Academy High School - Academe Yearbook (Erie, PA)

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A Librarg is the storehouse FT' P- o Y Nfl!-'NEAR Miss Krainski, the assistant librarian, helps with many of the tasks connected with library routine. Nurse keeps r Geoff Albertson painfully strains to see the big E on The serene atmosphere of the library maintained by Miss Margaret Golden, the librarian, benefits the students in many ways. It is a place to do reports, research study, or simply to enjoy quietude while reading for pleasure. Under the new Ele- mentary and Education Act, book orders must be increased. The recent re- modeling of the library has made possible more efficient categorization and easier accessibility to books, magazines, and re- search material. ot knowledge the eye chart. .2 ,,g, Miss Golden suspiciously eyes the antics of a stu- dent visiting the library. ecord of student growth Our school nurse, Mrs. Smith, attends to Jim Egnot's tooth- ache. During the school year Mrs. Dorothy Smith, school nurse, checks the height, weight, and sight of all students. She gives physicals and tuberculin tests to eleventh graders. Another of her responsi- bilities is to see that every student receives proper medical and dental care during the year. She is always ready to assist in an emergency and to ex- amine students who wish to be excused because of minor illnesses.

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z1',: 2- WW: Nil QR ws: 5 5 uidancc Remodeled counselors' offices add a modern look to Academy. Boys' guidance counselor, Mr. Torrance, assembles a slu- dent's college application in order to approve it before mailing. Guidance counselors provide vital advice Mrs. Schoenfeld, girls' guidance counselor, delves into Janie Sneiderman's rec ords to advise her on college choices. Academy guidance counselors, Mrs. Schoenfeld and Mr. Torrance, have in their confidential keep- ing a record of every student-his grades, his test scores, his personality analysis. This resource ma- terial is helpful in assisting students in selecting subjects and in inquiring into possible college choices. Our counselors are eager to assist students in every way. They point out opportunities and possibilities for future growth, and advise students in the selection of colleges and vocations, as well as supervise the completion of job applications. Oc- casionally problems of personality and personal ad- justments arise. Using insight and good judgment, our guidance directors attempt to help students re- solve their own problems and thus make school life more pleasant for all. 22

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Students in regular twelfth grade English classes study Hamlet, one of Shakespeare's great dramatic works. They also read Thomas Hardyis 19th century novel, Return of the Na- tive. A unit in public speaking is designed to give more confidence when appearing before an audience. Biographies are read about such people as Albert Schweitzer, Samuel Clemens, Robert Louis Livingston, and Eleanor Roose- velt. Students are taught the method of writing a reference paper and are required to prepare one. In Honors College English and College Eng- ' lish, students read and study poetry, novels, es- says, and drama. Among the books read this year were The Late George Apley and Thomas Hardy's The Mayor of Casterbridge. New words found while reading were kept on vocabulary cards, idea cards held topics for written com- positions. Miss Mong, advisor to the National Honor Society, helps Steve Tetuan with a problem in Honors College English. Xhieorlepltgriiggrso her English class, Mrs. Massing puts . ' English teaches the Mr. Barbaro, advisor to the student Senate, dictates to his class.