Johnstown High School - Spectator Yearbook (Johnstown, PA)

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Mrs. Rachael Georg, Miss Pat Guzzi, and Mr. Charles Colbert. One of the seven wonders of the JHS world is the stu- dent library. Boys and girls can obtain information here on practically any subject. Mrs. Rachel Georg, the cheerful librarian, is always ready to lend a helping hand. She is capable and willing to assist the student with any special problems concerning assignments they may have. The library has a sufficient number of books to arouse interest in each and every reader. There are fiction and non-fiction books plus those dealing with travel, adventure, mystery and sports. In room 313 there are at least 8,000 books for reading. Three daily newspapers are kept for one week for students who want to read them or use them for special assignments. [ 28 ]

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Jaksi a cisdisik JHS students who plan to enter the business world are trained by the Business Education Department. Courses are offered in salesmanship, business law, business math, commercial geography and business machines, as well as the perennial shorthand, typing, and bookkeeping. This department gives awards in shorthand and typing to all qualified students. At the end of the year, two special awards are granted. One is for the outstanding busi- ness education student. The other goes to the typist achieving the highest speed in typing by February. One interesting project, supported by the Commercial Department, is the Work Experience Program. Top students are selected to work half a day in area establishments. The department also helps students to find jobs during the summer. [ 27 ]

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Smaqinailon (pluA Qhswdtwihj The budding artists of Johnstown High School create on canvas and paper under the supervision of Mrs. Josephine Quigley. All students en- rolled in art classes are required to study the various techniques of the art world before completing the course. In the way of dramatics, students with a love of the theater are trained by Miss Joan Puhala. They receive instruction in acting, make-up, and production. Dramatics students have many opportunities to create various characters on the stage and perhaps cop off a coveted role in the class play. Those who are musically inclined come in contact with Mr. William Tepper and Mr. Carl Miller, who head the musical division of the Fine Arts Department. Classes in harmony and theory and music appreciation in- crease the student's knowledge of music. Talented students find that the chorus, the band, and the orchestra offer an excellent means of creating beauty, through music.