Bedford High School - Echo Yearbook (Bedford, PA)

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Miss Katherine Litzinger has been teaching French and His- tory in B. H. S. since September 19265 she has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Columbia Univer- sity. Miss Genevieve May holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Juniata College granted in 1948. She then taught English and French in North Carolina. She was employed by Swarthmore College before coming to Bed- ford in the fall of 1952. Miss June McWhorter instructs in Vocational Home Economics in which field she has been working for six years, but she came to Bedford in the fall of 1952. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Illinois. Thomas J. Miles teaches Book- keeping, Business Mathematics, Salesmanship, Business Law, Ad- vertising and Office Practice. This is his third year of teaching experience having come to B. H. S. right out of Indiana State Teachers College with a B.S. degree in the fall of 1950. Miss Bertha Miller holds a Bachelor of Science in Home Economics Education from Indi- ana State Teachers College. She came to Bedford immediately upon completion of her college work in January 1953. She teach- es Jr. High Home Ec.g 12th Year Personal Living and Related Arts classes and one 8th grade Science class. Her home is Mead- ville, Pa. my Robert 0. Miller holds a Bach- elor of Arts degree from Buck- nell University. He teaches Mathematics and General Sci- ence. He is a member of Kappa Phi Kappa fraternity. He came to B. H. S. in February 19513 this is his first teaching position.

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Forrest Walter Hunsicker has been teaching instrumental mu- sic and directing the B. H. S. Band since 1937, except for about two and a half years, from June 15, 1943, to December 31, 1945, when he was in the Ser- viceg he has his B. S. and M. Ed. degrees from Pennsylvania State Collegeg he is a member of Kap- pa Gamma Psi, and Kappa Phi Kappa, national education fra- ternity. Kenneth Kinney teaches Voca- tional Agricultureg he has a B. S. degree from Penn State Col- lege where he is a member of Alpha Gamma Rho fraternityg he has been teaching eight years, but came to his present position in Sept. 19435 from July 1944 to June 1946 he rode Uncle Sam's battle Wagons, leaving service as a Lieutenant CJ.G.l. Allene Kniseley teaches Physical Education to the girls and is Guid- ance Directorg she has a B. S. de- gree from Indiana State Teach- ers College and an M. Ed. degree from the University of Pitts- burghg she has been teaching for twelve years but this is her fourth year in B. H. S. Francis B. Koontz teaches Bi- ology and has been with us since he finished his work for his B. S. degree at Gettysburg College in 19315 he has his M. Ed. degree from Penn. State Collegeg he is a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternityg he is head coach of wrestling, and Jr. High football coach. Mrs. Raye T. Lamberson has been teaching Latin in B. H. S. since September 1947, however she has had a total of nine years of teaching experience. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree at Juniata College, and did Post Graduate work at Penn State. C121 ll Miss Mary E. Learish teaches English and is coach of drama- ticsg she has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Otterbein College, and a rnaster's degree from Teachers' College, Columbia Uni- versityg she is a member of Sigma Alpha Tau sororityg she has been teaching for ten yearsg she came to B. H. S. in the fall of 1945.

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Fred N. Radle teaches Civics and American History. He holds two degrees from Bucknell Uni- versity,--a Bachelor of Arts earned in 1948, and a Master of Arts, earned in 1950. He holds membership in Tau Kappa Ep- silon, and Kappa Phi Kappa fraternity. This is his fourth year of teaching experience, all of them in Bedford, having come to B. H. S. in the fall of 1949. James E. Smith teaches Indus- trial Artsg he came to us in Sep- tember 1942, but from June 1943 to January 1946, he was in the U. S. Army. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Millers- ville State Teachers College. This is his first teaching position. William B. Somers teaches Vo- cational Agricultureg he earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Pennsylvania State College where he is a member of Alpha Tau Alpha. He came to B. H. S. in the fall of 1950, directly from college. Ned O. Whetstone has been teaching American History and Problems of Democracy in our school since September 1942, but he had tried his wings elsewhere for one year before coming to Bedford. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree at Gettysburg College. He is a member of Phi Delta Theta social fraternity. Harold G. Wilkinson is head football coach and teaches Gen- eral Science, Senior Science and Economic Geography. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from California State Teachers College, and a Master of Edu- cation degree from the Univers- ity of Pittsburgh. He has had twenty-five years of teaching ex- perience. He came to B. H.S. in the fall of 1950. Vernon F. Wohnhas came to B. H. S. in the fall of 1951 with fifteen years teaching experi- ence. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree at Carnegie Institute of Technology, and a Master of Education degree at the Univer- sity of Pittsburgh. He teaches all the Art classes in our Jointure school system. U41 1-.N I:-'YJ xsw Ll T:,,' W-3'