Ferndale High School - Reflector Yearbook (Johnstown, PA)

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MR. FRAN K lx SUPERVISING PRINCIPAL

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BOARD OF EDUCATION President ........... ..,..,. P AUL K. BRANTHOOVER Vice-President ,..., .............,.... H ARRY E. IEROY Secretary ...,,.,. .,.... F RANK W. LEVERGOOD Treasurer .... .,...........,. O RIN C. NAUGLE That the functions of the Board of Education which aids in directing the school system may be more fully real' ized and widely appreciated, the data concerning the en- rollment, faculty, and property are included to acquaint the reader with this section. A teaching and supervising staff of thirty-one members this year is instructing 763 students in a school plant evaluated at nearly half a million dollars. Including the seventh and eighth grades, Ferndale High School has an active enrollment of 447 students with eighteen full time faculty members. The enrollment of the grade school is 316 with twelve members of the faculty. The combined enrollment of the high school and grade school is at present 763 students. Ferndale employs a school nurse, an office secretary, and two maintenance superintendents. With the construction of a new high school building, modern in the latest detail, Ferndale can be justly proud of its school system. Paul K. Branthoover C. Naugle ward Bell Hai ry E, Jeroy Frfink W, Levergood

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PROGRESS IN LEISURE Leisure is now available. There are free hours now and likely to be in the future. Present day modes of living have produced many free hours when an individual really lives with himself and his enthusiasms, that time when family life may be enjoyed, and each member of the family may choose to be a stu- dent, philosopher, playfellow, or scientist. Society has progressed in over-coming the effects caused by the advent of the various mechanical aids used in the home today. With these new mechanical devices costing less, older home-making activities which formerly made members of the family dependent on each other having been pushed aside, family leisure has been created. Children, older youth and parents have been pushing forward in this new field, called leisure. In their play, children are now sharing a sense of achievement, older youth and adults are attracted to a variety of interests. Many are happy to follow that leisure model of a friend, some follow a popular patterng others use that type of recreation for which they pay. Recrea- tions that draw the family together today in crowded houses and tenement flats are limited, yet thousands of games and game books are sold. The automobile has also been an important fac- tor in leisure progress. Family jaunts are certain- ly increasing in number for picnic places, beaches, camps, and tourist recreational estab- lishments are crowded with family groups, especially on holidays. The school has accepted the challenge to keep in step with progress in leisure. The present program of sports, citizenship training, and philosophy offered in the school gives testimony to its awareness. Even the grade school so presents its art in music, color, and sports that these interests live in the future when they be- come wage earners. The secondary schools and colleges are constantly faced with requests for more of 'these activities. Students desire definite club participation, sports, dancing, and whole- some social activities. The school today also shows a definite trend toward less highly organ- ized sports. There is more training of larger athletic groups for leisure enjoyments that will continue after the completion of the schoolls course. Politics and participation in government af- fairs form leisure activities for many citizens. Many present experiences in school are present- ed purposely to lead to experiences after school. Social science courses should definitely prepare students to be intelligent citizens. The church has not been asleep. She has also aided in this progress to use leisure time in a beneficial way. Recreational specialists are found on governing bodies, and recreational halls are increasing in size and numbers. Vice is not in the competitive games but it is the in- jurious climax of the games as perceived by a group of worldly individuals. Church camps show a gain in quality and popularity and com- munity problems becorne live subjects for group discussions. Many youth are taking fast hold of mid-week and Sunday meetings in the church. The parish house, community house, Y. W. C. A , and Y. M. C. A. are now being used more freely. Major responsibility for the continuance of this leisure progress therefore rests upon the home, the school, the church, and the community recreational organization, if one exists. Leisure must remain a challenge to each. Then, as in utopia, each individual in our social order will possess a mental health that will guarantee him a feeling of self-esteem and of the worthwhile- ness of life, even though the wage-earning oc- cupation should seem heartless, mechanical, and slave-like.