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

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MAINTENANCE STAFF: Mrs. Mary Miller, Miss Haas, Mrs. Annabel Miller, Mrs. lrish, Mrs. Starks, Mrs. Sarah Allen. The lunch bell rings and every one lines up in the cafeteria. CAFETERIA STAFF: Behind the scenes in the cafeteria, Mrs. Blythe, Mrs. Butler, Mrs. Heisler, Miss May, Mrs. Kern, Mrs. Searles, Mrs. Orton, preparing lunch for hungry students. MEN: MAINTENANCE STAFF-Seated: Mr. Mike Miller, Mr. Foy, Mr. Benner. Standing: Mr. Fisher, Mr. Boehr. Mina! fAe .gcenea The bell rings for lunch. Doors fly open and hungry students dash through the halls and down the stairs to be first in the cafeteria line. Hurriedly they fill their trays with the delicious food prepared by Mrs. Blythe and her staff. ln all our thoughtless chatter little do we realize the time and work these women have given to have ready for us good, hot, wholesome food. A crew of fellow-students help these ladies with special duties during the seven lunch periods. Our cafeteria is self-supporting yet We as able to buy food at very reasonable prices. Vincentites say, hats off to you, ladies! It is a good thing that the care of Strong Vincent has not been left to the students. We shudder to even think of how it would look. The janitresses headed by Mrs. Miller do an excellent job in keeping our school spic and span for us They have to work quickly and very hard to hav the building in tip-top shape for the next day Every stairway, class room, locker room, girls room and all other rooms must be cleaned. Thes ladies not only make a healthful, clean buildin for us to live in but they are active supporters o our many activities. Strong Vincent is glad t have such a fine group of ladies taking care of it Mr. Foy guides the janitors in their duties and h does a very good job of it too. ln the winter it i these men who corne to school early to clean th walks for us. These same men keep our lawn an shubbery trim in the summer. They have to se that the mechanism of Vincent is in good workin condition. They too, are red and black booster We are indeed thankful for the dependable staf Eightee

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iuing 09efAer The aim of the social science course is to educate not only for personal welfare but for participation and ability to function in an ever- changing society. lts purposes are to stimulate a desire to seek new facts and ideas, consider them carefully, Withholding judgment until the conclu- sion is evident, to keep the mind from being easily swayed but always open to additional evidence and new outlooks. The student is first taught to expect and to meet new problems and also is educated for individual and cooperative action in the interest of the group. For example, the unwise destruction of our forests, the erosion of our soil, the so called water stealing, and the exploitation of our mineral resources showed an utter lack of in- dividual responsibility for social welfare. The social science course is attempting to instill adequate education in social attitudes and ap- preciations. The preservation of the spirit of democracy depends upon socially conscious and enlightened citizens. The greatest need of America on the threshold of the greatest epoch of its history, is citizens who understand the past out of which this nation has grown, and are thankful for the heritage that has been passed on to them. The courses -offered in this field include American history and civics in junior high school, and world history, United States history, problems of democracy, and economics in senior high school. Also, this year, a new course called con- sumer's economics, which is useful training for future citizens, has been added. The history classes in junior high school are under the supervision of Miss McCarthy and Mr. Weibel, Mr. Weibel is the instructor of the civics classes. The world history classes are taught by by Miss Sourwine, Miss Quirk, Mrs. Boynton, and Mr. McCarthy. The United States history classes are taught by Miss Peters, Miss Evans, Mr. McCarthy, and Mr. Pratt. Mr. Gustavson conducts classes in problems of democracy and economics. The new course, consumer's economics, is taught by Mr. Schenck. Even now the instructors are working on a revision of the social science curriculum and are ever alert to new ideas which might further the objectives of effective social studies. Miss Quirk's history class put their notebooks on e in the school library. The P.O.D. class gets a preview of a citizen's duties they all use a demonstration voting machine. In Mr. Shanor's physics class, the boys practice scientific principles.