics .ind eheinistry. ln addition, :ind the preparation l1fIlUlClNNHli4. Physics :anti cl.isses in .applied science Qfor 2ll'lS'AlI1kl'Cl'-llifi chemistry students perform innumetxihle expctif scninrsl. .idvzineed hiolngy or aidvzinced physics ments, tnaike nntchooks and inetnorizc lnrinul.1s. in.iy he fostered. ln science clznsses the students This varied training gives the students who ' uwwrtunity tn study .ind under' wish to continue in the scientific field qi souid ' lW2lClig1'ULll1Ll in the principles of science. .ire given .nn it stand the win-ltl in which they live :ind to prepzxrt lor iuhs in medicine. ehetnistry or nursing. Bi-' 22