Brownsville High School - On The Moon Yearbook (Brownsville, PA)

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TYPING CLASS TYPING These future All-American secretaries are seen here working hard. Probably, several years from now, these students will be seen again, but this time as the holder of the championship speed record in typing. Their goal is learning to type fast but ac- curately. In this way they will slowly reach the present typing record which is l4l words per minute. OFFICE PRACTICE CLASS The students in the office practice classes hope to become successful business workers some day. Besides learning about the work- ings of the mimeograph, the adding machine, and the chemical duplicator, students survey vocations, prepare itineraries, and study a mailing unit, and are given extra practice in typing. They learn the qualities of successful business people, OFFICE PRACTICE ROOM ENGLISH CLASS ENGLISH CLASS Here is a view of a group of seniors con- centrating deeply on an English Literature test. The test in question was on MacBeth . From rumors we hear, the test was very hard. The Senior English course includes a study of American and English Literature, as well as grammar, with a variety in both fields. Miss Nicholas adds interest to her teaching with explanatory illustrations, LIBRARY STUDY HALL Our high school library, now located in its new home, study hall ZO6, is a storehouse of knowledge. lt contains hundreds of volumes of books among which are five sets of en- cyclopedias, volumes on Economics, history, and literature. The fiction group includes modern and classic novels. Another valuable and interesting section is the one devoted to magazines, which contains both fictional and news magazines. LIBRARY Pile 13

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COOKING CLASS COOKING CLASS This is the origin ot all those tantalizing aromas that are watted through the halls each day. When this picture was taken they were packing boxes of goodies for valentines. Here the girls learns to prepare a full meal, from soup to atter dinner coffee. Miss Gribble also instructs them in the proper method ot setting and serving the table. CHEMISTRY LABORATORY ln this laboratory the Edisons ot our school do their experiments with results that are nev- er disastrous-except to the nostrils. ln this room the chemistry students attain a better understanding ot the principles taught in their textbooks, by practical application. Some- times there is a little excitement such as 0 minor explosion, but that just adds to the tun. CHEMISTRY LABORATORY HALL TRAFFIC BETWEEN CLASSES TRAFFIC IN THE HALLS Every torty-five minutes a loud, pleasant- sounding bell may be heard announcing the dismissal of classes. lt is at this time that the students tile into the corridors and converse with their friends on the way to their next class. Because ot the orderly routine ot the traffic in the hall, two minutes allows each person a suitable amount of time to reach his next class. MATHEMATICS CLASS The blackboard illustrations are partly those of the geometry class of the preceding period while the interested group pictured here are working at trigonometry. l-lere stuf dents are introduced to the study that may develop into a career ot civil engineering. The students in advanced moth usually expect to attend college as it is a required course for college entrance. MATHEMATICS CLASS Page 12

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Do You Know? B. H. S. has a number of chapters of national organizations - National Rifle Association, Na- tional Forensic League, National Thespian Dra- matic Honor Society, National Scholastic Press As- sociation, Hi-Y and TrifHi-Y. There are 323 seniors, There are 409 juniors. There are 393 sophomores. Making l l2S our total enrollment. Joseph Peters won the national rating as a twirler of the baton. Brownsville has won permanent possession of the Mon Valley Big Six Football Trophy and the Fayette County Football Trophy by rounding out three successful seasons?-l 938-l940. We have no sports open to girls except the Rifle Club. The annex has florescent lighting in the shops. The Senior High would like to have and needs a gymnasium and auditorium of its own. On-The-Mon was given a good rating in sec- ond class division of the i940 National Scholastic Press Association. The school now begins ot 7 :50 A, M. instead of 8:30 A. M, as in former years, and there are very few objections to being an early worm. All the yearbook work has been done outside of regular school time and represents the combined efforts of thirty persons. Page 14