Derry Borough High School - Derrian Yearbook (Derry, PA)

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Faculty MISS COSGROVE. Miss Cosgrove, another member of our teaching staff, is in charge of all the commercial subjects. Miss Cosgrove joined our faculty in 1936 after having completed a course at the University of Pittsburgh. Included in her commercial subjects are typing, shorthand, bookkeeping and junior business administration. Filling this schedule keeps Miss Cosgrove very busy, but not so busy that she can not Gnd time for extra-curricular activities. In connection with her short- hand she conducts a shorthand club instead of a regular class on Fridays. Shar- ing honors with Miss Boyd, Miss Cosgrove did an excellent piece of work in her share of the direction of the junior class play. MISS NESSLER Bon jour, mes eleves -Ahow familiar these words are to the French stu- dents. This heralds the entrance of Miss Nessler to one of her classes in foreign languages. Miss Nessler was graduated with another member of our faculty. Miss Ankney, from Seton Hill in June, 1936. Beginning her teaching career the following September, Miss Nessler took over the task of acquainting the students with Latin and French, Every year she fights again the wars of Caesar and per- forms the deeds of Hercules in her Latin class. However, Latin is not confined to the classroom. Miss Nessler has organized a Latin club, Sodalitas Athenaef' which meets on Friday afternoons after school. To Miss Nessler goes the credit for much of the success of our library since it has been reorganized. Her effi- ciency in handling the library marks her as one of the outstanding members of the faculty. MR. WILLIAMS Mr. Williams, a newcomer to our faculty, was graduated from the Univer- sity of Pittsburgh in 1938 and took the position vacated recently by Mr. Lincoln. Mr. Williams. in addition to being physical education instructor, teaches United States history and civil government. Mr. Williams is well known to the juniors for his day, month, and year questions in United States history. Mr. Williams, better known as Bundles through a mistake he made in history at the be- ginning of the year, is the assistant football and basketball coach. Almost any evening Bundles, eating hamburgers and drinking milk, can be found at the Dairy Dell. A good many times a week, he can be found at the show in La- trobe, Greensburg, or Indiana, where he thoroughly enjoys himself with a group of students. As swimming instructor for the Derry A. C. Mr. Williams was found quite often at the Y.M.C.A. in Greensburg. I .L -.- NINE

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l l l N S Faculty MISS ANKNEY Miss Ankney, our English teacher, was graduated in 1936 from Seton Hill and began her teaching career in Derry High in the following fall. Six classes out of seven periods a day is the mammoth undertaking of Miss Ankney. She teaches English to the freshmen, sophomores, and juniors. Her three-minute talks and ''two-hundred-and-fifty-word compositions are well known in her English assignments. Miss Ankney, however, does not confine her efforts to the classroom. For the past few years she has been in charge of production of the senior class play. Through Miss Ankney's efforts, this year book is the well- written annual that it is, as she is in charge of the literary assignments of the Derrian. MR. BOVARD Mr. Bovard, a graduate of Grove City College in 1929, began his teaching career in Derry High in the same year. During the following four years Mr. Bovard served as football coach as well as a teacher. Beginning in 1934, he devoted his efforts, in the main, to the classroom. This past school year, Mr. Bovard, filling his part as a teacher quite capably, has taught general science, world history, and problems of democracy. Mr. Bovard, however, is not a stranger in the extra-curricular activities. He w-as seen at all the football games and basketball games where he took charge of the sale of tickets. Mr. Bovard likes nothing better than to talk to a group of students and find their opinions on the various forms of government and to show them the advantages and disadvantages of their choice of government. He is then in his element. MISS BOYD From the gymnasium comes a buzz of activity as Miss Boyd conducts one of her girls' gym classes. Miss Boyd joined our faculty in 1937 after having been graduated from the University of Pittsburgh. Miss Boyd is active in all stages of the school life. Once a week she conducts a home economics class for the girls who wish to attend this instructive class. Miss Boyd, besides being the girls' gym instructor, teaches English IV and general science. Much of the success of the junior class play was due to the able co-direction of Miss Boyd in cooperation with another member of the faculty. All in all, she is one of the busiest members of our teaching staff. MR. BUCCI . Mr. Bucci, who was graduated from Pennsylvania State College in 1930 and taught at Derry Township High, our close rivals, began teaching here in 1934. Mr. Bucci, better known as Pat, taught science, biology, solid geometry and chemistry. On lab days Pat makes his subjects more than interesting by the actual demonstrations. Pat took over the coaching duties relinquished by Mr. Bovard in 1934. Whipping the team into a fast and powerful machine, P-at soon had one of the best teams in Class B competition. Basketball, started in Derry High in 1937 by Pat, has progressed until now Derry has one of the best teams in section XIII. Mr. Bucci also wrote the words for our Alma Mater. The words to this song show how much love and spirit Pat possesses for the school. EIGHT

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Librarians Seated: Standing: 5' LIBRARIANS l Betty Shomo, Rita Cronin, Vir-l.oria Biivvi. Marian Strumi. Marion Kolb, Anna lroglvr. Clara B H I Stiffler. Betty Kimmel Rillh Posnm, Josonl Mzistrorneeo. Margaret Toner, Louise MI'Wh0l't0l', Ruth King, Lois awmnii. lVlarlh:i UI ver. Colleen Clark, Mildred Burik. Victoria Maile Although the library did not open until the second semester, it has now become one of the most important additions to our school. The read- ing of good books helps to develop the knowledge and culture of the stu- dents and provides enjoyment as well. Miss Nessler, the overseer of the library, has arranged a most appropriate schedule which enables practical- ly every student to spend at least two periods a week in the library. In this room are various bookcases and shelves, which contain different types of books-fictional, scientific, and historic. When entering the library, one may see a pupil here and there, busily engaged in reference, another one bent interestedly over a favorite maga- zine, and still others who are deciding upon books they would like to read. The total number of books in the library is nearly seven hundred, not including the many encyclopedias, dictionaries, and the like. A new set of encyclopedias has been added to the library this year, along with recently-published dictionaries. It is easy to note that the students have found much use for these. Besides this great number of books the library already has, the school has intentions of buying more. In addition to these are numerous magazines which are purchased by the school. The names of these magazines are: The American Boy, Cosmopolitan, Reader's Digest, Scientific American, Colliers, Saturday Eve- ing Post, Popular Science, and Newsweek. All these books and magazines are at the disposal of the pupils in their library periods, and all of the books Cexcept the dictionaries and encyclopediasi may be taken from the library for a two-week period. During the summer several WPA workmen were employed in ree binding and varnishing all books, therefore, the books are in good condi- tion and will last many years if students will cooperate and do away with needless destruction of books. As librarians, a number of girls have been selected from the senior, junior, and sophomore classes. Marion Kolb, the chief librarian. is aided by twenty-five assistants. Quite a heavy burden rests upon these girls, who have been carefully selected. Their duties include borrowing and re- turning books, charging magazines, and disciplining pupils, these they are expected to carry out to the letter. Besides all these things the library serves as a meeting place for the Student Council, the governors of some of our student activities. TEN