Avalon High School - Annual Yearbook (Avalon, PA)

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SLIQLLA LIff'II.I4I CARDEN, All. CVEIQSEEIQS 'fm linelishland Commercial l,illlYl:'l'Nlfj' of liicfllmolid JCVA HOOVER, B.S. University of Pittsburgh Ulleauty is art, art heautyf, Miss Carden, in her junior and senior lfnglish classes sought to inspire the students to nolaler and more gracious living through the study of literature. She encouraged the reading of the work of novelists, essayists, and hiographers. Many an enjoyalile period was spent reading and inter- preting poetry. Miss Hoover desired that her junior high school pupils form two habits. 'llhe first of these was to like to read. Dy Various clever illustrations she managed to assist her students to differentiate between the good and had reading. She also wished each one to lnecome word conscious so that good usage would he carried over into everyday life. ln the bookkeeping, commercial law, and salesman- ship classes, Mr. Mawhinney emphasized better buy- manship rather than salesmanship. This new slant in the course created a great amount of interest, Many interesting projects were carried out along this line. A junior or senior in high school needs to become conscious of the qualities that will determine his suc- cess after he leaves school. In her typewriting and shorthand classes, Miss Brenneman endeavored to de- velop initiative and forethought in her pupils. They were taught how to judge an acceptable piece of work, and to respect the point of View of another person. DelJilrtrllQl1tS KC I 1 y Q 4 7,3 :- J. Il. AIAXVIIINNICY. ILS., ICtl.NI. Grove tflty Collegi- KATHRYN Y, IERICNNICMAN, A.B Mt. Union College 11

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DVKDSEEIQS l'liSt0l'y D8IJElftffl6l1t and Dffilie xr , 9 R N 3 y A W: . . his xx My 'K 91' lx ii 3 xg ew r . -. , 1 .sig , -'lf' ' - . E - . . N. , -'AEM .' f-'- 1 U- ans, Y lv, V qi. l 4 . ., 5 'itwfrxf-1-f:'f' t ' A ,X ,. 'fe -,sei 3... 1.Q5':Ggr v. J v . -.1 fq .-,Q ay, Sli if H5 .-Ez uf.-fi ll. . .pf J. C. WEICHEL, B.S. in Ed. Geneva College ABIGAIL JACKSON, B.I'., B.S. University of Pittsburgh 2-G. G,l2RTRL'DIi I-I. PAI-'F. All. Westminster College DOROTHY M. WRIGHT, A.B. Grove City College Good citizenship was the key-note of Miss ,lackson's classes this year. Each pupil was made to realize his responsibilities to his country, and the privileges that were his because he was born in the United States. Miss jackson endeavored to do this through an exten- sive research of the constitution. Nr. XYeichel, in his classes in Ancient, Medieval, and Modern llistory, stressed the importance of the laying of a strong foundation it there is to be growth and development later. This principle is applicable to all things, nations as well as people. Under Miss XVright's instruction, the pupils in sev- enth and eighth grade history found that the past is definitely linked with the present. This link is the stepping stone to the future. lYith this idea, history becomes a vital and living force which makes itself felt in our everyday lite. Miss lflafii, Mr. Perley's capable and competent sec- retary, broadened her held of work this year. ln addi- tion to her numerous secretarial duties. which de- manded much of her time, she conducted an educa- tional research in the elementary school. This was done by giving standardized tests and correlating them. i 1 l 10

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UVEIQSEEIQS Dhysioal Education and Mathematiclmenartments asia: l IDA BI, PRICE, AB. N lfniversity of I ' J. J. WERTACNIK, AB. Dickinson College GYLA B. STICKS. ILS. l'nive1'sity of Pittsburgli W. E. MCCLURG. AB. Allegheny Collegre ln the advanced mathematics classes, Mr. Xiertac- nik inserted many catching questions which demanded much more attention and more involved thinking. The pupils were ever on the alert to solve the problems, and to point out the weak places in the questions. Miss Price emphasized the importance of mathema- tics in the modern social system. The beauty of athematical calculations and the practical applica- tion to other fields was incorporated into the junior high school mathematics courses. Practical mathe- matics presented many interesting problems for the seventh and eighth grades to solve. Much time was given to the improvement of pos- ture and development of individual skill by llr, Nc- Clurg in his physical education classes. Moreover, he stressed the importance of acquiring' an appreciation for beneficial use of leisure time. ln the hygiene class, Nr. hlcClurg impressed upon the boys the importance of obedience to the laws of health governing the body. Likewise, in the girls' physical education classes. liliss Stern dwelt upon the ideal of good sportsman- ship. She emphasized the importance of being able to cooperate with one's fellows. lfach girl ivas made to realize that the building' up of a strong, healthy body in youth is the best assurance of a long, happy life. 12