Wayzata High School - Wayako Yearbook (Wayzata, MN)

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 In a few years, it will be quite understandable to you.' Mrs. Morris. Carol Wightman. and Steve Danielson You'd rather do it on this? Mr. Simonson and Kathy Omlic Math Solves Mysteries During the 1959-60 school year, many improvements throughout the entire math department were evident. The six teachers took adequate care of all students required to. and choosing to take math. Three of the most important advances made in this section were to compose a vocabulary list for all math students, to obtain precision instruments for use in higher math, and to make it possible for all students able to progress faster to do so by providing honor classes. Miss Barbara Fluegal, the newest member of the math facultv. had charge of half of the newest members of the school—the seventh graders. She had four sections of these students to which she introduced percentages, ratios and informal geometry and reviewed earlier math. Included also in her day was one section of senior math which was designed primarily as a refresher course to improve the math background of those who felt they needed it. Taking his share of the load with the other four seventh grade sections. Mr. Richard Mooney found he had his hands full. Along with teaching, he was an advisor to the seventh grade class. To help out the English department, he taught one class of English. As a result of a heart attack suffered during March, Mr. Mooney was replaced while he recuperated for two months by Mr. C. M. Swenson. Mrs. Barbara Morris had a busy year, too. Ilcr schedule was filled by three ninth grade general math classes, one eighth grade class, and one elementary algebra section. In the algebra section, she encouraged them to enrich their mathematical minds by introducing projects and new ideas. Don't you understand it yet? Mr. Mooney and Terry Lcddy

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Mrs. Fern Smith taught English 9 again this year. All of the sections read David Copper field, three sections read Great Expectations, and one section read Ivanhoc. The freshmen grammar unit consisted of writing well constructed letters, short stories and reports. Hie freshmen again this year thumbed through old family albums in order to find pictures for the autobiographies that they compiled. One section published a classroom magazine, “The Ktaoin Shrdlu.” Mrs. Lois Kagcl. also a new member of the faculty, taught speech. Sjxrcch, an elective to juniors and seniors, is a required semester course for all eighth grade students registered in the general program. 'Hie final exam consisted of the class putting on a speech program for their parents. The classes attended plays at the University of Minnesota as class projects. Mr. Royal Farrell joined the W.H.S. faculty in January, replacing Mrs. Head. 'Hie sophomores received their first taste of Shakespeare when they read Julius Caesar as a class project. Thev also read Silas Marner and enjoved a poetry unit. The former grammar lessons consisted of mostly review of the jxirts of speech and sentence structure as applied to creative writing. Mr. Philio Fraser taught English 11 and directed the Junior and Senior Class plays this vear as he has done in succeeding years. 'Hie juniors made a thorough study of American Literature which included novels, poetry, and short stories. For a oleasant diversion they had a unit on Greek Mythology. Thev also read The Scarlet Letter. To out formal grammar to good use. Mr. Fraser emphasized it by assigning much creative writing. As in years oast. Miss Amv McPlicc taught English 12. Prior to the Christmas vacation, seniors were kept busy preparing the annual MacBcth charts. Preo classes were required to read other Shakespearean plavs. hornier grammar was stressed highly in English 12. too. in numerous themes and analysis of select poems. This will be a group decision!? Mary Anderson. Mr. Free-berg. Charlotte Taylor, and Janet Thels Probably the busiest member of the English Department is Mr. Don Freeberg. lie served as advisor to the Wavako and Wayzatan staffs in addition to teaching two sections of English II and one of journalism. Students on the two staffs will agree that Mr. Freeberg was never too busy to spend hours of his own time helping them with plans for their publications. The class will find that passage on page . . . Miss MePhee. Yes. 1 believe that I will adjust the curve on the last test. Mike Loegcring. and Judy Lena Mr. Fraser. Roger Wenner. and Gloria Gilseth Page Fifteen

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From Fractions to Frustrums Most of the eighth graders were taught by Mr. Sclnier Simonson. He had five sections of eighth grade math, one of which studied elementary algebra for the last part of the year. The main purpose was to familiarize the students with everyday problems and to prepare them for advanced math. The sole job of Mr. Fred Harvey was teaching algebra, both elementary and advanced to all interested students. He too, tried to better the math education at Wayzata. To his advanced algebra sections he introduced calculus, statistics, and the theory of equations and allowed them to use certain of the new instruments bought for the department. These were experimental methods considered very effective and successful. Geometry was the main field of Mr. John Campbell again this year. As in his previous six years at WHS, he taught plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. A new change in this section was the removal of the required math booklets. The students were instead given the opportunity to write l ook reports. To enable some to progress faster, he introduced trig and solid geometry to plane geometry students and allowed solid geometry students to work with the precision instruments. Mr. Harvey and Mr. Campbell advised the Senior High Math Club. Because of the added advantages, the whole math department appears to have undergone noticeable improvement. ••We're surely glad you showed us how to do that one correctly. Mr. Campbell, Mr. Harvey, and Janice Hansen Page Seventeen