Lansdowne High School - Lahian Yearbook (Lansdowne, PA)

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OUR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION Assistant Principal MARY EMMA LINDENMUTH B.S., Temple University; M.S., University of Pa. • Being a direct link joining school and community, the school board is primarily utilitarian in purpose. Its activities are extensive as shown by the work of its committees of which the chairmen are: Studies—Mrs. R. Tullar; Library —Mrs. R. Tullar; Kindergarten—Mrs. R. Larson; Comprehensive Plans—Mrs. R. Larson and Mr. T. Fetter; Property—Mr. T. Fetter; Representative to Athletic Association—Mr. T. Fetter; Finance—Mr. T. Willis; Representative to Delaware Safety Council—Mr. T. Willis; Supplies—Dr. J. A. McKenna; Sinking Fund—Mr. F. S. Underhill; Playground Committee—Mr. J. T. Stewart. • Miss Lindenmuth, as one of the collaborating authors of our story, is editor and technical adviser of extra-curricular activities. It is to her that the task falls of writing the personal details of the plot, for Miss Lindenmuth believes that we can help most those people about whom we know the most. Those bewildered by the course of action, she assists in planning the use of time; for those with too much time she finds suitable employment. No problem is too petty for her office. The progress of our story is evidence enough that Miss Lindenmuth is truly helping the students learn to help themselves.” THE SCHOOL BOARD Left to riffht: Dr. |. A. McKenna, Mr. T. E. Willis, Mrs. R W. Young, Mr. C. A. Bonsai (deceased), Mr. G. I . Williams, Ir.. Mr. T. S. Fetter, Mrs. R. J. Tullar, Mrs. R. F. 1-arson, Mr. I S. Underhill. I)r. S. N. Ewan. |r : Mr. C. S. Musscr, not present.

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• From among the authors of the story of Lansdowne High School, stands forth he who writes the theme and philosophy of our narration. Dr. Ewan, Superintendent of Schools, is responsible for the guiding principle which binds together plot and characters. Requiring infinite energy and patience, there are to be managed a thousand important and a thousand incidental details pertinent to our theme of youth’s education. Co-ordination of the community school system, school policy, and financial business, all demand the time and attention of Dr. Ewan and his indefatigable and invaluable office staff. • With infinite experience and knowledge of youth, Mr. Abbott writes the plot of youth’s story with deftness and facility. Maintenance of the pace of the tale is the result of his patient and careful planning, an accomplishment demanding concentration and time. And, as the polish of our narration indicates, Mr. Abbott unravels the most complicated of the plot’s intricacies. But technical matters are of secondary importance; youth first needs understanding, justice, and consistency. Steadfast in policy, decisions, and dictates, Mr. Abbott is scrupulously just in his relations with his characters.

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Lincoln Atkiss, A.B., M.A ENGLISH Virginia Christ, A.B., M.A. ENGLISH, DRAMATICS Martha C. Hartman, A.B., M.A. ENGLISH William ). Lowe, A.B., M.F.d. ENGLISH, JOURNALISM TEACHERS S WHO PLOT THE • The English Department It is the job of the English staff to save students from the ignominious doom of being unable to speak or write coherently the English language. Holding an A.B. from Goucher College and an M.A. from the University of Pennsylvania, Miss McCullough leads Senior classes along the amazing paths of English literature. Mr. Atkiss, Junior English instructor, attended Swarthmore College for his A.B. and the University of Pennsylvania for his M.A. Instructress of thespians and English III, Mrs. Christ took her A.B. at Pennsylvania College for Women and her M.A. at Penn State. Mr. Lowe, with an A.B. and M.Ed. from Rutgers University, and Mr. Stewart, with an A.B. from the University of Richmond, teach students how to put Sophomore English” on their papers. To Miss Hartman, who received her A.B. from Wellesley and her M.A. from Boston University, goes the task of teaching Freshman English which speaks for itself. • The Social Studies Department Under the guise of Social Studies, we find government, history, and present-day problems running around. In this department we find: Mr. Coronway, a graduate of Dickinson College with an A.B., who teachers Ancient History and Civics, and how to be a good citizen; Mr. Snyder, with an A.B. and M.A. from the University of Pennsylvania, who has classes in Civics and Modern History; Mr. Griffin, with his A.B. from Ursinus College and his M.A. from the University of Pennsylvania, who imparts to his students vital but too-often-forgotten knowledge of the development of our own country in his American History classes; and Mr. Drake, our debating coach, with a Ph.B. and a M.S. from the Universities of Chicago and Pennsylvania respectively, who teaches (when debating season isn’t on) the problems of our nation and government, past and present, in American History and Economics periods. Margaret Cook, A.B , LATIN M.A. Dorothy R. Grii mth, A.B. FRENCH