Johnstown High School - Spectator Yearbook (Johnstown, PA)

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Mr. Ralph Gillman instructs at board How many of us realize the opportunities we had in our hands last year? Without a knowledge of mathematics, algebra, geome- try, and trigonometry all business would end; factories would not run. Electrical and power systems would not operate without these rules of man. X •i If we had one eye to the future on Career Day, we would have realized the opportunity the field of mathematics opens to us. We had the power to progress the world—in school, if we were conscientious. Mr. Ralph Gillman is head of the Depart- ment with Mr. James Overdorff, Miss Thelma Fetterman, Mr. A. W. Swanger, and Miss Net- tie Showers as fellow instructors. The knowledge received from the Mathe- matics Department will have a definite appli- cation in the lives of the students who were enrolled in the course.

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tf-ine Alfa Once more the spirits of Gershwin, Rembrandt, and Barrymore stalked the halls of J. H. S., stirring the minds of her students to deeds of accomplishment in the fields of Music, Dramatics, and Art. Through Mr. Charlies I. Aikey's music appreciation, harmony, and theory classes, a large number of students have gained a well-rounded knowledge and apprecia- tion of music, to say nothing of the keen enjoyment these students have gained from contact with music itself. The large number of programs presented by Miss Edith Paul's dramatic groups in assemblies, in addition to the senior class play, have given to the student body a visual and aural knowledge of various aspects of educa- tion that would have otherwise been missed. The Art Department, supervised by Mrs. Madge Rose, can best be appreciated when we consider the fine art work in this yearbook; also the many projects on display in the Art Department throughout the year. Indeed, the Fine Arts of J. H. S. have been on the forward move—all to the advantage of the school as a whole. 1.0 w.

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Science be'jxa tment Due to the variety of subjects associated with the Science Department on Johnstown High School's curriculum, many young people each year turn to some phase of this for their life work. It may be medicine, engineering, technical training, or any number of well- known types of vocations, but in most cases the foundation for this work was obtained in high school. The school Science Department offers aeronautics, biology, chemistry, physics, physiography, and physiology to all who are willing and eager to study these subjects. In many of these courses motion pictures are shown, which prove an invaluable visual aid. In many of the science courses at least one laboratory period a week is required. This enables the student to see more clearly the experiments explained in his text. Through science many new paths are opened every year, paths which will certainly influence the destiny of the whole world. With proper training these roads will lead to a peaceful world.