Ambridge Area High School - Bridger Yearbook (Ambridge, PA)

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With A Scientific Gutlook Perhaps to the uninitiated, the most fascinating rooms in the hi h h l g sc oo are those of the science department. Students ot senior science chemis- try, physics, and biology are instructed by the Professors Taggart, Rice, Serene, and Benkert. The purpose of the senior science course is not to make an extensive study of any one scienceg instead it is to give th d ' ' ' e stu ent a general knowledge of all practical science. New equip- ment has enabled the students of the chemistry laboratory to perform individual experiments this year. A six-foot model slide rule the lar est 1 8 rule of its kind in Western Pennsylvania, is a recent addition to the al- ready well-equipped physics laboratory. The biology department has at its disposal one of the largest and most modernly-equipped rooms to be found anywhere. Experiments have been conducted showin l nt g P 3 development under ideal and under poor conditions. The students have l a so made miniature plant gardens, the best of which are in the sunny bay window. An armadillo, several moles, a raccoon, and many fish have made their homes in the biology laboratory. F I7

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We Prepare For The Business World The students of our commercial department are preparing to take their places in the business world. Fundamentals of typing are taught to sophomores by Miss Kerschner. Exercises and straight copy material are the main worries of these children , The commercial student, upon entering eleventh grade secretarial work, takes up the art of book- keeping. And it is an art! Journalizing, posting, and making accounts balance are the brain-twisting problems. Mr. McWhorter guides the students as they struggle through this subject. Eleventh grade typing is taught by Miss Cease, Miss Fey, and Mr. McWhorter. Students are expected to increase their accuracy and speed, to set up mailable letters, and to type invoices and other exercises. It is during the studentls junior year that he also begins to study shorthand, the written language of the business world. At first he learns to read it, then shakily writes some wobbly characters, and later transcribes from his shorthand notes. Miss Miller supervises junior shorthand. Seniors having a grade of B or better in their previous two years' work may take t.1e secretarial office practice course taught by Miss Kozak. Besides class work, students are expected to spend at least two weeks of each quarter in one of the school offices or at the switchboard. Graduates from this department have a good theoretical back- ground, together with plenty of practice, and several weeks of actual experience in secretarial work.

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In Classrooms Studying in the Library Ready to Eat Working with Wood Ein, Zwei, Drei, Go Future Draftsmcn Following History Girls at Play Ahead!