Doylestown High School - Torch Yearbook (Doylestown, PA)

Page 9 text:

J. LEONARD HALDERM AN We Interview Supervising Trincipal Halderman S WE entered the supervising principal's office, we saw a very distinguished looking A man, sitting at his desk, busily engaged over school matters. As lVIr. Halderman 1 5 rose to welcome us, we were impressed by his immaculately groomed appearance. He very kindly consented to answer our questions about the Doylestown schools and asked us to sit down. We began our interview by asking hir. Halderman what he thought of the Doyles- town teachers and students. This was a rather frank question: yet, his countenance beamed with pride as he said, My teachers are all deserving of the highest praise for their loyalty and cooperation, and my pupils exemplify the highest type of manhood and womanhoodf' He further added that he was particularly pleased with the behavior of the seniors in Washington. In reply to the question: What part should parents take in school life, our supervisor's face became serious, as he answered, I feel it to be the duty of all parents to take a vital interest in school activities. Without their support and cooperation. the administration, Board of Education, and teachers can accomplish little. With understanding and coopera- tion of all, I can see in the near future a very fine new building, equipped with the latest facilities for all subjects, including the vocational field. 7 'The TORCH OF1938

Page 8 text:

lafx 'as First We 'Uisit the Administration Teachers and Students N THE administrative ofHee, located on the Hrst floor, behind the auditorium, is seated, II at his desk, supervising principal, J. L. Halderman, who greets us with a friendly smile, Miss Mabel Frankenfield, his able secretary: and Miss Caroline Rufe, Miss Franken- field's assistant. Miss Betty Anne Johnson, interne teacher and office assistant, and Miss Emily Zacrkiewicz, a two-day-a-week employee of the National Youth Administration, are also present. Being keenly interested in learning everything we could about the administration, teachers, and students, we did not hesitate in asking the gracious secretaries numerous questions. During the course of our conversation, we were informed that there are forty- four teachers in the entire school system, this number being divided as follows: twelve teachers in the elementary schoolg four in the junior high schoolg nineteen in the senior high school: and nine special teachers. From a huge book, information pertaining to the number of pupils enrolled is given. The total is one thousand and forty-one pupils, of this number, there are three hundred and eighty in the elementary schoolg one hundred and thirty-seven in the junior high schoolg five hundred and twelve in the senior high school, and twelve in the Opportunity Class. Speaking about the animal trip to Washington, we were surprised to learn that the 1938 class was the twenty-fifth graduating class to make this journey, the first being the class of 1913. Of the one hundred and nine seniors in this year's class, seventy traveled to the capitol city. Another interesting feature of the school was revealed when we talked about the courses of study the school offers. It seems that each course has been divided into two parts. For example, the former academic division now consists of the professional and scientific courses. The number of credits for graduation and the subjects required have been changed to meet the new demands. A booklet, issued this spring to the incoming freshmen, explains, in detail, the new courses of study. For further information, Miss Frankenfield directed us to Mr. Keating's office on the third floor. Here we saw at a long table, Hlled with papers, a well-dressed man, pouring over tests which he had just given to the freshmen. He gladly explained to us the type of work he does as vocational director of the school. He stated that his main objective is to find out those pupils who are deficient and the reasons for their deficiency. He says pupils sometimes fail in their studies because of poor sight, poor hearing, poor reading ability, etc. These faults are corrected and the pupil is then able to carry on with his school program . 'TheTORCHOF1938 6

Page 10 text:

BOXRD Ol PDI VATIUN In Iflljllf W lltel C'arwitl.en. Yesley Bnntni ouisa Kerr. P1 llllx 'llitzh xhllllilll S xttertliwaite, n the dminisimzfion Q 175663 M FI Il KBETII LAMB N THE Administrative office on the third floor, we find the high school principal, Bliss H Lamb, laboriously working over records for scholarship recommendations, a task which takes much of her time during the spring term. Talking with her, we further learned that State and Federal reports require many more hours of work. She also teaches several classes of Latin. Miss Lamb has been a member ol' the Doylestown faculty for twenty-two years. ' Wie did not meet the members of the Board, for board meetings are held in the evening: but llliss Lamb informed us ol' the Board's activities for 1938, the most important of which may be summed up as follows: the painting ol' floors, walls, and desks: converting of the old Board room into an office for Nlr. Halderman, the supervising principal: employing of four new teachers: Bliss Hunt, Bliss Shearer, lllr. Raab, Klr. Jones: installing of a new hot-water system to enable sufficient flow of hot water for all gym students to take showers: and the buying ol' tive hundred towels, one for each individual after the shower. In addi- tion, the Board purchased the latest materials and equipment for class needs. 'lhe'l'0RCII 0191938 8