Strong Vincent High School - Spokesman Yearbook (Erie, PA)

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Bess Kohout A.B. William and Mary German Adviser — German Club; Language Club; 12-1 Class Gretchen Lange A.B. Syracuse University Shorthand Margaret McCarthy A.B. University of Pittsburgh Geography; History Junior Assembly Programs M. Inez Mercer A.B. Westminster Latin National Honor Society Senate; Adviser — Vergil Club; Girl Reserves; Language Club Harold I. Kramer B.S. Grove City Physical Education Coach — Football; Basketball; Intramurals; Track Ruth M. Lutje A.B. Penn State English Justin McCarthy A.B. Grove City M.Ed. University of Pittsburgh History Coach — Football; Manager — Swimming; Water Polo; Adviser — 12-1 Class Cora A. Pearce B.S. Penn State M.Let. University of Pittsburgh Art Adviser — Spokesman Board; Stage Settings Strong Vincent ' s Department of Math- ematics is weW prepared to eguip the student who is interested in this field. The study of Mathematics throughout the junior and senior high schools follows the customary order of progression; and a complete math course from Elementary Algebra through Trigonometry is offered. This year the Algebra course has been changed somewhat in that Algebra 3, which formerly reguired one semester, will now be divided into two semesters in order that more time may be spent on subjects which need extensive treating. The former Algebra 4 will now be called Advanced Algebra. The mathematics department offers Advanced Algebra and Solid Geom- etry, which so often are necessary for college entrance, as well as Trigonometry, which is also taught whenever there is a demand for the subject. This is a distinct advantage for boys who expect to enter schools of engineering. Mathematics Fourteen

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Sylvia Galinsky B.M. American Conservatory of Music Music; Art; Senior Girls ' Chorus Walter J. Groschke Penn State — Smith Hughes Certificate Wood- Working Harriet H. Hearn A.B. Allegheny English Faculty Critic of News; Adviser — 11-2 Class H. Merrill Hughes B.S. Grove City Geometry; Trigonometry; Business Arithmetic O. L. Grender A.B. and Music Diploma- St. Olaf College Choral Music Bertil C. Gustavson A.B. Upsala College M.Ed. University of Pittsburgh Economics; Problems of Democracy Coach-Football; Mgr. -Track; Basketball; ACappellaChoir Edith E. Hirt A.B. Oberlin English Alfred E. Humphrey B.S. Stout Institute Drafting Adviser — Spokesman Board; Coach — Boys ' Tennis The commercial course, or the course in business training, is definite vocational preparation. Graduates who have suc- cessfully completed this course are able to go directly into business. This field in- ' eludes preparation for a variety of occupa- tions. For those desiring preparation in secretarial or office work. Typewriting, Stenography, Commercial Arithmetic, and Bookkeeping are taught. Typing is a two- year course, the first year being devoted to learning the keyboard and acguiring speed, the second to transcribing notes. Two years of Bookkeeping and one of Com- mercial Arithmetic furnish some knowledge of accounting. Half year courses are taught in Business English and Commercial Law. Graduates in commercial work should have acguired the accuracy and training which enable them to work suc- cessfully with other people, as well as to manage their own affairs more efficiently and wisely. Commercial Thirteen

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Lilian Peters A.B. Penn State History Adviser — One-Act Play Club Anna Quirk A.B. George Washington University History; Business English Gertrude E. Schade B.S. Duquesne University Bookkeeping Miriam K. Shalkham B.S.C. Mercy hurst Bookkeeping; Typing J. D. Pratt A.B. Allegheny History; Problems of Democracy Coach — Debating Nellie Reinhold Thomas Normal Training School Home Economics P. D. Schenck A.B. Westminster William W. Shanor B.S. Michigan State Physics; Physiography Adviser — Stage Crew; Ushers Science For the student who wants to know the how, why, and what of things, Science is the Open Sesame. In the junior high General Science classes, the student is given brief but comprehensive infor- mation on all branches of science. If he is interested in plants and animals, he may take Biology in senior high. If he is interested in earth formations, atmospheric conditions, oceans, rivers, and the starry universe he may take Physical Geography. Physics answers the how, why, and what guestions of everything by actual experiment. Chemistry not only shows us the construction of the atom, but also how to buy better food, build stronger houses, and choose safer cosmetics. Vincent is the first high school in Erie to offer a course in Senior Science, which is designed for those not going to college, and stresses application of scientific principles to every-day life. Fifteen