Wyomissing Area High School - Colophon Yearbook (Wyomissing, PA)

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Acamlemics D. Spang and M. Schaeffer inspect a Roman war machine. This a poison-arrow, Mrs. Schrackf' A little bit of everything Spanish in Mrs. Knipe's class. Languages Show-andftell with Miss Jones. Mr. Frinzi tells his class, Esta 'piggyl fue al rnercado 14

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U ' ' , Mr. Cv. boasts, l can outstare anyone in this roomf Mr. Aubrey cheers up the class by giving a test. ocial Studies Mr. O'Connor discusses the cost of living. The social studies department was staffed by five teachers this year. Tenth grade students studied world cultures with Mr. Charles Geben- sleben as he outlined for them the development of the various cultural areas of the world. His eleventh graders were introduced to American history. He stressed agrarian and urban growth as it was affected by the Civil War, American history was also taught to junior sections by Mr. James O'Connor, who dealt mainly with the post-Reconstruction era in the United States. Mr. O'Connor took charge of the economics and government courses for the senior class. In these areas he stressed the role of government and ec- onomics in society with a special look at totalitar- ianism. Mr. James Hoffert taught a ninth grade civics class. Civics classes were also conducted by Mr. Leonard Noll. Both teachers covered the study of current events, federal and local govern- ment, citizenship, and Pennsylvania history. Mr. Noll also instructed the eighth grade American history course which covered the period prior to and including the Civil War and stressed the study of the presidency. Both geography and history were taught by Mr. Thomas Aubrey, who introduced students to the history of world so- cieties and the effect of geographical location upon their development.