Lansdowne High School - Lahian Yearbook (Lansdowne, PA)

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Our Teachers Show Us the Way Sarah E. Adams Virginia L. Christ Mildred I. Ankeny Margaret T. Cook A. Elizabeth Bonus Don B. Corbin Lloyd If. Black Jr. Virginia C. Briner Thomas Brawn Jr. Armand I.. Freas Douglas Duncan Xe da G. Shue Left: Mr. R. Spafford runs for a hook shot in the Student Council Faculty basketball game. Right: Looking quite debonair. Mr. L. Prietz strides across the gym to the laughter of the students.

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LANSDOWNE-ALDAN SCHOOL BOAKI) Seated: (I. tor.) Mrs. Charles L. Me Ka id, Edwin II. Krall, E. Neil son Brown, Theodore S. Fetter, Mrs. William Genn, Mrs. Albert E. Iuingley, Mrs. John W. Davis. Standing: William II. Doerr, Jr., Robert II. Stevens, Jr., Bruce Dunham, Dr. E. Carlton Abbott, Joseph D. Pittenger, Edwin II. Ilenrie, Francis S. Ocljrklaus, Wayne A. Klinger. MISS MARY LINDENMUTH MR. H. STANLEY KLECKNER MRS. MARGARET GENN MRS. HILDA WOODS MISS JULIET A. CALABRO MRS. ISABEL S. ALGARD 25

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to Help Ourselves to Maturity Just as our rockets of today need to lx. guided into their orbits to maintain a successful flight, we teenagers need to lx launched in the right direction. The comparative studies of science education in Russian and American schools have put our Science Department to work on ways of improv- ing the courses and stimulating new interest in the fields of physics, chemistry, biology, physical science, and general science. Mr. McClure, Miss Dow, Mr. Rank, and our new biology instructors. Miss St rout and Mr. Miller, make up the faculty of this department. We learn to “parler” in French, Latin, and Spanish. Along with the actual language, the cultures and literature of the countries are presented to us. Mrs. Lord instructs the gay Parisiens, Miss Cook the Romans, and Miss Adams the Spaniards. Reading and ‘riting are “learned” us by Miss McCullough. Mrs. Christ, Miss Hartman, Mr. Laubach, Mr. Gershman, Mr. Duncan, Mrs. Long, and Mrs. Farnath. We not only delve into the fundamentals of grammar but also explore the adventurous world of literature. With the background of world history taught by Mr. Snyder; social studies, by Miss Vart and Mr. Spafford; civics, by Mrs. Everest and Mr. Miller, and American history, by Miss St rale y and Mr. McCafferty, we are ready to understand the problems of our democracy and other coun- tries that we read about in the headlines. The climax of our understanding of history is pre- sented to us in World Affairs by Mr. Richards in our senior year. Arithmetic develops into the more advanced courses of Algebra I of Mrs. Morris and Mrs. Edwards, Algebra II of Mr. Freeman, geometry of Mrs. Morris, and solid geometry and trigo- nometry of Mr. Freeman. Miss Straley and Mr. Forbes strive to perfect the fundamentals of general mathematics in the junior high. Future homemakers learn and create at the same time. For those interested in a career of one of these arts, the many opportunities are pointed out to them by Miss Rriner and Mrs. Milheim. Students are taught crafts in metal and wood by Mr. Pastelak and Mr. Prietz. Other minor electives include journalism, whose students publish the “Garnet and Gray”, and a yearbook course where training in yearbook production issupervised. Both of these activities are supervised by Mr. Gershman. For those who have artistic creativity, a program of art as either a major or a minor is planned by Mrs. Barcus. Mr. Brown devotes his time to teaching safe driving and the simple mechanics of the automobile. Thespians learn to stage produc- tions under the leadership of Mrs. Christ. Musi- cal inclinations are encouraged by Mr. Corbin and Mr. Rizzo, courses in chorus, Glee Club, A Capella, orchestra, and band. Hetty J. Lord Genevieve IF. Farnath Charles P. Forhes Louis Gershman Xancy-Jeanne Everest Janet A. Feltcr L. Howard Freeman Martha C. Hartman 27