Kane Area High School - Hurri Kane Yearbook (Kane, PA)

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ALI. WGRK TCGETI-IEIQ can way of life. Speaking includes the ability to speak clearly, confidently, and distinctly as well as to participate in intelligent discussions. The student receives instruction in writing good, leg- ible business and personal letters as well as in spelling, capitalization, and punctuation. VVandering down the hall we heard a popu- lar record being played. It couldn't be music ap- preciation beeause of the type of music, so We de- cided to investigate. It was, we discovered, a class in hlorse code. The students were relaxing for a moment. During the first semester these students had completed a course in aeronautics, meteorology, navigation, and the study of air- plane motors. Hoving on we found ourselves in a Latin class. Bliss Bollinger explained that Latin pro- vides the background for understanding lang- uages, and that now we are realizing that we Americans should know more than one language. Latin helps us to understand our own culture and makes for a better appreciation of the WCSfCl'l1 civilization for which we are now lighting. Spanish is a fairly new addition to our cur- riculum, however, it is quite a popular elective. A knowledge of Spanish will be necessary for postwar promotion of good will toward the Pan- American countries. Time out for lunchl But what? Not the whole student body? No, just the first shift go- ing to the old gym Where tables are provided. At the end of twenty-three minutes these students are hack to work and the second shift takes time out to eat, then last but not least the last of the starving students devour their stacks of sand- wiches and what-not. K. H. S. students plus hydrogen sulfide equals headaches-Physics class waits for Mr. Miller to demonstrate- A lesson in world history-Place! Swing forward slowly-release-rest!

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AS FACULTY AND STUDENTS From the library we went to the gym, just a step away, to satisfy our curiosity about the queer noises issuing from behind the doors. Here our curiosity was further aroused as the boys seemed to be making stabs at each other, grunting and groaning at the same time. The gym teacher, Thomas Drummond, took pity on us and ex- plained that the pre-flight fellows were getting bayonet practice from Klr. Kliller. In addition they get rifle shooting, marching, calisthenics, and practice in running an obstacle course. These boys will be well prepared for the Army when their numbers come up. VVe decided to visit the shop and home eco- nomics next. In the shop the boys Were working on their mechanical drawing. This training gives the aspiring architects, engineers, and draftsmen a chance to develop new skills and technical train- ing. The home economics girls under the super- vision of bliss Paulhamus were converting old clothes and hand-me-downs into modern clothes any girl would be proud to wear. These girls also redecorated the kitchen this year. ' Going to the main floor we noticed an Eng- lish class in session. TVe found from that class and other English classes visited that the impor- tance of English in our daily life cannot be em- phasized too much. English strives to develop skill in listening, reading, speaking, and Writing. VVe gathered that skill in listening includes the ability to understand orders and to act on them, to learn from oral instructions and to retain and repeat instructions. Reading skills include read- ing accurately and with understanding not only orders, instructions, and reports but also books, newspapers, and literature, both American and English, for from these We see the growth of the love of freedom which is the basis of our Ameri- Y 1 3 Dick shows how plane? done-Plotting the flight plan-The pause that refreshes-V5 hat's solid Monty. T105

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IN Tl-IE BEST WAY Lunch hour over we decided to stop in a few more class rooms. These happened to be math classes. The students in geometry, algebra, and trigonometry are gaining a background in math and at the same time developing habits of con- cise, exact, and logical thinking and expression. The age-old question, HVVhat good will that ever do me ?l' was answered by the increased demand for mathematicians in the war program. X and Y took on entirely new meaning. The social sciences strive to teach citizen- Iship and the appreciation of our American way of life. VVorld history brings out the background and the cultural side. American history teaches tolerance toward other people and other nations. lt aims to teach students to understand the growth of their own country and to review the news of the day from the American Qbserver and the Scholastic magazines. But what is that pungent odor in this cor- ridor? Our curiosity overcomes even hydrogen sulfide as we enter the chemistry class. These juniors study poison gas, T. N. T., sulfa drugs, and other drugs so much in use today. Science being our present interest we located the physics lab where we found lXIr. lXfIiller, who was always ready to take over extra Work when the demand arose, working with the class. VVe noticed strange flashes of light, the ringing of bells, and other sounds than can only be found in a physics lab. YVar has shown an increased demand for trained technicians. The training given in elec- tricity, heat and mechanics will prove invaluable to these students. Glancing in the biology rooms we found the students learning to appreciate na- ture as they see it every day. They study, dis- sect, and then study some more. WVe asked what the girls were doing for Checking the health records-Week day school of religion-The Kane High Music Makers-Mr. Anderson lowers our Hag4I-I1-LIFE busy long after dismissal. C 12