Christopher Dock High School - Schul Andenken Yearbook (Lansdale, PA)

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Students Seek Solutions to Social Problems Learning from our world, understanding what has made our nation great, exploring all peoples of the world, and developing self-understanding, this is all a part of social studies. Two new teachers have been added to the social studies department. Mr. Halteman teaches United States History, economics, and govern- ment, and Mr. Lichty teaches introductory social stud- ies and world cultures. In the fall the world cultures class traveled to the Unit- ed Nations Building in New York where they observed diplomats from around the world uniting for the cause of peace. The United States History classes had as their project a term paper. Required reading included Uncle Tom's Cabin, a story of the United States' unscrupulous slave owners, and The jungle, which told of the imi- grants' struggles in the U.S. New teachers, Mr. Lichty and Mr. Halteman, discuss problems of democracy. 20 Politician Philip Landis campaigns with city clean-up as his goal. Psychology class views a film strip depicting prob- lems facing youth.

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Leaving the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Betty Myers and Andrea Wisler reflect con- I lnto rt Curriculum Twenty three art major students started the year with a unit in photography, taking and developing their own photographs. Field trips were taken to furniture stores and art museums in New York and Philadelphia. Students exhibited photography, ceramics, paintings, and sculpture at various times throughout the year. cerning objects of art they have seen. Mr. Yoder shows novice photographers how to insert the negative into the carrying tray ofthe enlarger. lumni Gives Grand Piano At their annual dinner in December, the Alumni Association presented to the school a Mason-Hamlin concert grand piano. t Music Director Ralph Alderfer finds it useful in music apprecia- i tion and voice classes. It complements special choral l productions. Mr. Alderfer delights in the rich tones of the new concert grand piano. if , t. Q li? ' .si t

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5 yu- ln eleventh grade Bible class students study This Bible Lab chapel depicts how one is robbed of time for meaningful spiritu- about Conrad Grebel and Felix Mantz. al experiences by good activities such as studying or committee meetings. Bible Lab class joins in the fellowship of singing Cum ba ya. Bible Lab Stresses Meeting People Laboratory in Christian Living was added as a new dimension to the senior Bible agenda. Besides the two classes studying Acts and john, a class of eleven seniors guided by Mr. james Lapp met each Wednesday for a variety of activities. Stu- dents shared their views in frank discus- sions concerning nonresistance, feetwash- ing and peace marches. They walked, ate, and talked with the people of Philadelphia. They were special guests at a workshop in Blooming Glenn conducted by Myron Augsburger. Spending a week end in New York proved to be a learning experience as they visited various churches and coffee houses. They financed the trip with bake sales and car washes. They even washed pig trucks. -