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

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Dr. Benkert, our high school principal, is usually on hand to greet the teachers who must be signed in by 8:05. His duties are: to construct a master schedule curriculum and courses of study, to sit as chairman of the Professional Instructional Council consisting of the department heads, and to prepare reports and make recommendations to the superinten- dent for improvements of the educational program. M Benkert W Bining M. F. Serene N. A, Smith D. A Snyder L R Taggart BS MS Ph D BS M A , Ph.D, B. S., M. S. A.B., M.A., Ph.D. B.S, M E BS M E Dr. Smith and the other administrators soon arrive. Dr. Smith supervises the entire public school system in Ambridge. Dr. Binning, who was elected to fill the position of one of the assistant principals when Mr. Snyder was elected principal of the Midland, Pennsylvania Junior-Senior High School, inherited Mr. Snycler's duties which are: to be responsible for finances, extra-curricular activities, building operations, assemblies, and supplies, to super- vise English, languages, social studies, music, art, and physical education. Mr. Serene starts a busy day with his duties which are: to super- vise discipline and attendance, to schedule educational movies, to assume responsibility for test books and test book inventories, to supervise guidance, mathematics, commercial and science classes, and to administer I. tests. Mr. Taggart starts the day for the Voca- tional Department where he supervises class- room worlc, shop work, and all activities connected with his department. At any hour of the night these men can review the day as past and have only a few hours before they start over again.

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FIRST TO ARRIVE Dr. J. M. Benkert, Principal

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Alma Adams Ethel Althauser B.S. in Ed. A.B., M. L. Typing I English IV C Shorthand I English IV Beginning Typing Class Book Club English Department Chairman Sarah E. Adams Litt. B., M.A. Algebra I B.E. French I and II Spanish II International Language Club Sr. Class Advisor George Axtell Vocational Electric Shop Stage and Lighting Squad Olive E- Cease Virginia G. Derflinger B. S., M.Ed. A.B. Business English Spanish I Sl10l'Il'lE1Hd I Journalism Book Cl'-lb Silhouette Head of CommercialDepartment Frank W. Desanzo B.S. Margaret Cook B.S., M.A. Business English Business Economics Correspondence Club Vocational Economics Industrial History Silhouette Finance Director Senior Class Advisor Vocational Student Council Advisor Henry Epstein Katherine Forcey B,S, B.S., M. Ed. Distributive Education Plane Geometry Retail Selling Club Algebra II Solid Geometry Doris Feick Trigonometry B-S Study Hall Vocational Home Economics Sophomore Class Advisor Hal'lCliCl'aff C11-lb Head of Math Department All Home Economics Activities U Supervision of Junior and Burdell Giles Senior High Home Economics B-5- Departments Library Science Stella Barr B. S. Hygience Physical Education Girls Gymnastic Cfub Cheerleading Usher Committee Girls Patrol Intramural Sports Committe: Vocational Minstrel George Barth B.S. Industrial Arts Football Club Junior High Football Assistant Coach Edward F. Drake A.B. Physical Education Gymnastic Team Coach Assfstant Football Coach Mary L. Duffy Litt.B, M.A Latin I and II American History Study Hall Sophomore Class Advisor Head of Language Department Katharine Haberlen M.Ed. American History Junior Class Advisor Study Hall Sophomore English Thomas E. Hoskins B.S, M.Ed. Mechanical Drawing Related Drawing Blueprint Reading