Pacific High School - Pacificana Yearbook (San Bernardino, CA)

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Devoting incalculable time outside the classroom for the benefit of students. Paci- fic ' s faculty regarded teaching as more than an eight-hour job. Besides the regular du- ties of planning assignments and correcting and grading homework and class papers, they supervised all dances, games, assem- blies, and other school functions. The num- ber of Pacific clubs would not have been possible if teachers had not attended all meetings and activities. Special club and class trips required their management on many evenings and weekends. THE STEP! ARRIVING. . . before 8:00 Pacific ' s faculty signed in and checked mailboxes for announcements and correspondence. Some proceeded to tfie workroom, wfiile otfiers went to classes for a Hiead start on tfie day ' s busy scfiedule. ACQUAINTING. . . tfiemselves witfi students, teachers often used time between classes for friendly con- versation. From the first of the year they tried to know their pupils individually and to recognize the particular merits of each. SUPPLYING. . . encouragement, educators presented not only textbook material, but attempted to have the student think for himself and to take an interest in community and world affairs LUNCHING. . . and discussing experiences of the first half of the day, instructors paused before con- tinuing classes. Many spent part or all of this hour working with students or correct- ing tests and homework papers. I I

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RELAXING. . . with a cup of coffee or preparing assign- ments, members of the faculty frequented the woorkroom. Air conditioning, which they purchased themselves, increased the pleas- ure of composing tests on summer days. CONDUCTING. . . class discussions, instructors attempted to have each pupil participate. They encour- aged individual effort and interest in the courses and urged students to come to them with any questions or problems. PARTICIPATING. . . in Pacific activities, most teacherssponsored one or more clubs and joined students in the turmoil and gaiety of designing and building Football Homecoming floats. ENJOYING. . . games, dances and other student pastimes, the teaching staff reflected school spirit and enthusiasm. They spent a great deal of their own time to train and improve groups in sports, music, speech and drama. Our teachers signed in as members of the P.T.A. at a September luncheon. Attend- ing a Faculty Wives luncheon that same week, they met new faculty members. Last fall, they dined and danced attheHesperia Country Club. San Bernardino ' s Faculty Wives, at their Cotton Ball, raised scholar- ship money for three children of teachers. On the last day of school, Pacific ' s faculty lunched out together, enacted skits, and presented silly gifts to teachers who were planning to leave the school system.