Harris High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Harrisburg, PA)

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ADMINIS'l'RA'l'ION MR. GOODYEAR MISS BAILETS L N A E 'lil Ili importance of language is be- coming more obvious every day. Our Allies speak many tongues and dialects, as do our enemies. When war was de- clared, we were amazed to learn how few people in America could read or speak any of the languages of the Far East. The Arnw Air Forces long ago realized the need for Spanish, and be- fore the outbreak of war made the quick training of pilots a necessity, Spanish was included in their course of study. Wlmciu we consider that twenty of our sister republics speak one language, we can see how beneficial a knowledge of that language could be for all of us. The good neighbor policy is continually stressed in our newspapers and periodi- cals, but how can we be truly good neighbors unless we can understand one another: our speech, literature. cus- toms, history and national observances? Vllhen we can open a book or magazine from another land and read. no matter how falteringly, about the things that are of interest to those people, things that are basically alike all over the world, that country is no longer strange to us, and we begin to really understand their interests and ideas. Our Spanish Department is under the excellent supervision of Miss lVlary- Louise Bailets, A. B., who attended Goucher College, Bucknell University, and the University of Guadalajara, and Mr. Earl F. VVeller, whose B. Sc. and M. A. degrees were awarded at Eliza- bethtown College and the University of Mexico. Under their guidance, those

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ADMINISTRATION MR. HARCLERODE - MR. TAGGART - MR. WEAVER V 0 C A T I 0 N A L Lebanon Valley College. and the Cen- eral lllotor Institute of Technology. Mr. Ilarry B. Shreiner, who attended Pennsylvania State College, has been directing the construction of various products for the use of the American Red C ross. These include game tables, playing boards, and many of the things that are so badly needed in the hos- pitals and rehabilitation centers at home and overseas. Our most expert electri- cian, lX'lr. VVillard T. Taggart, is a graduate of Bliss Electrical School, the Columbia School of Drafting, and Pennsylvania State College. He is greatly responsible for the aroused in- terest in electricity that is felt by the vocational students at the present time, and his course is sure to lead to steady positions after graduation. Mr. Harry B. Cobaugh has been doing a great deal toward the war egort during the past few years. He was responsible for the drawing up of many of the blue- prints that were used in building and repair work at the Middletown Air Depot. hir. Cobaugh attended Penn- sylvania State College and Lebanon Valley College where he received his B. S. degree. hir. Elvin K. Troutinan was awarded his B. S. degree at Millers- ville State Teachers College, and the University of Pennsylvania. Both he and Mr. Paul W. Weaver, who at- tended Williamsori Trade School and Pennsylvania State College, have been arranging their necessary programs to prove of value in our present needs. The boys who are pursuing the voca- tional eourse today are not only pre- paring themselves for a lifelong occupa- tion, but are also aiding in the war effort.

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ADMINISTRATIUN l MISS BGVVERS - MR. WELLER - MISS XVATTS LANG of the student body who studied Span- ish learned to think of Mexico, and the other Americas to the south, as fascinating and progressive countries, which, sometime in the future, wc our- which, somtime in the future, we our- wish to thank them for lifting these places out of the dry pages of our geography books, and making them live for us, in all their glory and beauty. Latin is the recognized foundation for all of the romance languages, and an ex' cellent course of study is given by Miss Iessie C. Bowers and Miss Virginia Wzitts, both of whom won their B. A. and M. A. degrees at Dickinson College and Columbia University. Miss Watts also teaches French and English, prov- ing her versatility. We were grateful for our Latin when we began the study UAGE ol modern languages, and owe a debt of gratitude to those teachers who pre- sented it in such an interesting .1nanner. Mr. Frank ll. Coodyear, whose B. A. and M. Ed. degrees were acquired at Dickinson College and Pennsylvania State College, is again teaching French, in addition to his position as Dean of Men. Together with Miss VVatts, he is instrumental in arousing interest in what has always been one of the most popular of modern languages. The only road to lasting peace is that one which is based on complete understanding, both of our friends and our enemies. The only way for us to find that road, and having found it keep it, is by learning and applying the key to all understanding: the lan- guages of the people.