Frankford High School - Record Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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THE CURRICULUM The moving panorama ot world events neccesi- tated some nationwide changes in the curricula ot the high schools, Such a crisis demands ot the pre- sent students participation in additional courses designed tor essential war training, These extra classes have not proved uninteresting to all stu- dents, but have provided tor many a source ot new and welcome knowledge to be applied in new and varying tields ot war avtivity, ln order to prepare youth tor a valuable service in the armed torces, the aeronautics course has been introduced to the members ot the senior class. This course is a presentation ot the elements ot tlight including meteorology, navigation, and aero- dynamics as required by the Army Air Corps. Suc- cesstul completion ot this course also enables the participants to take the Civil Aeronautics Authori- ty examination leading to the license at a private pilot, Closely allied with aeronautics is the course recently ottered to the senior class in radio which presents the theories upon which the principles ot radio are based, the mathematical problems and practical instruction on the structure ot a radio. Less technical in nature is Indoctrination, a course in city, state, and national government, now required at all lower classmen, Twice a week these students convene in comparatively large groups to receive instruction in politics, elections, and the world events. Not only these new subiects have been intro- duced, but also several ot the standing courses have been accelerated and altered to meet the requirements ot the Army and Navy programs. Classes in physics in which all boys in the lunior year must be enrolled, are now taught tram the outline prescribed by the government. This in- tensities more important topics at the course and makes less provision tor those units ot work which are not employed in the war ettort. lvlathematics has become the highlight ot all subjects required by the government and military programs, Accordingly, each student must include on his roster a minimum ot two periods a week ot some class in mathematics. Necessary changes have been made in all the major courses, Academic, Commercial, l-lome Eco- nomics, Industrial and Mechanic Arts, in order to comply with standard government regulations. These war moditications mean longer school days and heavier rosters. l-lowever, burdening students with extra periods and credit will mean little in the course ot events, it this generation ot students which has been subjected to the many changes tor the present war ettort, does not apply what the world assumes they have learned. Twelve