Hickory High School - Hickory Nut Yearbook (Hermitage, PA)

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Music Departments Going from the north-west corridor into the freezing out-doors and bursting into the gas-heated annex, we find our dear Miss L'Buck. Miss Buchanan has done many things to promote interest in vocal music at Hickory. We now have five vocal organ- izations including grade school chorus, seventh grade chorus, eighth and ninth grade choruses, high school chorus, and the newly inaugurated choir. Miss Buchanan accompanied the choir on many personal appearances and radio broadcasts this year. The grand finale of the music season was the long awaited Spring Festival. Each chorus presents numbers to show what they have accomplished in the choral department. After all the work was completed, Miss Buchanan, the chorus, and choir jour- neyed to Idora Park. Each year Miss Buck gets her age guessed as sixteen. Miss Marion Buchanan, North Buhl Farm Drive, was graduated with a B.M. degree from Xdlestminster College. She is vocal supervisor and directs the senior, junior, and elementary choruses, senior choir, and girls' ensemble. She has taught at Hickory three years. Every year Mfestminster College sends a majority of its public school music majors to Hickory to practice teach. Mr. Louis Cohen, Fifth Avenue, Sharon teaches and supervises instrumental music. Graduated with a B.M. degree from Dana School of Music, he directs parades, concerts and music for games and festivals. He taught in Sharon, Brookfield, Kinsmen, New Wil- mington, and West Middlesex, before coming to Hickory thirteen years ago. The instrumental department, under the direction of Mr. Louis Cohen, con- sists of a sixty piece band and a forty piece orchestra. Along with these, free instrumental instruction is given to any student electing it. The main problem of the department this year was crowded conditions for practicing. The band and orchestra held rehearsals on the gym floor because of the bleechers set-up on the stage. The band presented the annual con- cert this year in the gala night club effect of Club Hickory. Music included high spirited marches, light classical numbers, symphonic and operatic overtures, and popular numbers. Mr. Cohen has been the instrumental instructor at Hickory for thirteen years and has come a long way in spreading the love, appreciation and importance of music in our lives. Thomas Floral Shop, Sharon Fashion Florist, 1424 E. State St., Phone 4156 McCracken News Agency, Sharpsville, Pa. E 27

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Mr. Paul Currie, Jefferson Avenue, receiv- ed a B.S. degree from Slippery Rock and a Masters in Education from VVestn1inster. He teaches World and American History, is the junior class adviser and has been at Hickory thirteen years. Mr. William Ritter, Farrell, was grad- uated from Slippery Rock with a B.S. degree and received a Masters in Education from the University of Pittsburgh. He teaches civics and American History and has taught at Hick- ory eight years. Mr. Walter MacDonald, Hermitage, at Hickory sixteen years, teaches American His- tory and Problems of Democracy and advises the senior class. Graduated from Westminster College with a B.A. degree, he received a Masters in Education from the University of Pittsburgh. Mr. Jack Gaus, Sharon-Mercer Road, re- ceived his B.S. degree in Physical Education from Slippery Rock. He teaches seventh and eighth grade social science and is junior Var- sity basketball coach. This is his first year at Hickory. History and Required courses for all students the study of the social sciences is of vital importance to society since they teach students to think clearly while stating their own views. P. O. D. emphasizes experiences and ractice in the observation of daily, Eolitical, social, and economic problems. Junior American History includes, Europe's finding America, birth of a nation, young republic, growing pains, businessman's nation, Imperial America, the new deal, World War ll, and eace. Sophomore World History, dealswith the beginnings of civilization, the Mid- dle Ages, the Modern World, struggles for Democracy, growth of Nationalism and the conflicts of the greatest powers. Civics, taught to freshmen, pursues the rights and duties of citizens, forms of government on a local, state, and federal basis, weekly current events and the Constitution. Trips, illustrations, essays, and special projects are included in the courses. Armstrong Grocery Co., Baby Rose Foods, 215 W. State St., Dial 4124 26 Evans Barber Shop, Al Evans-joe Luchette-Joe Conti, Shenango Ave.

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Mrs. Charlotte Mercer, lllest Middlesex. was graduated from Vlestniinster with a B..-X. degree, where she did graduate work. She is the school librarian and the junior-senior Tri-Hi-Y adviser. She has been teaching at Hickory eight years. Mrs. Mercer makes Ollt the English reading lists, repairs library books and has charge of the lost and found, and the radio programs. ibrary and The library moved this year from the regular third floor room to room 29 on the second floor as a temporary change to allow room for another third grade section. There are approximately 2500 books in the library with about one-third of them in use. The remaining two-thirds, consisting of reference works, children's books, and both fiction and non-fiction books, left upstairs to be secured for use upon request. Some residents of the Township gave back issues of popular magazines adding to the reading material of the library. These magazines include-Life, Popular Mechanics, National Geographic, Sci- ence News Letters for use in reference work. These eventually will be bound. About 300 new books were added during 1949-50, with the most popular being the Teen Age Story Collection. In addition a New Atlas of the World was purchased. The library also sub- scribes to the Junior Literary Guild. An information and pamphlet file was inaugurated this year. The lost and found department is located in the library. Articles may be secured by paying a nickle fine for care- lessness. The nickles are used to pur- chase books and supplies for the library. Crowded conditions in the school do not permit proper use of encyclopedias and magazines. When the library returns to original quarters a greater amount of reading material will be available. The library has been moved to a small storage room three times in recent years to provide additional class room space. Raymond C. Huck, Quality Meats-Groceries, Pine Hollow Blvd., Phone 26541 28 Gilbert's Insurance Agency, Inc., Vine Avenue, Sharon 6270