New Castle High School - Ne Ca Hi Yearbook (New Castle, PA)

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-qL, 4e, HISTORY DEPARTM E T Beginning with this year's graduating class three years of history are required instead of two and a half. The sophomores take world history from William Klee, track and assistant basketball ccach, or Virginia Weinschienk. The juniors take United States history from Mar- garet Barnes, Bernice Bartlett, who has charge of stu- dent council, Dolores Callahan or Eli Danilov. Problems of democracy, which formerly was a semester subiect, is now given a full year. Arthur Brown, head ofthe history department and the busi- ness manager tor the Ne-Co-Hi, Frances Maxwell, Donald Capson, and Helen Ruby are the instructors. Mrs. Ruby took Samuel George's place the second semester. The vocational history is taught by Eli Danilov, assistant basketball coach and Donald Copson. Mr. Copson also teaches economics. Miss Kerr and Dean solve a mathe- matical problem! rw ' CT I WL f Seated: W. Klee, G. Schlumberger, E, Danilov, S. George. Standing: D. Copson, A. Brown, M. Barnes, D. Callahan, B. Bartlett, V. Weinschienk, F, Maxwell 13 J!!

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W.. Seated: E. Johnston, E. Schmid, G. Riddle, V. Anderson, M. Mullen. Standing: R. Anastasia, J. Tucker, M. Burleson, J. Lewis, M. Clarke, F, Haydon, M. Becker. ENGLISH DEPARTMENT The English department is headed by Genevieve Riddle who teaches sophomore English and senior business correspondence. The senior English teachers are Mr. Robert Anastasia, who is taking Eleanor Galbraith's place while she is on sabbatical leave, Emily Johnston, and Charlotte Taylor. Miss Taylor was on a sabbatical leave the first semester and is not pictured above. The juniors take public speaking or American literature each semester. The speech teachers are: Mildred Burleson, who also does the dramatics work, Jeanne Lewis, and Magdalene Becker. Miss Lewis also teaches American literature with Frances Haydon. The sophomore English teachers are Virginia Anderson, Mary Mullen, Elizabeth Schmid, and Genevieve Riddle. Mary Clarke teaches special English which stresses reading skills, and is in charge of the Ne-Ca-Hi. John Tucker does the vocational English work. One week he teaches group B and the next week group A. ilk . M LIBRARIANS A familiar scene in our library is pictured at the card catalogue with Rita Metz Cleftl and Mary McKee Crightl. 12

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Schmied, W. Margraf. SCIENCE DEPART E T One year of science is required for gradua- tion. Mr. William Margraf, head of the depart- ment, teaches physics. Norman Scoots Nelson and Ralph Weide are the chemistry teachers. Biology is taught by N. R. Casillo, Adeline Miller and John Milanovich, who is also head basket- ball coach. Christine Picrell teaches nursing biology. Clayton Hofmeister has the chemistry and physics vocational classes and he is also in charge of the visual aids and the stage crew. John Schmied has the practical chemistry classes, a chemistry class and an algebra class. COMM ERCIAL DEPARTM ENT The commercial department offers three courses: a secretarial course, a bookkeeping course, and a practical business course. The shorthand teachers are: Opal Steven- son, Verna Scarazzo, and Dorothy Young, who also helps in the guidance oftice. The typing classes are under the supervision of Leona who has charge of the school newspaper-Ne Ca-Hi Lites, and Earl McKenzie. Commer- cial geography is taught by Miss Dodson and Mr. McKenzie, who also teaches consumers education, sales, and math. Business arithmetic is taught by Robert Mills, who is faculty manager of athletics, William Lehto, and Alan Plant. Mr. Seated: C. Hofmeister, N. Casillo, J. Milanovlch J Standing: C. Picrell, A. Miller, N. Nelson, R. Weide Clarke, Verna Scarazzo, and Helena Stevenson. The bookkeeping teachers are: Walter McKee, who is the school treasurer, and Grace Dodson, Mills teaches the salesmanship. Margaret Mont- gomery teaches senior business training, busi- ness practice and typing. Seated: G. Dodson, L, Clarke, M. Montgomery, D. Young, O. Stevenson, H. Stevenson. Standing: W. Lehto, E. McKenzie, lhead of departmentl, V, Scar- azzo, W. McKee, A. Plant. 'I4