Fort Hill High School - Sabre Yearbook (Cumberland, MD)

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l U Our rznczpttl With the emergence of peace a greater Fort Hill Mr. Victor D. Heisey Each year the administrative problems of the school take on a new com- plexity and each year, Mr. Heisey keeps the rhythm of Fort Hill well attuned. During the course of the day he handles innumerable details and meets many people. He must make many decisions and decide upon points of policy. This is truly a man-sized job. 9

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Jdministration The faculty of a school must be keenly aware of the pulsing, seething, shifting rhythm of world affairs. If the teaching staff is to assist the students of a school to face a soul-shaking tomorrow with a reserve of calm courage then that staff must plan carefully to foresee the kind of training that will be most satisfying in answering the problems of high school boys and girls. The many departments here at Fort Hill are intensely concerned with freeing young minds of the fear and doubt that they find reflected in the every day life about them. Toward this end, then, they have set up certain recommendations that are designed to help each individual pupil clarify his own thinking. The social studies department believes that it is necessary to develop among students the type of scholarship which will arouse within them recognition of their responsibilities for becoming informed participants in public affairs in the local, state, and national communities. The mem- bers of the department feel a need among young people for a more practi- cal understanding of our heritage. The social studies group further suggests a program of guidance relative to the many vocational oppor- tunities in America, particularly in and near Cumberland. The mathematics department would strive to develop in our pupils sound habits of thinking as well as sound work habits. They would pro- vide experiences so that each pupil may arrive at a fair evaluation of self. They feel too that it must be made possible for every child to have contact and harmony with reality, an opportunity for increasing self-direction, and a fair balance between success and failure. Recognizing that language is a basic instrument in the maintenance of the democratic way of living, that increasingly free and effective inter- change of ideas is vital to life in a democracy, and that each person must be helped to become a happy useful citizen of one world rather than of one country, the teachers of English, in order to effect a sounder future citizen, recommend that our pupils be encouraged to develop through oral and written communication increasing power in developing ideas, in interpret-' ing facts, in solving problems, and in formulating judgments. The English department through the medium of literature, the radio, the motion picture, and newspaper would call attention to an increasing recog- nition of the dignity and worth of all men. This is a part of the thinking of the Fort Hill High School faculty. We trust it will pay dividends in terms of personal happiness and confidence. 8

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Administrators Mr. Ralph W'imer The dillicult and demanding po- sition of school secretary is handled hy Mrs. Kathryn Pafel Wilsrmn. Kitty, as she is known to all students of Fort Hill, is more than an efhcient secretary. She is school spirit per- sonihed. Kitty is an enthusiastic follower of all athletic events. Her loyal support of Fort Hill and the teams is an inspiration to many of us. To Hilltoppers past and present Kitty is the epitome of friendship, and understanding. The gentleman who never fails to say good morning to everyone is our vice principal, Mr. Ralph Wiiimer. These words, however, are just the beginning of another busy day for him. Mr. Wiilmer has taken over the tremendous job of attendance at Fort Hill. He also handles the discipline cases that arise during the course of the day. It is through his good judg- ment and fair procedures in this re- spect that he has gained the respect of all of us. Mrs. Kathryn Pafel W'ilsor1