Brookville High School - Echo Yearbook (Brookville, PA)

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The Year Book of Achievements “What Shall I Take In High School?” This question arises in every student's mind when he enters High School. This is partly overcome in Brookville, for those entering High School from surrounding vicinities and Brookville Public School are told, when in Eighth Grade, what is required and elective in their four years. Sixteen Carnegie Units are required for graduation. A carnegie Unit consists of the satisfactory completion of the equivalent of 120 sixty minute recitation hours of work, requiring preparation outside of class. If a student fails a required subject he must take it over the following year. The Brookville High School Course is divided into three curriculums. They are Classical, Scientific and General Suggestions The Classical Curriculum is better for a student who is going on with higher education, for it offers the required subjects for college entrance. The Scientific Curriculum offers those students who are taking up technical work the required subjects. The General Curriculum is offered for those who have no special object in mind but want the High School education. Following is an outline of the Curriculum offered in Brookville High School: Program of Studies CLASSICAL (Freshman) REQUIRED English I. Algebra I. Occupation and Ancient History Latin I. Health (girls) ELECTIVE Science Drawing Music SCIENTIFIC ( Freshman) REQUIRED English I. Algebra I. Occupations and Ancient History General Science Health (girls) ELECTIVE Latin I. Drawing Music GENERAL (Freshman) REQUIRED English I. Algebra I. Occupations and Ancient History Health (girls) ELECTIVE Latin I. Science Drawing Music Page T ine

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L’Annuaire, Brookville High School What Does It Mean to Be a Graduate of Brookville High School I. First of all a diploma from Brookville High School qualifies the graduate to enter almost any first class college without further training. Every student is proud that our alumni are on the acceptable lists of the colleges. It is well worth while to build on the splendid foundation Brookville High School furnishes. II. Those who do not go on to college have chosen and partially prepared for vocations, as a direct result of the “Occupations” Course. Early in high school, the student studies all kinds of work and professions, finds advantages and disadvantages, and finally chooses the one most favorable to his natural inclinations. As soon as he has decided on his career, he begins to “specialize” in his classes along a certain line. When a boy or girl has been preparing on a small scale for one thing almost four years, he is bound for success. III. The graduate has a clear, clean conception of life. From his sciences he begins to understand the physical world; from his mathematics he perceives the reason for the precise, though hard hearted ways of the world; from his art and music he catches a glimmer of a finer world which exists only in imagination. He is ready and eager to grapple with life. IV. Daily under the influence of cultured, well-educated teachers, the graduate has gained a valuable asset in higher personal ideals. The effect a teacher has upon his pupils at this formative period of life will follow them to their graves. In Brookville High School none but the finest is good enough. That means teachers, especially, and that is what we have. V. The graduate has learned the value of friends. Many high school friendships are life long. Sometimes high school friendships crop up pleasantly in later years. By constant personal contact, the high school student practices getting along with the world, forgiving petty faults, and developing a general good-will toward everyone. To him the road is made pleasant by companionship. VI. A graduate of Brookville High School has become acquainted with and absorbed some of that intangible something, school spirit. Through school spirit the impossible is accomplished. School spirit belongs not only on the diamond or basketball floor, but in the classroom and in the halls. Clean up day on the school grounds proves our school spirit. Every boy or girl rolls up his or her respective sleeves and toils for beauty and cleanliness at Brookville High School. VII. The graduate has learned how to speak well—to drop self-consciousness, bad grammar, and shifty construction. He is able to utter a distinct thought in convincing and pleasing English. What is more useful to anyone than self-confidence and ability? It can be applied in every walk of life. VIII. The greatest benefit the graduate derives is appreciation, appreciation of people, of books, of music, of health, of art, of life itself. Until a student has opened his mind to do the unlimited possibilities everywhere, his real education has not begun. When he is ready to graduate, he usually has formed his own ideas about life and is ripe for the school of experience. Page Eight

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UAnnuaire, Brookville High School Program of Studies CLASSICAL SCIENTIFIC GENERAL (Sophomore) (Sophomore) (Sophomore) REQUIRED REQUIRED REQUIRED English II. English 11. English II. Modern Eur. History Mod. Eur. History Mod. Eur. History Latin II. Algebra II. Health (girls) Health (girls) Biology Health (girls) ELECTIVE ELECTIVE ELECTIVE Algebra II. Latin II. Plane Geometry Algebra II. Biology Plane Geometry Drawing Latin 11. Biology Music Drawing Drawing Music Music (Junior) (Junior) (Junior) REQUIRED REQUIRED REQUIRED English III. English III. English III. American History American Hitsory American History Latin III. French I. Chemistry Health (girls) Health (girls) Health (girls) ELECTIVE ELECTIVE ELECTIVE Plane Geometry Plane Geometry Plane Geometry Latin I.. II., III. (or) Latin I., II., III. (or) French I. French I. Music Music Music Chemistry Chemistry (Senior) (Senior) (Senior) REQUIRED REQUIRED REQUIRED English IV. English IV. English IV. Economics and Prob. of Demo. Economics and Prob. of Economics and Prob. of Demo. Demo. Health (girls) Health (girls) Health (girls) Latin IV. French II. Physics ELECTIVE ELECTIVE ELECTIVE Physics Physics Physics Sol. Geom. and Trig. Sol. Geom. and Trig. Sol. Geo. and Trig. Music Music Music. Latin II.. III., or IV. French II. French II. Page Ten