Wilkinsburg High School - Annual Yearbook (Wilkinsburg, PA)

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lVlA'l'H1ClVlA'I'lCS. 'l'he pu rpose of teaching mathematics is to prepare the student for advanced work in engineering, surveying, and sciences. A most import ant objective. however. is to teach the student to reason methodically, in order to enable him to surmount his own problems in life. U ne year of plane geometry and three semesters of algebra are required of every academic student. .Xu additional semester of in - rr ' - ne of college algebra also U Q may be had. lfor - tecl i and triffonomet combined a trial course z e four semest r SCIICNC The must a I - science iven in h gh schc s ' . a 1 r of solid geometry ' 'l'o sup ement the indus- w math . d perhaps most interesting . -- try. This course has been organi' d for the u .1 of re arinf . iors for more .dvanced work ' college che n' 5 'l' tir r cita 'on periods are evoted to a tudy of the n . ta n es an their attiliatio with hom and industr . I' w bo a ry peri ds are inten ed to deve op a techniq e 1 b or ro edure- skill and c re in han ing equipme t , ethocls of collecting tta. and the inter- pret. tion of chemi al he n na. mportant to n s de t i a b 'ic kn 'ledge of N ture's funct ins and laws. Th co 'e n p ys' s is designed f r that purpos . It is especi ll 0 tlw l si ce 'e must all ha e some knowle fe at least of t scienti c a n which we liv . Class recitatio and laboratory Wo --1- ' h the basic pri ciples in mechanics. work, light, he Open to ny student, 1 for sophonior ., is a year in ti n ity. while the second s - ester t at of n tany or ant life. The pur- biology. The st semetger als ith zoolog or animal life. e t pose of this course is things, to learn to protect ing interest in plants and ani and m u ' with the many living preserve life, and to acquire an abid- mals. LIBRA RY. A most valuable aid in our school work is the library. Not only does it supplement the work of every subject, but it also encourages reference work and leisure reading, so that after gradu- ation the great value of the library may be appreciated and fully utilized. A Class IN DEslt:NlNG