APRIL 5, 1968
Baenziger Schulz, Schug Score High in Contest
Steve Baenziger '69 was talking about the 1968 Annual High School Mathematics Examination. Steve, along with Frank Schulz '68 and Philip Schug '68, will be competing for state and regional awards to be announced in mid-April.
The stated purpose of the contest is to create and sustain in-terest in mathematics among high school students. Added incentives are 18 state and regional awards for individual and team winners.
Jointly sponsoring the contest are the Mathematical Association of America, the Society of Actuaries, the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, and Mu Alpha Theta, the national high school and junior college mathematics club.
Like 330 other students, Frank, Phil, and Steve first took a preliminary test drawn up by the Maine West
Eligible to take the examination were students enrolled in senior and accelerated math courses, as well as those in advanced and college algebra, college algebra, and solid geometry.
The 60 students with the highest scores on the preliminary test then took the examination created by the contest sponsors. The three highest scorers on that test given on March 12 now form the Maine West team, the total score of which will be used to rank West against other high schools.
Top scorer from Maine West this year is Frank Schulz, with 57.75 points. Added to the other two finalists' scores, this makes the team score 165.75. Although this is much higher than last year's score, it is generally conceded that this year's test is easier.
Also among the top 10 scorers from West are Jeri Jacobs '68, Frank Grange '68, Ann Jackson '68, William Jacobs '70, David Williams '68, John Carlson I '68, and Peter Saxe '68.