Western High School - Westward Ho Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

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SCIEN E DEPARTMENT is 1 t 'K 'x Vx N. , - M. ,H Mrs. Virginia W. Cruse: Mrs. Ruth llildtg Mrs. Olive l.. Smith. lleml: Mrs. Mary Wa1x'rikg Miss Alive lf. Maginnisg Miss jun M. Un-rlamlg Mrs. Celeste llarr. MECIIIIIPIIWI with his fire senses, man explores the universe arouml him mul calls the adventure science. EDWIN POWELL HUBBLE Science We are explorers. We probe into life, searching for hidden doors to unknown worlds. liven as we listen and look and reach out for these strange worlds. new ones are beginning. We are Y taught to find the doors and to open them. We learn to under- stand the worlds behind them. Gradually our senses sharpen and where there was once darkness, there is now light. t --ffsmev' x ,fo llz :ix A f 459 1 I 4 2 I

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MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT .X-' 2-QI if Al is .Q AL Miss llernadine M. ,lonesg Miss Joan E Holtzman Miss Sheila D Fahey Miss Patricia A Tamsittg Mrs. lfdna R. Lilienfeld. Mathematics possesses not only truth, hu! supreme beauty-a beauty cold and austere . . . such as only the greatest art can showf, BERTRAND RUSSELL Mathematics has been called the L'handmaiden . and the Hlanguagev of the sciences. The study of mathematics inculcates the objectivity, mental disci- pline. and precision so essential in this field. Math also provides the ability to translate scientihc data into workable formulae. Mathematics. however, is not only useful to the sciences, but it is a fascinating and worthwhile study in it- self. It teaches logic, mental discipline, and furnishes the tools necessary to cope with problems arising in daily life. Westerns courses in algebra. geometry, trigonometry, analytics, and calculus are geared to these ends. With a sound knowledge of mathematics, one possesses a true passport into the realm of the sciences.

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ART DEPARTMENT Q Art is the right hand of nature. The latter has only given us beingg the former has made us menf, SCHILLER from F iesco Nature has created man, and man has in turn created art. This creative ability is the factor which distinguishes man from all other creatures. It is the intent of the Art Department to develop in the student the skill to express ideas in forms of art. Instruction is offered in the fields of sculpture, ceramics, sketching, painting, and commercial design. Neat- ness, originality, and evidence of effort are emphasized in all pieces of work. An extra-curricular group, the art serv- ice club, embellishes the building with its colorful posters publicizing various functions of the school. The art depart- ment has certainly contributed to the refinement of the abilities which differ- entiate and elevate us from all other beings.