Delaware Valley Central High School - Delaware Yearbook (Callicoon, NY)

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INDUSTRIAL ARTS DEPARTMENT: In this de- partment General Woodmaking, Comprehensive General Shop and jr. High Shop are taught. These courses give a person the opportunity to show his talents in a creative field and give him ideas on how to spend his leisure time. PHYSICAL EDUCATION: Under the leadership of Mr. Kobylenski and Miss Morgans, the stu- dents leam muscular skills, proper habits, cor- rect development of character and good Sports- manship. This instruction is as necessary to a student's education as his mental development. HEALTH DEPARTMENT: Mrs. Helen Evans is the school nurse and teaches a course ln Health. The students learn the workings of the body, how to safeguard their health and how to plan for a healthy future . 1 ta FOREIGN LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT: Mrs. Stengel is the Latin and German teacher. Three years of Latin are offered, . W . ff W , rv. while only two years of German are avail- ' ' ' ' able to language students. These classes l are a necessary part of a person's prepar- -Af, ation for a future college training. if fl 0 Gemm 4. Cathe Iral of Votre Dame Special Choir MUSIC DEPARTMENT: The music department, under the direction of Mr. Slaus enberg, produces an opportunity for each pupil to express himself and develop his musical talents. It includes a music theoryclass, music classes for grades l-8, band, chorus and individual lessons. During the year the music depart- ment produces many shows which are enjoyed by the public. 13

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g s 1 COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT: Under the direction of Mr. Russell Faiello, there are many useful career subjects taught in this department for those choosing office work or business. Typing, Shorthand, ln- troduction to Business, Business Law and Bookkeeping are all offered. Sueng ' a. 'D' t':z CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION: Under the able di- rection of Mr. Thomas, we have learned about the past and present to make us good future citi- zens. Four courses are offered: Citizenship Ed- ucation 9, World History 10, American History ll, and World Backgrounds ll. In the junior High School Mrs. Reddy teaches this department. DURING the Middle Ages many groups of men lived and worked together for the glory of God. They were gov erned by stern rules of conduct. They took vows that required.them to be poor, to work hard, and to lead pure lives. These men lived in monasteries and were called monks Strong walls shut out the world In his bare cell the monk could BETTY JUST read, pray and think about God llonks became teachers GR. 8 They copied old manu scripts and they kept records of what hap pened in the world a- round them. Vonks nursed the sick. They worked in the fields and at the anvil. Trav- elers could always be sure of a welcome. 12 ART DEPARTMENT: Creativeness and self-expression are stressed in Art classes which are taught by Miss Lucia Sprague. From the time a child starts Art class in the first grade until he finishes high school he is taught to draw by using thought and imagination and brains rather than imitation. Art becomes an elective subject ln high school. Advanced courses are Basic Art, Advertising Design, Stage Design, Oil Painting, Water- color, Photography, Ceramics and others. Crt. Ed. 9 Biology Class SCIENCE DEPARTMENT Headed by Mr White the Science Department pro vides a common knowledge of our envi ronment. This department consists of Physics, Chemistry, Biology and junior High General Science. Glulagn S ' Nw to Lewm

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Qmueo THE LIBRARY: Inthis room, rmderthe super- vision of Mrs. McGrath, all school children are taught to use the library advantageously. A vast supply of all kinds of material is available to all. ,Jia MATH DEPT.: Mr. Ferrera, the head of the dept., teaches Math 8, Bus. Arith., Plane and Solid Ge- ometry, Elementary and Intermediate Al- gebra, and Trig. These courses pro- vide a firm basis for all who wish to fur- S ther their education. HOMEMAKING DEPARTMENT: Mrs. Bunt teaches such homemaking courses as Homemaking l, ll, and ll l, and junior High School Home- making. These courses help pupils to solve family living and build a firm foundation for future homemakers . ENGLISH DEPARTMENT: The English department, headed by Mrs. Roemer, is one of the busiest de- partments inour school. It consists of five classes: English I, ll, IH, IV and Practical Eng. It teaches the students correct speech, different types of literature and a practical knowledge of grammar . , DRIVER EDUCATION: In this course, students leam FERDINAND VAGELLAV, a Portugese, conducted the funi ental mechanics ofan automobile plus tix: figst expeditiog ,aroundfhe 'rorgd' , He safety for good driving. This course, which is under 3' 559 hgstxgxgsfiie the direction of Mr. Kobylenski is one of the more V1 - 1 with which he sailed west- Pracuca Courses taught' ward. He was killed in a fight with the natives in M t e rlrppines but his ves- m em sels com- eted the journey fo spam. Vloalz wb in alan S 'ogmuda MARY cvATl3 Q BEADS 7 14 J