Wilkinsburg High School - Annual Yearbook (Wilkinsburg, PA)

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FACULTY I hope that calm counsel and constructive leadership will provide the steadying influence and the time necessary for the coming of new and more practical forms of representative government throughout the world wherein privi- lege will occupy a lesser place and welfare a greaterf, Adult leadership is an essential part of the educational program in any high school. The students at Wilkinsburg High School are especial- ly proud of their fifty faculty members. They appreciate the patience and understanding with which their leaders conduct their classes, the time and effort they put forth as club and class sponsors, and most of all the friendly attitude they show toward the students at all times. In the halls, at student-faculty forums, dances, plays, music festivals and concerts, open house, football and basketball games, and other athletic events there is a friendliness which we hope will continue. Along with the treasured memories of high school and its activities the seniors will always remember with pride the faculty. THE FACULTY'S PHILOSOPHY CONCERNING WILKINSBURG HIGH SCHOOL Our school should make it possible for every pupil to develop physically, mentally, and emo- tionally so that he may adjust satisfactorily in an ever changing world and may be a worthy and intelligent citizen of the community, of our American democracy, and of the World. Objectives of Wilkimburg High School 1. To provide a curriculum for pupils of vary- ing skills and abilities. 2. To offer courses to develop vocational skills to insure a possible livelihood. 3. To give adequate training to prepare for further education. 4. To develop habits of scientific thought in both civic and personal problems and an appreciation of scientific discoveries for hu- man Welfare. 5. To develop the skills of communication. 6. To study the culture of the past and of other contemporary societies in order to und- erstand the present. 7. To maintain a school environment and a physical education program conducive to physical and mental health. 8. To help pupils develop self-discipline, self- reliance, and moral principles as a guide for conduct. 9. To give practice in democratic procedures. 10. To develop avocational interests for leisure time. ll. To co-operate with the community in placing students and graduates in suitable employ- ment and in assisting local Worthwhile agen- cies and in making the school plant available for community needs. 12. To teach people to live together through the development of a sense of unity with teachers, pupils, and the community. 13. To set up realistic situations in which pupils may find enjoyable successful experiences. Miss Wilma Goff . . . English, Latin, and Hygiene . . . Miss Ruth Long . . . English . . . Miss Gwynne Mothersbaugh, English.

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MISS EDNA M. REITZ, DEAN OF GIRLS Three years ago the class of 1949 entered the high school hopefully, perhaps a little fearfully. Here was a new world. What would it offer? What could they contribute to it? Soon their hopes became higher, their fears, fewer. They found old friends here and new ones waiting. These friendships grew as school went on, they were cemented by participation in activi- ties, by loyalty to school teams, by keen competition for scholas- tic honors. The class of 1949 has now become a part of those thous- ands to whom the Red and Blue and Wilkinsburg High School mean lasting friendships of shared experience and mutual loyalty. May that friendship be always to faculty, alumni, and students a most precious treasure. MR. FLOYD H. CARSON, PRINCIPAL In selecting friendliness as the theme for the 1949 year- book, the staff representing the graduating class has chosen an unusual and appropriate word. The dedicating a book of mem- ories to an ideal such as this is proof that our young people do recognize unfailingly true values, for the friendships of high school days are perhaps the most enduring in life and certainly among its most important. They rarely end with graduation but remain as long as life itself, whenever and wherever classmate meets classmate. There is always work to be done in a high school. The friendly student plus the friendly faculty will create an atmosphere in which the business of learning moves ahead at its best. May the mantle of your vision of friendliness fall upon us all Class of 1949 as you join the ranks of the friendly alumni of W. H. S. L 91 MR. EDWARD F. EGE, GUIDANCE COUNSELOR Guidance aims to provide assistance whenever it is needed and the value of that assistance is determined by the degree of understanding one person has for anotherf, The focus of guidance is the individual, its purpose is to promote the growth of the individual in self direction. Thru the cooperation of the teaching staff the guidane office is open at all times to students and teachers alike for the purpose of helping the students to make the most of their high school days. This would include making the best possible school record in accordance with one,s native ability. Rather than prescribe, we attempt to furnish adequate in- formation and encourage wise decisions on the part of those seeking advice. Our interest continues beyond graduation, this class of 1949 can expect to find us inquiring about their activities and suggesting opportunities of empldyment and additional educa- tion. The high school guidance officetcontinues at your service. ....9...

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