Burrell High School - Buccopia Yearbook (Lower Burrell, PA)

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Homemaking promotes skills The Homemaking Department assumes the te- sponsibility of preparing students for a happy, worth- while life. To meet this challenge, a curriculum has been devised to include the following main areas: family clothing, textiles, and tailoring; home decora- ting; child development; flower ,arranging; home nursing; foods and nutrition; personal, family, and community relationships. The courses are taught in a pleasant, relaxed, “workshop” atmosphere where a close teacher-pupil relationship permits girls to learn while they work together in class. Although the girls prepare for many professions, each is destined to be a homemaker. Mrs. Carol Watters MRS. CAROL C. WATTERS: B.S., Indiana State College. Home Economics, Future Homemakers of Amer- ica Advisor. Mrs. Watters teaches the fundamentals of window treatment. 39

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oe Classes pursue physical fitness Mr. Eugene Bacha MR. EUGENE E. BACHA: B.S., M.Ed., University of Pittsburgh. Health Education, Physical Educa- tion. Head Basketball Coach, Assistant Football Coach. MISS PATRICIA A. FORSHAY: B.S., West Vir- ginia Wesleyan College. Physical Education, Swim- ming, Health Education. Advisor of Cheerleaders, Intramural Athletics, Girl’s Athletic Association. MR. JOHN ROBUCK: B.S., Michigan State Univer- sity. Health Education, Physical Education, Swim- ming Team Coach, Gymnastics Club Advisor. Miss Patricia Forshay hee fore s pee bs eS wh: hae oe SBE LRG Mr. John Robuck The function of the physical education curriculun is to translate social and educational philosophy int teaching procedures and into actual daily behavior. The curriculum is not only the medium for self discovery and self-realization, but a steering gea for society as well. Each generation must acquire democratic patterns of behavior, feeling, and thought. Without this, democracy will be destroyed. Physical education will provide the conditions and experience conducive to the achievernent of wholesome personal values and self-realization in harmony with the broader social goals of democracy. students’ favorite. Swimming classes are

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Mr. William Maddock MR. WILLIAM M. MADDOCK: BS., Cali- fornia State College. Electricity, Mechanical Drawing. Stage Crew Advisor. The industrial arts class gives students an oppor- tunity to develop their skill in woodworking while they learn the basic principles of electricity. Not only do the students spend their class time in the electronics lab and woodshop, but they also spend part of their time studying in the classroom. Electricity is one of the many skills taught in our well- equipped shops. Manual training yields useful products The Industrial Arts Department is an essential part of general education for both boys and girls. The experiences in this area are centered around the study and use of tools, materials, and processes which are adopted by industry. The experiences should contribute to functioning, coordinated part of the total general education program. Industrial arts helps to broaden the basic knowledge of up-to-date practices used in industry today and in the future. In addition, an approach to these objectives that differ from the traditional classroom situation actual concrete experiences, as well as the theory phas: rn,