Harris High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Harrisburg, PA)

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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.

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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 MRS. ENIANUEL - MISS ILLGEN - MISS MARTIN - MR. REISINGER S P IN addition to the regular academic and commercial studies, John Ilarris is noted for its excellent special depart- ments. VVe are given opportunities to become acquainted with the cultural side ol' public education under the very expert guidance of these members ol' our faculty. Our student library is one of the most valuable services given to us by the school. We would soon realize its im- portance and learn to appreciate it even more if it were necessary for us to obtain all of our literary and reference material, often over-night assignments from the public library. Each year many of the newest books, both Hc- tion and nonfiction, are added to its collection, and consequently the library is continually becoming of greater ECIALS worth. Miss Ruth hlay Koons, our competent librarian, received her B. A. degree at Ilood College, and her B. S. degree in Library Science at Columbia University. Besides caring for all the administrative work connected with a library of this size, she is the advisor and instructor ol' the Library club. This year we wish to welcome a new member of our faculty, Miss Dorothea Virginia Ilgcn, who in the short time she has been with us has won the re- spect of all of her art students. lX'liss Ilgen, with a B. F. A. degree, received her training at Syracuse University, the University of Pennsylvania, State Col' lege, and the University of Mexico. Our music department is justly famous throughout the state of Penn-