Kingston High School - Kingstonian Yearbook (Kingston, PA)

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64 imma-duced . l English Ydeachers MISS L. JONES, Senior English MRS ALLEN, Senior and Jumor MISS CURTIS, . Freshman English MRS. LE QUATTE, I Senior English MISS McLAUGI-ILIN, ' Sophomore English llllllllll MISS JAYNE, Freshman English , l llllllllll l MRS. SCHULZ, X Junior English MRS. THOMAS, Junior English MR. VAIL, Freshman English MISS WILLIAMS, Senior English . MISS ZAWATSKI, L l l . - ROBABLY the most important department in Kingston High School is the English Department. English is aisubject required in all curricula. The change from four to five hours a Week of English has been continued this year, to the advantage of the student, since the additional hour is spent in composition and theme Work. The study of English includes the technical and classical sides of the language. The technical side deals with fundamentals of grammar while the classical deals with the study of literature, including Worthwhile books. The best books are available through our school Library. First year English includes a review of grammar, the rudiments of formal composition, and then into the interesting world of classics. Sohrab and Rustum , Old Testament Narratives , Silas Mar- ner , and The Ancient Mariner are the first glimpses received of classics. Miss Curtis, Miss Dev- endorf, Miss Jayne, Mrs. Shepard, Mr. Kenny and Mr. Vail teach Freshman English. Mrs. Shepard also teaches in the Commercial Department. Miss Devendorf takes an active interest in the Vocational Club. Mr. Kenny, is a sponsor of the Library Club and Yearbook adviser. Second year English launches the Sophomore further into composition, which includes themes, es- says, and letter Writing. The classics this year include Ivanhoe , A Tale of Two Cities , The Mer- chant of Venice , and The Vision of Sir Launfal . Miss Devendorf, Miss McLaughlin, Miss Zawatski and Mr. Vail teach Sophomore English. In fourth year English the Senior is presented with a study of English Literature. The student traces literature in England from the time the mighty Caesar set foot on English soil in 55 B. C. to the present time. The Century Handbook of Writing is the guide used for the technical points of the work. The classics of this year are extremely important and include: The Tempest , Macbeth , Hamlet , Milton's Minor Poems , Carlyle's Essay on Burns , The Essay on Johnson , Henry Es- mend , Burke's Speech on Conciliation and What Can Literature Do For Me ? . - The teachers of Senior English are: Mrs. Allen, Mrs. LeQuatte, Miss Williams, and Miss Laura Jones. Miss Jones is at the head of the English Department, and is also Dean of Girls. f -Page Twelve Freshman and Sophol Freshman and Sopho English English English

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. and the Zta MR. BELA B. SMITH Administration Staff INGSTON High School students are in- deed fortunate in being under the admin- istration of Mr. Bela B. Smith, Mr. P. A. Golden, and Miss Laura Jones. We often forget how responsible the positions are that these three executives so ably fill. Mr. Bela B. Smith, our new Superintendent, has already endeared himself to both pupils and teachers. Mr. Smith comes from Connellsville, Pennsylvania where he was located for many years as a school administrator. He was liked very much in Connellsville. His friendly attitude makes for cordial relationships with his co-workers and the student body. Because he is a father of school students, he is better able to understand the per- plexing problems of youth. We were all happy when Mr. Golden was named Principal of our school. He has always been a favorite of teachers, students, and alumni. He is a man of high ideals with the courage of his convictions and is leading Kingston High School MR. P. A. GOLDEN o . MISS LAURA JONES to bigger and better things. Mr. Golden is Tre- spected for his good discipline and fairness to all. Before his recent promotion he served as Assistant Principal of our school and was Principal of Main Street School some years ago. The girls' true friend and counsellor is Miss Laura Jones, Dean of Women. She is always ready to assist the girls in their problems, and we ask for her most capable guidance in all girls' activities, social, physical, educational, and voca- tional. She is the head of the English department, and also teaches a few classes of senior English. She is highly respected and admired by all. Q Page Eleven

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.Banguage in Cifieache rs MISS GARRISON, French Mn. MANGAN, French and Latin Miss i91cHUGH, . Spanish Hllllllll MRS. PAGE, Spanish MISS WEIS, German MISS SWEET, Latin and Public Speaking llllllllll p . ' . l MISS THOMPSON, Latin ' MISS PRITCHARD, Latin NE of the most active departments in Kingston High School is, without a doubt, the language department. This department offers four languages, French, Spanish, German and Latin. Each language teacher, aside from his customary teaching activities, takes an active interest in a language club. The various clubs are the Pan-American Club, the Grand Cercle Francais, the Petit Cercle Francais, the Latin Club, and the German Club. In the French Department are, Miss Garrison, who is chairman of the department, Miss Lois Lee, and Mr. John Mangan. In her classes Miss Garrison aims to acquaint the French students not only with the French lan- guage, but with the country and customs of the French people. She makes her classes more interest- ing by playing French records and by reading letters received from French correspondents whose ad- dresses she has obtained for the students. M11 John Mangan is 3 great favorite of the students. His way of teaching is commonly known as the sugar-coated pill method. His students not only learn a great deal, but actually enjoy doing so. Mr. Mangan is sponsor of the Petit Cercle and the Orchestra Club, The teachers constituting the Latin Department are: Miss Helen Thompson, Miss Dorothy Pritchard, and Miss Enid Sweet. Miss Pritchard teaches first year Latin and second year Latin is taught by Miss Thompson. Apart from HCQU-Hillting her Stl1deI1'CS with the 3fCC0l1I1tS of Caesar's Gallic Wars, Miss Thompson takes personal concern in the Latin Club of which she is a sponsor. f Miss Enid Sweet is the chairman of the Latin Department and has charge of classes in both Cicero and Virgil. Miss Sweet also has a Public Speaking cclass in which she helps the students who are taking this subject to overcome impediments in speaking. This year has been a busy one for Miss Sweet, since, in addition to her many regular duties, she had charge of the presentation of the Stardust Revue which proved to be a huge success. p I Another teacher who has had a very busy year is Miss Weis who sponsored the German Club. . Mrs. Page teaches all three years of Spanish. She is a sponsor of the Pan-American Club and devotes a great deal of her time in making the organization a success. Miss McHugh instructs first and second year Spanish students. ' She also takes much interest in the Pan-American Club. Page Thirteen