Windber High School - Stylus Yearbook (Windber, PA)

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lu ll HHH ' . lgirkxl C Bast ille! PPUGWSS I-'T saw - , . , . 1: U .M--.21 ., ,. .. ,.. .. - L ..-n 1 m--::------- -ff - ' --- All 7-1 . ID CA -:..:.....,.! ..-,L E... '- f ff Ze le'-. '15S1 1lf'.'+e:ff-li.-:L -fl 131 '-.ff .- . ill V- -- af- I 37 R' W E' W in , 9 Q- .4 4 ffmlw-4 at 111 ' T2 Y X 2, . or eighth grades were induced by these extra attractions to remain in high school, and for many to graduate. The graduating class of 1926 had increased to 75, nearly four times as many as in 1916. The Commercial Department was re-organized so as to give pupils selecting this course of study the best in modern business practices. Pupils were thus given a thorough training for positions in the business world. This department special- ized even to a greater extent in 1931. Two commercial courses were offeredg namely, the stenographic and bookkeeping. Salesmanship, Office and Clerical Practice, Commercial Geography, and Commercial Mathematics were added to the already existing subjects of Shorthand, Typewriting, Bookkeeping, Junior Busi- ness Training and Commercial Law. Business English was also introduced for this department. The new course of study called for a modern health program. 'LA sound mind in a sound bodyv is the aim of the modern school. All junior high students are required to take regular health instruction and gymnastic training. Periodical ex- aminations by the school doctor and school nurse help to bring about a realization of the importance of keeping healthy. Fine athletic teams in both football and basketball have been developed. ln 1933 Windber won the championship of the Conference. Track teams have also been formed to meet the demands of the ath- letes of the school. Windber has won praise from far and wide for its good teams and fine sportsmanship. School publications were introduced in Windber High School in 1924-. It is true that two yearbooks were published in 1903 and 1905, but after that not until 1924 had anything being done in this field. The yearbook, The Stylus, was started in 1924- and the school paper, The Windber Hi-Times, in 1926. Both the annual and the paper have become some of the best publications of their kind in the State. A number of State and National awards have been won by each. One of the most outstanding scholastic bands in the State was developed by the Music Department. From no band at all to a group of musicians numbering over sixty is the remarkable growth of this group. The band gives two excellent concerts each year, besides playing at other school functions such as football games, assembly programs, etc. The Home Economics Department has met the need of the girls of the school. Sewing and cooking arc studied and practiced by all the junior high school girls. The high school groups as S4 l'X1 se S1 I!! YT . Q it , ' ax' X ' do advanced work in the field of home economics. 1 .Tii it 'N

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- '-ffli . ,, . J 1. .... HHH HEI r . I HHH! aw.- PPDGWSS 11 i ii I i e I I- - -1195 1 95. wvwrrosr Y' In 1923 a complete change in the administration of school affairs was made. Dr. J. B. Bell replaced Dr. Shank as president of the board. The new board, which consisted of Dr. J. B. Bell, C. J. Duncan, F. A. Millott, H. M. S. Cimber, C. E. Housholder, John Lochrie, and Dr. W. S. Wheeling, elected John W. Hedge, of Johnstown Public Schools, superintendent, and E. I. Schall, of the same system, principal of the High School. The enrollment in grades 7-12 this year was 686. There were eighteen teachers for these grades. There were fourteen teachers in the Senior High School. In 1924 the Windber Board of Education issued bonds to the amount of S170,000 to cover the cost of construction and equipment for the New High School Building and the Grade Building at Eureka No. 35. In the fall of 1925 the New High School Building was occupied. All pupils were thus put on a full time basis. The new building was equipped with the latest furniture and fixtures. The home economics department, the science laboratories and the shop required all new equipment. With these new departments and with the reorganization of the old, Windber High School stepped in the foreground among the best high schools of the State. The school was re-organized on the six-six plan, meaning six years of elemen- tary education, three for the Junior High School and three for the Senior High School. Windber was one of the first schools of this section to adopt this modern plan. To accomodate the students in the new system the faculty for the Junior-Senior High School was increased to twenty-six members. All the departments of the school were re-organized to follow the best practices and procedures of the modern high school. An activity period was included in the schedule for the first time. A This re-organization called for the establishing of three courses of study, the college preparatory, the commercial and the gefneralg the latter for those who wished S8 o get a general education by electing subjects of his choice. The high school ffered fifty-four diiferent subjects in its curricula. The pupil was guided , by the superintendent, the principal, the faculty, and his parents in making his choice. ii The Shop Department, the Home Economics Department, the LE A Emp Music Department and the Art Department were introduced to A T supply the demands of the pupils with special interests. M. - ,, Many pupils who heretofore quit school in the seventh .. - - 5 f X

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10 7 ' iii 91 ,H ,sr aft' , - ll gjaw S A 1 mi t Q5,5ui1t1.., 5-for f . iff 1 l 1- E 1'-1 1. -1f- - - U a-I EEE Hamas' llll: was ' am '. JEL PDDGRESS IH 1 .-A-'1 f 7432-IDUCATION v The Art Department, one of the latest to be added has become indispensable to the school. Art is taught to all junior high school pupils. Classes for high school pupils take care of the specially interested pupils in the field. Posters, art work for the yearbook, signs, sketches for all the departments is part of the work of this group. The Shop Department is another spec- ial department of the school. Elementary training in woodwork and mechanical drawing is given to all junior high boys. The high school boys are permitted to do advanced work in this field. The shop, A TEACHERS DESK too, takes care of the making of shelves, book-ends, tables, etc. With all these specialties, it will be seen that every boy or girl will find some interest in the high school course of study. All this has brought an increased enrollment in the school. The following list of the number of graduates will give an idea as to the growth: 1926-755 1927--104-g 1928-110, 1929-105, 1930-79, 1913-119, 1932-113, 1933-128, and 1934-130. There are over 160 in the graduating class of 1935. The faculty of the Junior-Senior High School now has thirty-three teachers. E. 1. Schall resigned as principal of the school in 1929. D. L. Quinsey was principal for two years, 1932 and 1933. ln the spring of 1932 Mr. Quinsey resigned and was succeeded by R. C. Lorenzen, who is principal of the High School at this time. ln three decades Windber High School has grown from a one teacher school o one with thirty-three. It has become from an obscure little unknown high school in Somerset County to one of the best in the State. Its if graduating class has increased from eight in 1903 to over one hund- : S- A M--. red sixty graduates in 1935. Surely such meteoric rise deserves KS 5,3 cornmendation for those who have made it possible. Windber 1 'M W 'WH school administrators and people deserve much praise for '1t 535 'Y . . . . is HQigRg,giEEQN - v the interest they have shown in the education of their --g-4 v-mesa: T ' 1