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

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James Erickson, Richard Orth, Susan Bershader, Harry Bartik and Walter Prascuinas type their blood in Biology. aww .Dy Mr. Andrew Kolesar is the competent head of the Science Department. Under his teaching, the seventh, eighth and ninth grades learn the workings of their environment. Students who wish to extend their knowledge of Science can also take the spe- cialized courses of this department, Biology, Chem- istry and Physics. Mr. Sturdevant explains opera- tion of metal lathe to General Shop Class. Robert Schellberg and Victor Werlau I T D.V.C.S. buses start pulling into the court at 8:30 A.M. At 8:45, everyone is in his homeroom, hats and coats already deposited in lockers. The attendance is taken and the school day has begun. At 8:55 classes start. The days are very full. Depart- ments are numerous as these class pages indicate. A well- rounded secondary education can be attained by all who are interested and inquisitive about all phases of life and prog- ress, inquisitive, that is, enough to do some hard work and plug and even sacrifice a few so -called good times dur- ing each week. They soon find out that work and accom- plishment can be fun too. School and classes today are quite different from those our grandparents attended but so is life itself. Everything changes with progress. The one-room school is practical- ly extinct and large central schools have taken their place. Here everyone can have the advantage of tasting all sorts of subjects and experiences so he will know for certain what he wants to spend his life doing. He gets a broader outlook through contact with more people, both students and teachers. Dr. Samuel M. Brownell, U. S. Commis- sioner of Education says that: The most dramatic fact about education is the gradual transfer of character and competence to the child through his contacts with many teachers. This is not an explosion - it is a revolutionary process. And yet it is just as dramatic and just as impor- tant, as the surgeon operating or as trial by jury. Z 990 , headed by Mr. Willard Slausenberg, is one of the most active in the county. Music classes for grades 1-8, individual lessons and a mu- sic theory class enable students to understand and appreciate music to a greater extent. Mr. Slausenberg rus and special choir for those who wish to use and extend their musi- cal talent. A spring show, pro- duced every year, is the main ex- travaganza of the chorus. D have a trumpet lesson. This page is published with the com- A useful Set of courses for boys pliments of the interested in tools and machines are the shop courses taught and supervised by Mr. Robert Sturd- evant. General and Electrical Shop are the two courses being taught. A half-year course of General Shop is required in the seventh and eighth grade. General Shop is a Freshman sub- W M Q? ject which includes woodworking, metal ' ' ' working, ceramics, electrical shop etc. l2 also conducts the school band, cho-

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i laude .ind helper roll body into Nelson Xlortuary friglirj. flielowj llereules and Wilbur dvr ide in turn sluutlis. flhglit belowj Daplinc playfully throws pillow ' .it lazy Claude. flar rightj Dr. lirown. I N - PERCE I aff. I :fx x Were ll ll SENIOR PLAY: 3 acts Wilbur Maxwell .... . . .... Hercules Nelson. . . . ..... . Celeste ..... Nina Quigley. . Frankie .... Aunt Mary. . . Uncle Bob. . . Granny .... Mr. Quigley. . Dr. Brown. . . Madeline .... Harry Schuster. Daphne ..... Claude .... A Helper. . Qaym . . T.Roche . . R.Bul1is . . E.Geiser . . M.J.Bouldin . . B.Stana . . .A,R.Rosenberger . R.Bouldin . . N.Ruebman . .R.Pint1er . . E.Whalen . . . . P. Karg . . . . F.Karkkainen . . . A.Linder . . M.Brown 3 y val. vu? 5 4 ..s,..-- ., l .'fj!!v v 7 une W , 'Iii Wilbur is terrified as he finds live corpse fMr. Quigley, in his bed. . . C.Vollmers Litrle sister Frankie solves mystery fabovey, Un derraker Nelson gives tired Claude instructions fbelow lefty. flflightj llarry Schuster and friend, Madeline, explain things to Wilbur. fi

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f INDER the direction of Mr. William . Thomas, students travel far and wide and leam, not only about the peoples of for- eign lands, but also about their own country. Good citizens for the future are trained as well. Four courses are offered in high school: Citizenship Education 9, World History 10, American History I1 and World Backgrounds III. The junior high school Social Studies De- partment is under the direction of Mr. james Brown. FIFTH GRADERS LEARN TO SQUARE DANCE IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASS. Front: James Ohls, Ruth Mc Grarh, Earl Kinney. Back: Helen Blau, Stephen Long, Philip Banuat, Antje Kelting. C ISS ETHEL MORGANS is the girls' Physical Education teacher and Mr. Stanley Kobylenski directs the boys. They both work with the grade children. Many new features have been recently added to the sports program. Besides soccer, volleyball, basketball, dancing and softball, the girls now participate also in such sports and skills as tennis, archery, badminton, broad jump- ing, high-jumping and speed away. These sports aid in developing muscular skill and co-ordination and developing good character and sportsmanship. The young men of DVC learn to develop, educate and train their bodies and their minds. A thorough system of gym classes and intramurals assures all the fellows of plenty of fun and excitement. STUDENTS PRACTICE Beverly Turk, Joan Neer. Srana, Clarence Krarz. TYPING: Row Right Front to Back: Terrence Roche, Row Left: Richard Wester- velt, Phyllis Karg, Barbara .l 42. SENIORS ATTEND CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION CLASS: Row Right Fronr ro Back: Robert Bullis, Edward Whalen, Evelyn Reinheimer. Middle Row: Richard Freda, Norma Ruebman, JoAnne Bouldin. Row Left: Audrey Linder, Ellen Geiser, Phyl- lis Karg. This page is with the compli- ments of the JUNIOR CLASS. fBelowQ srxrn GRADE onus ENJOY PHYSICAL EDUCATION cLAss. Z D is under the direction of Mrs. Louise Eggleton. Shorthandg Transcription, the backbone of any office: Typing, an essen- tial part of future business lifeg Introduction to Businessg Bus- iness Law, which gives students a better understanding of laws of the entire governmentg and Bookkeeping are all courses offered in this department. Q. ,A