Cheltenham High School - El Delator Yearbook (Cheltenham, PA)

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Wartime has emphasized MATHEMATICS . . LeRoy G. Lugar, Ph.B., M.S. in Ed Raymond B. McCormick, B.S. Roberl I. While, A.B., Chairman Wifh a good-narured grin. we look back on 'rho many hours spenf slaving over our mafh courses of C. H. S. Will we ever forgef +he Rfh Term Formula? Bur aside from geffing excellenf rraining in basic mafhemaiics, we acquired a wealfh of varied in- lormalion from confocf wifh our profs, They helped us achieve well-rounded marhemafical back- grounds by informing us of fhe lalesl' clevelopmenfs in mefeorology and carfography. We lisfened wifh fascinafion while our 'reachers fold us of fheir many experiences and The inferesfing people ihaf ihey have encounjrered +hroughou+ fheir lravels. ln our senior year, 'rhe adminisrrafion arranged new courses fo fir our needs in a changing world. Each junior and senior boy was required +o fake one mafh and one science course. Pre-induclion Mafh and Pre-flighf Aeronaurics proved helpful as well as inreresfing. Sincere 'rhonks To a grand fellow, Bob Kraichnan, for frying To explain 'rhose problems fo his less forfunafe class-males. Orchids +o Charloffe Hazle- hursf for keeping up 'rhe morale of The boys in fhe Pre-flighl' course.

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ln I94l, as sophomores, some of us began an infensive sludy of European Hisfory. Wilh Mr. Franklin P. Gill insfrucring, we did research and made proiecrs on Romans, Greeks. and olher ancien+ peoples. Seaman Gill now serves in our Navy. The lwo remaining academic seclions sfudied World Hislory, sponsored by Miss Beulah Huff inow Mrs. Derricksonl, and lhey remember 'fhose six or eighr weeks in rhe new gym, when +he class had fo huddle around +he desk, in order 'ro hear and be heard above fhe venrilaring sysfem. Academic iuniors recall daily American Hislory classes wifh Mr. Charles Myers as a careful sfudy of fhe growlh of our counfry and 'rhe people who made ir. While Academicians were fhus engaged, General and Commercial classes sludied olher phases of American Hislory. Labor and lndusfry in Relafion fo Employmenf' was an inferesiing unif. The group visired 'rhe Trainee Acceplance Cenrer in Philadelphia for fesls of mechanical and com- mercial skills, and heard guesf speakers in school. This year, seniors rounded off fheir Social S+udies wifh Problems of Democracy--Sociology and Eco- nomics-under Mr. Karl B. Smifh. and SQClAl. STUDIES K ff . f, ll' ' Mrs. Beulah Derrickson, 5.5. Charles L. Myers, Ph.B. Frances M. Rieber, B.S. in Ed Karl 3. Smifh, B.S.,. M.A.

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Harry Lance, B.S. William Y. Sallzman, B.S.. M.S. in Ed. F. Roberl Samuels, Chairman john S, Welchons, A.B., Ch.E., A.M. Physics sfudenfs will remember lhose ferrific problems given by Mr. William Salfzman: while we who sfruggled fhrough chemisfry under fhe po- fienf guidance of Mr. F. Roberf Samuels will never forgef fhe delicafe odor of hydrogen sulfide. Mos? of us enjoyed our laborafory periods. Messrs. Harry J. Lance and J. Sherman Welchons shared fhe honors in affempfing fo leach us bi- ology sfudenfs fhe genus, species, efc. of anyfhing from fhe simple amoeba fo rnan himself, Roberf Kraichnan, a member of our class of '44. added a feafher lo fhe cap of fhe Science Deparfmenf fhis year, when he won second na- fional honors in fhe famed Wesfinghouse Taleni' Search. His parficular problem had lo do wifh some new applicafions of The Quanfurn Theory- away over The heads of us amafeurs! Since our counfry is direcfing Hs 'lhoughfs and affenfion +o fhe advoncemenf of science for 'rhe presenf war efforf and fufure indusfriol expansion. Chelfenham High co-operafed by adding several new courses. Among fhese were courses in radio communicafion and pre-flighf aeronaufics. N and given new meaning To SCIENCE