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

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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

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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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LANGUAGES are ever popular Juaniia M. Downes, BA., M.A.. Chairman, Lafin Mildred G. Massino, B.A. Cora S. Neely, B.A., M.A., Chairman, Modern Languages Chrisfine Sfraub, B.A., M.A. Through The influence of fhe Good Neighbor Policy and recem' renewed inieresi in Soufh Amer- ican couniries, Spanish has +aken on a new empha- sis in rhe Language Deparimenf. Miss Mildred Messina came +o us as a leacher 'fhis year, fo +ake over Spanish l, while Miss Cora Neely, head of ihe Modern Language Deparrmenf insirucfs ihose who are pursuing a second year of ihe language. Meanwhile, German has been abandoned, ai leasi for lhe duraiion. Miss Chrisrine S'rraub's French l and ll classes are smaller rhan usual 'rhis year. However, Miss NeeIy's cul1'ured few lfhose in her French lll and IV classesl are valianily carrying on le Francais. Will we ever forge? rhose French vocabulary sheeis? Under 'rhe leadership of Miss Juanifa M. Downes. head of fhe Laiin Deparimeni, many of our classical-minded siudenls pored over Caesar's Gallic Wars and Cicera's orarions. They also +urned 'lheir aHen+ion 'rhis year To whaf is known as La'lin Week . During ihe week of March 6, Lafin slu- denis submiiied proiecis consisring principally of posiers having io do wiih myihological or hisforical fads in Laiin. The producrs of fhis wave of energy were displayed in ihe library and halls, where many siudenis saw and admired ihem. Also as a parl- oi Lafin Week, many heard Don Rose speak af Philadelphia's Girls' High School, and on Friday of +ha+ week, fhe Fels Planifarium presenied an inferesfing program on myihological s'rars.