Bedford High School - Echo Yearbook (Bedford, PA)

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FACULTY in ' 1 W OB Library—To this bright, sunny room, the Library, students come day after day to gain more knowledge. AVID G. Behrers, principal of the Bedford Junior High School and in¬ structor in seventh and eighth grade mathematics, and the Junior High School Guidance classes, came to Bedford in 1928 as principal of the Elementary School. In 1928, when the Junior High School was or¬ ganized, he was made principal of that or¬ ganization. Mr. Behrers is keenly interested in music and in 1932 he sponsored a music apprecia¬ tion club for the members of the band from the Junior High School. His efforts cast forth in this work were greatly appreciated. He is now the pianist at our chapel pro¬ grams. Mr. Behrers attended the summer courses at the Cumberland Valley State Normal School and Elizabethtown College, and taught in rural schools of Center and Hunt¬ ingdon counties. Since that time he has taken summer courses toward his degree at the Pennsyl¬ vania State College Branch School in Al¬ toona, Pennsylvania. DAVID G. BEHRERS Page Twelve ARLEZ-VOUS Francais?” is the first question. “Non, Mademoi¬ selle, non,” is the answer Miss Litzinger frequently receives in reply to that first question. This French instruct¬ or says that nearly every first year stu¬ dent, upon hearing her ask that first question, looks at her as if she is a big bad wolf. “The Peace of Westphalia is a prominent landmark in universal history. It stands at the dividing line of two great epochs. It marks the end of the Refor¬ mation period and the beginning of that of the Political Revolution.” This is the same lady speaking to whom we listened a moment ago in a French class. But now she has a different group and is try¬ ing to help her wards get a perfect view of world history. “But you say the Interstate Commerce Commission has the power to require the railroads to carry a passenger for two cents per mile?” asks a student in a Prob¬ lems of American Democracy class. Yes,” replies Mr. Sheely, the instructor in charge, and he goes on to explain that the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 was the first step toward the effective control of railways and of railway rates. When we visit this instructor again, we hear him telling his class that “the supply of labor depends on the increase in the numbers of mankind.” And again we listen to him and his class as they attempt

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Left to right: Dr. Grissinger, Mr. Robb, Dr. Strock, Miss Pearl Shoemaker, Mr. Russell Blackburn, Mrs. Calton Heckerman, and Mr. Charles Allen. EDFORD certainly is fortunate in hav¬ ing such a fine group of alert citizens to carry on the duties and responsi¬ bilities incurred with the running of the Public Schools of Bedford. The board has always been interested with current prob¬ lems which will aid in making the school system more efficient, and it has stood stead¬ fastly for any plans solely based upon the welfare of the school children of the com¬ munity. During the past fifteen years a number of improvements have been made in the administrative policies and physical equip¬ ment of the school system. A new high school building was opened in 1924 to re¬ lieve crowded conditions at the present ele¬ mentary school building, and in 1931 a new addition was built to the high school build¬ ing to make more room for the newly organ¬ ized Junior High School, which was growing very rapidly. Now it aids a great deal in sewing the various interests of the senior high school organization, resulting from the greater retentive power of the secondary school. In this new building are splendid BOARD OF EDUCATION facilities for class and especially laboratory work. As a result of this program voca¬ tional departments for agriculture and Home Economics were established for the first time in this section of the county. The students are now enjoying the bene¬ fits of a new auditorium-gymnasium unit. This new addition was made possible by a joint undertaking of our fine school board and the Federal Emergency Relief Associa¬ tion. It is capable of seating one thousand persons and it has splendid facilities for dra¬ matic and shop work, the agricultural unit and supply rooms. It procured for the school a dandy locker room equipped with modern showers. The seating facilities were made available by the aid of the public spirited citizens of the town, and for its duty, the school undertook the equipping of the stage. By the aid of the Public Works Administration the agricultural unit is now being improved by making available more room for shop work. Shortly after the new high school build¬ ing was erected the basic organization of the schools was changed from the 8-4 to the 6-3-3 plan, providing for Bedford the first accredited junior and senior high school organization. This year through the im¬ provements in both the physical and admin¬ istrative policies of our school made by our beard of education, our high school has been honored with a chapter of the National Hon¬ or Society. Page Eleven

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I ■■■ to discover a way by which all poverty may be obliterated. His junior students say that he leads them a merry tour through all the trials and tribulations met in setting up a government in Amer¬ ica as well as through all the problems met since its formation. After two years’ work with Miss Brice, the girls look forward with pleasure to the time when they will have complete charge of a home. To learn how to cook and to sew well are only two of the many things the girls learn in the Home Eco¬ nomics department. If every boy could study for four years under the guidance of Mr. Townsend, head of the Vocational Agriculture de¬ partment, there would be a great “back to the land” movement. To see those boys testing milk, eggs, seeds, or what have you? is enough to convince all of us that very few farmers know all there is to be learned about farming. Take a look at that big 2700 egg incubator if you think the Future Farmers of America are not doing things in a big way. And did you see that large flock of broilers just before Easter? That was a splendid project, boys! “Exit, Maggie,” directs Miss Baker to an earnest student in dramatics. “Be sure your are cutting the right end of the worm,” directs the same voice, but we are no longer in dramatics; we have Upper Group • Left to right: Mr. Sproul, Miss Litz- inger, Mr. Sheely. Middle Group Left to right: Miss Brice, Mr. Croft, Miss Donahoe. Lower Group Left to right: Mr. Towns end, Mr. Tritt, Miss Border. Here we see our future dressmakers at their various tasks in the sewing room. Page Thirteen