Chester High School - Annual Yearbook (Chester, PA)

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,X 1 , . mf 1 f L., ,jwn !i,,5L1fff' 0,,.,4' . FCDR l-IER PARTICULAR WE HCDNOR Mrs. Abigail S. Rowland, an inslruclor in lhe English deparlmenl. Mrs. Rowland began her leaching career, however, in a counlry school, before moving on lo lhe Oalc Grove and John Welherill schools, and her success as an inslruclor she allribules 'ro lhe lacl lhol she has laughl all grades from one fo fwelve. Although lhis palienl leacher has had in her classes pupils ,ol all divi- sions ol the English curriculum, quile noliceable is her fondness lor vocalional boys, ol whom she ollen boasls, They are such line fellows. And if is evi- denl lhol lhe prelerence is mulual, lor lhese pupils, IOO slrong, aclcnowledge Mrs, Rowland lo be lheir lavorile. Thirly years ol her life have been devoled 'ro leaching, buf she has lound lime along lhe way lo lollow her inleresfs in anliaues and needlepoinl. Summer vacalions she spends visiling her sisler in California, where her love ol boys again predaminales. She is an aclive member ol The Los Angeles U. S, O., in which she acls as a personal service clerlc, cheering lhe boys on their way and giving valuable assislance in personal ma++ers. Perhaps her greal inleresl in boys is prompled by her love lor her son, John, now serving wilh lhe Chemical Engineers ol The U. S, Army.

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Qi CDUR CURRICULUM College preparalory sludenls find lhem- S6lveS carrying an addilionally heavy load. Alrhough no subiecfs have been dropped, accenr has been placed on 'rhe science, malhemalics, and physical educalion pra- grams lo help lhose who anhcipare enler- ing lhe Armed Forces. Since phvsical educarion is now a must, every high school sfudenf is under' going a condihaning program of calisfhen- ics, appararus worlc, and sporls. The English classes have come +o fhe aid al rhese prospecnve service men by leaching lhem lo prepare summaries, lef- lers ol delermenl and lo fill in correclly drall queslionnaires. War prose and poelry have been added lo lhe culfural lileralure already being laughf.