Walt Whitman High School 1967 Yearbook (Bethesda, MD) - Full Access

"So you ee, it wa the third zorro after the di mal point that did you in," points out Mr. John Frank to baffled Mark Venit. Congruence and "Add even, take away four, divide by six and regroup!" That prcduct of the Modern Age, New Math, stumped stu– dent and puzzled parents. In each of the department's even cour e , math devotee came face to face with the fundamental principle of logic and set theory. With the aid of rulers, compasses, and a little imagination, geometry cla e ~aw polygon , cube , and tetrahedron pring to life. " eces ary but not sufficient" homework was a familiar byword to most geometry students. Grunts of disbelief from dumbfounded parents greeted the attempts of algebra/trig– onometry students to grasp the finer point of probability th(ough u e of dice and card games. Rapid learner courses in algebra/ trigonometry and analysis were offered to able math student . Seniors imbued with the glory of higher mathemat– ics were surprised to find themselves struggling to prove in anal i cla e the truth of the imple question: does 1 + 1 = 2? My red-headed son has the same problem," consoles Mrs. Mary McLaughlin, offering motherly advice to Chris Sutton. MR. THOMAS H. BENEDIK Algebra II; Algebra/ Trigonometry; Matbletes MRS. LOIS F. CROFf Algebra/Trigonometry; Astronomy Club; Chess Club; Future Mad Scientists of America MR. JOHN H. FRANK Algebra Il; Algebra/Trigonometry MR. HUGH B. H.AMMET Geometry; Analysis; Tennis Team