Westside High School - Shield Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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Can Travel At The Same Time ,, a ,x,e 1 . . W Mr. Richard Wlnchell and Dave Anderson count and divide the pile of bow ties that Far East sells to the students and faculty. Top Raw: MILLER, HARRY, B.A., American History, World History, NELSON, WILLIAM, A.B., American Government, Senior World History, World Historyg SCI'-IELLMIUDITH, MISS, B.A., American History: World History, Second Row: SELWOLD, THOMAS, B.A., Economics, American History, WIITALA, STEPEHN, B.A., American History, World History, WINCHELL, RICHARD, B.S,, M.A., Far East, Advanced American For the first time at Westside, a summer European trip was History, American History' offered to students for Five credit hours. The History Depart- ' ' ment sponsored the 21 day tour which included visits to M! I , Z9 i England, Italy and Germany. Second semester, the students ly: My GAA! learned about the countries' history and culture. af af ' ' J t I i The staff grew this year because of an increase in the size of ' M M. 977 the junior class. Each junior is required to study American , History. It is divided into three sections in order to meet the W 041' needs of the students? programmed' couegbpreparatory and Carolyn Jones ponders the po erful phrasing and magnitude of the United 0 advanced placement' An ETV Sfflfs Concerning Nebraska States Constitution in her American History class. 'al Q history was incorporated into the study. World History and Far East are entire year courses. There are three sections of World History, programmed, regular and a senior section. Far East is a study of the philosophy of the Chinese, Japanese and the ancient Asian peoples. Trips to Washington D.C. and Omaha businesses is a part of the American Government and Economics classes. The Washington trip began the day after graduation and the Economics trips were taken during the semester's work. The Russian History classes discuss the various govern- ments the country has experienced. For enrichment the classes saw Doctor Zhiuago. Sociology is a one semester course offered to any senior. Students discover new aspects of human behavior, both normal and abnormal. Two trips are taken each semester. The class visits the penitentiary, state mental hospital and the Glenwood institution for the mentally retarded. Hs, TTT? My .....J,

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Students Receive Credit For Eur0,19e,' f N ' 1 . ' iff v K A ' xx., A Miss Judith Schell turns on the television set to have her class watch an ETV 1 - -. ' fi presentation on Nebraska history. K 1 it Z Top Raw: ANDREAS, PAUL, A.B., M.A., Th.B,, Russian History, World History, BEST, RAYMOND, B.A., American History, DUNN, CLARA, MRS., M.E., Dean of Girls, Acting Head of the Department, Sociology, Second Row: HUSTON, RONALD, B.S., World History, JACOB, RO- GER, B.S., M.A,, Advanced American History, American History, JOICE, CHARLES, B.S., American Government, American History, MCCOR- MICK, WILLIAM, B.A., M.A., World History, Sociology. Brian Fanckboner points to a place where the British were defeated and reminds his class of their American heritage. 28

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Westside Mathematz'es Students I Top Raw: CARLSON, DONALD, B.A., M.S., Algebra 1, Advanced Algebra, Geometry, FRANKE, JOYCE, MISS, B.A., M.A., Algebra 1, Geometry, Zoology, Second Row: GLOOR ALVIN, Bs., MA., MM., Head of Department, Geometry: Advanced Algebra, Advanced Senior Math, HARMSEN, BETTY, MRS., B.A., Advanced Algebra, Advanced Algebra 3, Senior Math, Third Row: HOFFMAN, ROGER, B.S., M.S., Business Math, Geometry, Advanced Algebra 3g HOYT, WIL- LIAM, B.S., M.E,, Program Math, Geometry, Advanced Alge- bra. Junior Jim Hill ponders whether f lxi equals x +1 or x-1 while doing his daily assignment. The Math Department, headed by Mr. Alvin Glopr, added two new courses to their curriculum in 1966. An experimental geometry class adopted a new learning approadh which attempted to strengthen intuition through logic. Eager students, taking the new computer math course, gave a few extra hours after school and on Saturdays to complete their knowledge of the subject. Other courses as well are taught in aivocation to other subject areas. Math instructors were kept busy answering the many inquisitive questions of their students. More time was allotted for individual study in the classroom so that the teacher could help his students with problems which were difficult to understand. i Five new teachers were added to the department to meet the demands of the additional students enrolling lin math courses. With the capable instruction of twelve Nteachers, students increased their knowledge and skill in mathematics. i i l I I