Kingston High School - Kingstonian Yearbook (Kingston, PA)

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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

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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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.v ' 1 HE Mathematics Department is composed of a group of teachers in our High School who strive one of the hardest tasks in the school, that of giving students a working knowledge of those jlfathematic Teachers MR. PICCONE. Algebra MR. GITTIN S, Chemistry and Plain Geometry MISS MILES, Plain Geometry and General Science llllllllll MR. HELTZEL, Plain Geometry, Solid Geometry Trigonometry, Drawing Mechanical llllllllll MR. THOMAS, Algebra IVIISS CORGAN, Algebra ' MISS WI-IARTON Algebra, General Mathematics to perform mysterious men, Mr. X, and Mr. Y. Many a student has entered their mysterious realm and with the help of our teachers has emerged triumphant. Stored in their heads is a knowledge of X and Y and acute, compli- mentary and right angles that would astound you. The means by which they learned this follows: The College Preparatory Curriculum offers the following courses in Mathematics: 1. The first year, Algebra I is required. 2. The second year, Algebra II is required. 3. The third year, Algebra III is elective and Plane Geometry is required. 4. The fourth year, one-half year of Solid Geometry and one-half year of Trigonometry are offered. The General Curriculum offers the following: 1. The first year, Algebra I is required. 2. The second year, Algebra II is elective. 3. The third year, Algebra III and Plane Geometry are elective. 4. The fourth year, Solid Geometry and Trigonometry are elective. The Commercial Curriculum offers as follows: 1. First year, Algebra I is required. 2. The second year, Algebra II is elective. The Home Economics Curriculum presents the following: 1. Algebra I, required the first year. 2. Algebra II, elective the second year. 3. Algebra III and Plane Geometry, elective the third year. 4. Solid Geometry and Trigonometry, elective the fourth year. The chairman of the department is Mr. Victor Piccone, who this year has very capably filled the position left vacant by Mr. Golden, who became Principal. Mr. Piccone, who teaches Algebra II and Advanced Algebra, gives the students an appreciated course and makes his classes enjoyable as well as profitable. In addition to be- inghead of the Mathematics Department he is sponsor of the Pi Delta Club. Page Fourteen