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

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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

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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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Nevin J. Luckenbill Languages and Department Head A.B., Albright College Joseph E. Petrenchuk Spanish A.B., King's College language of our new high school is fully equipped to aid the interested student to learn any one or all of the three languages offered in its program: three years of Latin, German, and Spanish. This is an extension of one more year of each language, and in addition to the extension of the program there is the language laboratory. This enables the teach- ers to give more personal attention to each pupil. The new lab is equipped with the newest in language teaching devices-microphone, ear- phones, and tape recorders. This enables the students to master the speaking of a language more effectively than in previous years. Was ist los?