Farrell High School - Reflector Yearbook (Farrell, PA)

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 JOHN HETRA Principal of Farrell Senior High School A. B., Westminster College, M. Ed., University of Pittsburgh. When Mr. William R. Anderson resigned his position as Principal of Farrell Senior High School, March 25, 1946, Mr. John Hetra, assistant principal, was elected high school principal. On December 16, 1946, upon the resignation of Mr. Carroll D. Kearns, Mr. Hetra was elected Superintendent of the Farrell Public Schools. He is the first Farrell High School graduate to attain this honor in his home town. The school, the community and his many friends congratulate him and wish him success and happiness in his new position.

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ANTHONY J. PINTAR Principal of Farrell Senior High School B. S., Grove City College, M. Ed., University of Pittsburgh Mr. Anthony J. Pintar, for many years a popular and efficient mathematics teacher in the senior high school and for the past few years Principal of the Farrell Junior Building, was elected Principal of Farrell Senior High School, December 16, 1946. He is the second Farrell High School graduate to attain this honor in his home town. His many friends in the school and in the community congratulate him and wish him every happiness in his new position. 12

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Vocational Department HAROLD J. PECK VOCATIONAL DIRECTOR B. S., Carnegie Institute of Technology M. Ed., University of Pittsburgh chine shop equipment will compare favorably shop in a city of this size. The Vocational Department of Farrell High School offers a well-balanced program of education to students who are not interested in entering professional or highly technical occupations. Since not more than ten per cent of all the people who work are needed in professional occupations, it is the responsibility of public education to provide some type of training that will enable the others to leave these halls prepared to take their places as good citizens in our democracy. Economic efficiency as wage earners is a basic requirement of good citizenship. It is impossible, in a small school system, to offer training in all the various trades and occupations which offer employment in our community. However, a study of the employment needs in the area has been made to determine which trades and occupations may be taught to benefit the greatest number of students in our school. As the majority of industries in the Shenango Valley deal with the manufacture and fabrication of steel, training in machine operation was our first concern. At present, our ma-if not excel that found in any school Electricity in our modern world requires more and more workers each year. Our Electric Appliance Repair Shop teaches all the fundamentals necessary in electrical work and especially in a field which is offered in very few schools in Western Pennsylvania. The building trades are represented by our Sheet Metal Shop. This trade has been sadly neglected in the past, and the need for trained workers in this field is great. With the advent of air conditioning and other newr metal fabricating occupations, the possibility of using the techniques taught in this shop are boundless. Nearly all vocational schools include an Auto Mechanics Shop, but wg have the unique distinction of offering training in the trade of Auto Body Mechanics. Anyone who has had to have any body work done on a car in the last five years can testify to the need of trained workers in this field. Welding is a trade so closely allied to metal fabrication that it seems necessary to give this training in our school. Both acetylene and electric welding are taught in this shop. The girls of our school are not forgotten as we offer them training to become beauty culture operators. At the conclusion of their training period, the girls take state examinations which must be passed before a license is issued. All students who have taken this course to date have passed the examination and are now licensed beauty operators. While the students are taking these specialized courses their education is rounded out by classes in Related Mathematics, Related Science, Related Drawing, English and Social Studies, and by participation in extra-curricular activities. HAROLD J. PECK.