Brockway Area High School - Dawn Yearbook (Brockway, PA)

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rl Bottom Row-left to right: Mrs. Steell fTreas.J, Mr. F. Cooper KV. PJ, Mr. P. Mar shall fPres.D, Miss Kearney fSec. of Snyder Boardl, Mr. L. Franco, Mrs. Britton. f-as 355 I School Board Second Row: Mr. A, D. Grosso, Mr, R. Eisenman, Mr. D, Smith, Mr. Hysong, lSupv. Prin.J, Mr. H. Smith, Mr. A. Anderson, Mr. E. Hetrick, Mr. G. Harding, Mr. E. Smith, MR, D, GILLUNG Mr. E. Biss. Secretary of Joint Board SCHOOL BOARD ENCOURAGES INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT A school board is the responsible governing body of any school. Its members, together with its supervisory otticers and teachers, operate as a team playing for the highest stakes in human history-the right ofthe individual to develop to the utmost, which is the ultimate aim of educa- tion in a democracy, the fruits of which will eventually bring democratic freedom to the whole world. The people themselves operate their schools through their elected representatives on the board. The men and women who make up our school board were selected because they had the necessary qualities to carry on the function of this noble office-open minds, considerate iudg- ments, tolerance, and, most of all, a sincere and earnest desire to promote the wellbeing of their country through the education of the boys and girls of this generation. At the beginning of the present school year our school iointure was enlarged by Washington Miss Calhoun, Mr. Hysong's secre- tary, is friendly and elticient as she performs her omce duties. Township's becoming a member. As a result, new departments were added, while others were enlarged. This was done to take care of the increased enrollment. The music and art depart- ments were expanded and vocational agricul- ture was added to the curriculum. Other im- provements included building renovations and added supervisory service in the elementary and iunior high school. Through the efforts of the School Board im- proved educational opportunities come to suc- ceeding generations thus keeping the boys and girls of our community in the first line of their age.

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Faculty America needs well-educated youth for the future. lt is the task of educating them well that challenges each teacher. Practical knowledge is iust as important as literary knowledge and the faculty gives the student the benefit of its experiences. Four o'clock activities demand the teachers' time also. They coach the teams, advise the various clubs, direct the plays, correct the write-ups for the Buzzer and Dawn , and plan social events for the stu- dents. As commencement nears, the families and friends see the result of the faculty's work and can gratefully say, Thanks for a iob well-done. Teachers in the social studies department stress current events. Left to right: Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Blakeslee, Mr. Millcr. S1 left: Commercial students are pres pared for the business world by these three. Left lo right: Mrs. Muth, Mr. Zof- futo, Miss Tompkins. Right: Important factors in mold- ing democratic ideas are the his- tcry instructors. 135-,j' Physical education teachers lead the in- tramural sports program. left to right: Mrs. Rathgeber, Mr. Weitzel. Left to right: Miss Rockey, Mr. Flath, Miss Sheley. +- ...Q S, +1