Lancaster Mennonite High School - Laurel Wreath Yearbook (Lancaster, PA)

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SHI TF Martha F. Mosemann Clyde B. Stoner, M. Ed. 362 Atkins Avenue 2130 Hobson Road Lancaster, Pennsylvania Lancaster, Pennsylvania Shorthand, Typewriting Typewriting, Bookkeeping, Office Practice PRACTICAL ARTS Amidst all the mental endeavor and learning they also strive with their hands. The Home Economics student stitches those last ten inches of that hem. With genuine interests she prepares a lab ex- perimentf' Not always does she offer up burnt sacrifices. A teacher as an hon- ored guestl What excitement! With a paint brush in his hand and a smeared grin on his face, the shop student becomes recognizable. His hands are an indication of his labors. Sometimes they hold a hammer, sometimes a piece of sandpaper, Take a peep into the shop some spring day. Wouldn't it be fun to study at one of those glossy desks, light- ed by one of those pretty lamps? Knowledge becomes alive through ac- tion. The practical arts student becomes acquainted with the skills of doing. COMMERCIAL The commercial students prepare themselves for their part in the business world. Iunior Business Training, Business English, Typing, Shorthand, Bookkeep- ing, and Oflice Practice, this is the busi- ness training course, Timed Writings-speed tests-spelling words-bookkeeping projects. To them it seems like an endless amount of work to be done, but surprisingly enough, everything checks out just a day or two before the deadline. Time after time they are told, This wonjt be difficult. Only after mastering the new skill will they agree. If you're around a commercial student very long, you might hear him saying with a trace of desperation, Oh, we must take our shorthand at 100 words per min- ute today. I'll never get it, or Do you understand your bookkeeping? Mine just won't come out rightly But it must have. The following day when you passed him on campus, he had a big smile on his face. . 3 7., . 3, .. H, ,sp i 1 5' if M -ZT'i'sfs,,ig1: is . 1 -gsm 1 ' N aj: ,--' A frff O O 9 0 ii Lz'l 'll 1 S W A H K Hi M' ti John R. Kraybill, Deacon I. Clarence Garber Elizabeth H. Nolt, B.S. Route 1, Box 341 Route 6 Route 2 Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania Lancaster, Pennsylvania Mt. joy, Pennsylvania 4 Arithmetic, Bookkeeping Agriculture, Shop Home Economics, Health 25

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David W. Shenk, A.B. 1919 Millport Road Lancaster, Pennsylvania Social Studies, Bible Elton G. Moshier, B.S. 2176 Lincoln Highway East Lancaster 4, Pennsylvania American History, Economics Keith E. Hummel, B.S. in Ed. 2176 Lincoln Highway East Lancaster 4, Pennsylvania Civics, Pennsylvania History Clayton L. Keener, B.S., Bishop Refton, Pennsylvania Problems of Democracy 24 Myron S. Dietz, M.S. in Ed. Route 1 Hellam, Pennsylvania Biology, World History, Science Jefferson . . . Gutenberg . . . the Bill of Rights . . . income tax retums .... What a jumblel But it's not as jumbled as it looks. 1t's all part of one of our school's biggest divisions-the Social Studies De- partment. Every student at L.M.S. has come un- der this department some time or other. Freshman Civics students view the clock- work of our government. World History students, the hard-Working sophomores, hope desperately that they won't have a quiz on the Reformation. Juniors, who study American History, leam of the great compromiser, Clay, and of Ameri- ca's Caesar, Lincoln. And the busy senior P.O.D, students work late to com- pute. the amount of interest paid on an installment plan purchase. Social Studies boring? Certainly not. It is alive with the actions of mankind. SOCIAL STUDIES Z I f.. ip, 'iid Wifimwwm ' ara?

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H. Raymond Charles, Minister Noah L. Hershey, Minister Route 1, Box 121 Route 2 ' Lancaster, Pennsylvania Parkesburg, Pennsylvania Bible Student Pastor, Bible james M. Shank, A.B., Minister 49 N. Eastland Drive Lancaster, Pennsylvania Bible Wilbur A. Lentz, B.B.E., Minister 2310 Old Philadelphia Pike Lancaster, Pennsylvania Bible Amos W. Weaver, Minister Route 1 Ronks, Pennsylvania Bible 26 BIBLE The Bible is fresh and full, with an ever-increasing How of thoughts, chal- lenges, and principles. It leaves room, however, for different views of life. In Bible classes, Christian teachers endeavor to guide pliable young minds to a deeper knowledge of Cod and His precepts. Mo- tives are questioned, convictions. deep- ened, principles established-life made meaningful by more complete dedication to Christ. Interest in facts behind the scenes is sparked, many when's and why's are answered, Bible classes serve to help train their students for further service, teaching them to treasure their heritageg planting in their hearts a faith that moves them to action. E1 ,af--r