Kutztown Area High School - Cougar Yearbook (Kutztown, PA)

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,LX tx, . is Z X Mrs. Jean A. P. Held Business Education Mr. Dietrich ably instructs future secretaries in all phases of com- B.S., Temple University M.A., Lehigh University mercial skills except taking notes on the boss's lap. Business Education prepares a high school student for a world which is becoming increasingly competitive. The business suite, consisting of a business education room and a typing room, has been improved by many new facilities. Both are cheerful, well-lighted rooms containing modern, functional furniture. The typing room has new typewriters in addition Mrs. Held grimaces as some juniors struggle through a time test. to desks which can be raised or lowered for more comfort and convenience. Also included in the department is the Student Activity Room adjacent to the typing room. This may be used by students practicing on the various business machines. All of this equipment can be of great advantage to career-minded commercial students. Howard J. Dietrich Business Education and Department Head B. S.C., Temple University

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Mrs. Laura I.. Lcmnon Guidance A.B., Indiana State College M.A., Pennsylvania State University GMMMM Department of Kutztown Area Senior High School has certainly benefited from the building of the new school. The added space and new materials have increased the potential of this de- partment, and the private testing area conveniently located in the Guidance Room has been a great aid to the counselor. Seniors preparing for college or chosen vocations, are given a two semester guidance course. This course has proved a definite aid to senior high school pupils. Betty Parsley makes use of Mrs. Lan- non's well filled shelf of college catalogues. library efficiency is a diliicult task. In our new library students can more easily locate useful information in the four sets of encyclopedias and many other reference books ranging from horticulture to his- tory and categorized by the Dewey decimal system. The students may also choose their required reading from the vast collection of American and foreign novels. Also within our efiicient library are necessary supplements to education including an adequate collection of magazines. Driver Education meets the growing need for safety on our roads. In this program, pupils learn psychology and basic principles of driving in the classroom. When the pupil obtains a learner's permit, he may then receive individual aid in fundamentals of actual driving in the schoolas well-equipped driver train- ing car. This on-the-spot training enables the student to learn better driving habits and to be better prepared for solo driving. In this way our Driver Education Department helps pupils secure essential driving skills, Mrs. Mary W. Dolan Librarian B.S., Kutztown State College Harold L. Fleisher Driver Education and Science B.S., Kutztown State College

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Miss Ethel Beidler Harold L. Hehr Mrs. Judith A. Nemeth English and Latin English and Department Head English West Chester State College B.S., Kutztown State College B.S., Kutztown State College B.A. Misericordia College M.A., Columbia University I English is, in today's progressive world, an absolute neces- rect expression. Within each English room of our sity, and the job of the English Departments of high school is a small oflice which can be used our high schools is becoming increasingly im- for private teacher-student conferences. portant. The English student studies not only the basic rules of grammar but also the works of con- The quiet dignity of the English rooms provides temporary authors and those of the past. He an academic atmosphere symbolic of the im- learns public speaking, concise writing, and cor- portance of the subject studied there. Shown with Miss Sandra Pfleger, who took over after Mr. Hehr's resignation, is the Advanced Composition class. From left to right: Nancy Seltzer, Kathleen Smith, Allen Ford, Miss Ptleger, Jane Trexler, Robert Grim, Alliene Schearer, Lois Reppert. Rosalie Moyer and Barry Stump are missing. ll