Greencastle Antrim High School - Conococheague Yearbook (Greencastle, PA)

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G. H. S. SPOTLIGHT 5 Algebra, one of Plane Geometry, and one of Solid Geometry and Trigonometry. In science they have a year of General Science, a year of Biology, a year of Physics and a year of Chemistry. Their work in English includes the reading of the classics during each year and the study of American and English litera- ture in the Junior and Senior years, along with a thorough drill in composition and sen- tence structure. Latin is started in the first year by college preparatory students and is continued for four years in the reading of Caesar, Cicero and Virgil, with proper em- phasis on prose composition. French is given during the Junior and Senior years. The course in Social Studies includes Civics, -Krs- cient History, Modern History, American His- tory and Problems of Democracy. Commercial Arithmetic, Algebra and General Science are required of commercial students, in addition to English and Social Studies for the first year. These students are given Bookkeeping and Biology in the sec- ond year, along with History and English. In the third year their work in science is discon- tinued and a two year course in Typewriting and Stenography is substituted. Commercial Law and Business English are the new sub- jects given to them during the fourth year. The General course is open to student: whose special needs are met by electing sub- jects from the College Preparatory, Commer- cial, and Vocational courses. These students must take the required work in English and History and must have sixteen credits for graduation, which is the minimum number for all pupils. Those taking the Vocational Agriculture and Home Economics courses are required :O take English and Social Studies during the four years and may elect other subjects from the College Preparatory and Commercial courses. They must however devote a half day to vocational studies. Agriculture stu- dents in the first year take Poultry, Vegetable and Ornamental Gardening, Farm Mechanics and Related Science. During the second year they study Farm Crops, Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Farm Mechanics. The third year course includes Dairying or Animal Hus- bandry, Fruit Production and Forestry and Farm Mechanics. During the fourth year they have Farm Management and Farm Ac- counts, Rural Sociology, Rural Law, Market- ing and Farm Mechanics. An agricultural project is carried on each year at home by these students, under the supervision and di- rection of the vocational teacher. The vocational subjects studied in the Home Economics course may be classified un- der three divisions-The Home and The Fami- ly: Food, and Clothing. In the first group are included Care and Management of the Home, Selecting, Planning and Furnishing of the House, Child Care and Training, Family Relationships, etc. The course in foods gives instruction in Meal Planning, Selection, Pur- chase, Preparation and Service, along with Food Care, Preservation, Storage and Food Industries. Under the division of Clothing, instruction is given in care, repair, renovating and remodeling of articles and garments, se- lection and purchase of materials, planning and construction of articles and garments, clothing and textile industries. During the past two years the enroll- ment in the Greencastle High School has in- creased from 185 to 269. By all indications it will be larger next year. It is really a community high school, having out of town pupils from Antrim, Washington. Montgom- ery, Guilford and Quincy townships. HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY The High School Library contains about one thousand one hundred books. We can now say we have a real library. We wish to express appreciation to our Board of Directors for enlarging and equip- ping our library. The library is now the room west of the main-room, formerly consisting of the Girls' and Boys' cloakrooms. Three ta- bles, fourteen chairs, and many extra shelves have been added. Our Board of Directors have furnished the following magazines: American Girl, American Magazine, Better Homes and Gar- dens, Boy's Life, Country Gentleman, Gregg Writer, Literary Digest, Musical' America, National Geographic, National' Geographic fNews BJ, Nature Magazine, Parents' Maga-