Bangor High School - Graduate Yearbook (Bangor, PA)

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pencil. I took English under Miss Staples. Another item for Ripley. Mr. Thomas and Mr. ll'ngner said they knew we were going to win basketball games this year. It was prophesied. XVe slipped into the library on several occasions. Miss Holland was busy aid- ing pupils on term papers. Never an L idle moment for our librarian. One day, Mr. fiffl-Ill was conducting his testing program with Our Gang. XYe asked the scores which ranged from rtorr Mr. Hlhfflllllllf nl zvrnrk in K'H!If!'7Y'!I!I ' room. Many mornings we were serenaded by our band under the direction of Mr. .-lngelini. The music put us in a good mood for the l'CSt of the day. Our interest in hobbies led us to Miss Stoddard? collection of small ani- mals. XVhat a beautiful display! One day we stopped in the art room where Miss Oxford was displaying a beautiful poster made by our editor. An advertisement for Coca-Cola. NVe almost wanted to reach for the bottle in the poster. Excellent! Duet! Quartet! Practicing for Class Day under Mrs. Mare, who willingly co- operated in all the senior projects. XVC remember her practices with the Senior Girls' Ensemble for Armistice Day Pro- gram. Our exploration led us to shop where we found Mr. Owens explaining to the stage crew how to Hx set for Almost Summer. XVe tried to learn about the social events at school. They were too many to list but a few should be mentioned. NVe don't call this any special social event, but the Whitmore conference room ranks high with social news. Early in the season, the Board of Edzzmlion entertained the members of the faculty. A friendly get-together. The teachers and members of the Board really became acquainted. Dr. Eisen' berg prepared the entertainment. Activity plus for P.S.If.f1. this year- in politics and socials. On one occasion about 40 members attended a dinner held at Tony's Cafe, Roseto. The teach- ers enjoyed and appreciated the few words given by M r. Kenmflh Kressler. The outstanding event of the year lor the P..S'.li.A,.' The dinner given in honor of the Board of Erl11c'r1lz'or1 at Colonia! Holel. The teachers reported that it was a grand gathering. There were over 6:3 members. The Honorable ,lnlm Hoffnmn delivered an inspiring ad- dress- Reassessing and Conserving the Values of Our X'Vay of Life. X'Ve found other interesting news- bits, but we've decided to keep a few to ourselves. Oxford. Sralora, Giaquinto, Roche-chaperones at All'American Dance.

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will llll SHN . ., Early arrivals daily-Mr. Kent and Miss Sweet. During our severe winter weather, a parrot was wanted for office to answer the sixty-lour dollar ques- tion, Miss Sweet, will there be school today? This same weather gave headaches to our commuting teachers, particularly Mr. .S'fl1n1oy1'r, Mr, OH, Miss Mann, and Mrs. Clrlilsfii. These teachers were like Miss Miller l'llll'i'l!llIl.Y in honor of Mrs. Kane. 11.r1sI Mary our lamous poem, Snowbound. One day Miss Mann had to thaw her feet over one ol' the registers in the halls. Those were the good cold days. Speaking ol' snow reminds us ol' Cliristmas. Parties, decorations, and exchanging ol' gilts. Fun! Remember .lliss E3'I'Tl.Y homeroom? Beautiful deco- rations. One day we encountered Miss Rorlze and Mr. Williams, advisers of the up and coming classes, discussing what the freshmen and sophomores were plan- ning. Dances! Coming out parties for our underclassmen. Every lunch hour a Small Five con- ference was held. X'Vhere? Local res- taurant where M iss Srnlorn, Miss Hay, .lfliss Leozmrd, ,lliss tllay and illiss Girl- Other conferences were usually held in the nurse's office with Miss Evans, Airs. Cornwell, Aliss Oxford, Miss Rei- mel and illrs. Trevor Williams. lt was at one of these that plans for Mrs. CO7'7l'lUf'll,.S shower were made. Of course, she was absent. The quartet made delicious ice cream for the shower. This one is for Ripley. Miss Miller found this answer on an examination paper-large, largest, largested. More lor Ripley. Miss Griggs reply to difference between a house and a home. A home is a house you build for yoursell' and own itg and a house is what you rentf' Mrs. Trevor lVilliat11s' comment alter her statement ol'- There is some iron in our bodies. Comment- Then il' we drink a lot ol' water, will we rust? Student compliment lor Miss Smjnles. An eighth grade pupil corrected an- other's statement ol' I got no pencil. That's wrong. Say. l haven't any I qulnto had lunch' Agenda! Exfhmlgc Iirlilor Salmlino piesrfiils gifts lo illrs. lllnce and ol' latest school gems, Miss SI'IllU7'Il from Tri-Hi-1' and Hi-Y.

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....1... lllC.Xl.Tll lll'il'.XRl'MlCXT 'l'vcllni1nl lJirr'clur: Miss livxxs. R. N. Our health department has been most ellicient in its program. The pupils are examined in September by the school doctor, and careful check-ups on their physical defects are made constantly by the nurse. This year the yellow health slips stating the defects were mailed to the parents to notify them as soon as possible. Miss livans has conducted several classes in home nurss ing for the girls of senior high school. .Xn extensive program to x-ray the students has been undertaken. .Xll participants in sports are x-rayed an- nually at a nominal fee. This ollier is also open to all juniors and seniors. .Xudiometer tests are given to pupils of the third to seventh grades and those in ninth grade. All other pupils with hearing dilliculties are tested at this time. llR.'XM.X Dlil'.XR'l'MliN'l' ifit'IfIllft'Ilf Dirwtor: Miss St:.t1.oa.x The aitn of this department is to encourage the stu dents to express their ideas in their own plays and to analyze and appreciate contemporary and classical plays. ln addition. make-tlp. setting, sound, lighting and stage techniques are studied. Seniors in this course participated in the various assem- bly plays, and many had leading parts in Almost Summer. Others in this department had positions on committees for the senior play. Miss Scalora directed several plays for assemblies as well as the successful senior play. l'lNtil.ISll lJlil'.XR'l'MliN'l' 'l'cclmic11l lIirr'clor.s': Miss S'1.tl't.i1s, Mks. tIt.AtislcN, Miss Mi1.i.tfR. Miss Mtv. Miss Sc:,tl.olt.v The linglish Department has a well-rounded program. Beginning with the seventh grade and continuing through to the twelfth year, functional grammar: punctuation, composition toral and written covering letter writing. experience themes, playlets. precis. outlining. poemsj are predominant. With these. of course, are integrated vocab- ulary work. projects. hook reviews, visual aids tposters. recordingsj and workbooks tfor drillj. To this depart- ment have been added many new and helpful hooks which have aided in enriching the program. .KRT Dlil'.XRTMliN'l Yl'c'l'fI!1fI'lll 1Jirr'ctm': Miss fDXl 0RD This department's course includes crafts tleather. ceramics, and wood carvingj in junior high school. In senior high school courses are otlered to the more tal- ented art students. These courses include costume design- ing, poster making, ceramics. jewelry. modeling, sculp- turing. textile designing, oil and water color painting. l'rojects tnade by these art sttulents cover the walls of the Bee Hive. There are caricatures showing animated beesgsharpies, jitterhugs. gossips, and bookish bees. The tnost outstanding series of projects were the lias- ter season paintings iti the front hall windows. These paintings depicted the Easter story in tix e parts: ln the Garden of Gethsemane. judgment Before Pilate, Utlru- citixionf' The Burial in the Tomb. and Resurrection Bl'SlNliSS lillllfI.X'l'l0N lJlil'.XR'lMliN'T 'I'r'cl1i1icn1 lJflif't'flll'Sf Miss livrit .txn Miss Hn The commercial department. which begins its course to students in the sophomore year. ollers twelve week courses in typing, shorthand and bookkeeping to learn the aptitudes of the prospective students. ln the junior and senior years, complete courses in typing. shcn'thand. consumers' education, tiling and bookkeeping are given. The theoretical knowledge is applied to actual prob- lems in class work and in many other projects. These have included working at the ration board and typing letters for the Red Cross, the Tuberculosis Society and the Veterans' Assistance Board. In the last six weeks of the senior year the students are given the opportunity of working in oflices in town.