Lansdowne High School - Lahian Yearbook (Lansdowne, PA)

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TEACHERS EXTEND A HELPING HAND AND Sarah Adams John Bell Doris Abrams A. E. Barcus Academic, commercial, general, and junior high courses were taught by qualified teachers this year. Diversity in approaches to instruction combined with competence netted a high quality of education. Teaching aids whetted the enthusiasm of stu- dents and simplified the tasks of instructors. For example, the language laboratory was utilized for students of Latin, French, and Spanish who made tapes and listened to recordings. Modern laboratory equipment also facilitated the studies of biology, chemistry, and physics pupils. Films operated by members of the audio-visual crew clarified subject material in many classes. Speakers for social security and private insurance plans stated their respective points of view to world affairs classes. Ropes and rings ranked as two of many types of apparatus used in physical education classes. Stoves and kitchen utensils provided an opportunity for practical application of skills in home economics classes. Recordings of play read- ings and folk songs enlivened many English classes. Shining above all tangible aids rose the dedication and skill of individual teachers. Instructors worked to weld the school into a well-balanced unit with high intellectual and personal achievements. E. Hunter duties one f'toitli the help of A. Loomis) as Student Council unveils their secret weapon to be used against the Faculty. Ttventy Mildred I. Ankeny Virginia Briner Phyllis App Thomas Brown Mary P. Bailey B. Y. Capece

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SCHOOL BOARD R°w 1; E Carlton Abbott Daniel R. Overcash. Mrs. Albert E. Bate. Jr.. R. Mifflin Hood. Robert W. Johnston. Bruce M. Dunham. Langjey. Mrs. Charles LMcKaig. Edwin J. Trill. Robert H. Stevens. Joseph D. Pittenger. William H. Doerr. Jr.. Edgar G. Kempton. Jr.. E. Ncdson Brown. Mrs. John V. Davis. Mrs. William R. Genn. Leroy A. Phillips. Clyde A. Mauger. Jr.. John R. Griffiths. Jr.. Mrs. Robert M {ttartan, Franklin R. Walters. Row 2: E. Morris Mrs. Jean Plimpton Miss Mary Lindenmuth Mr. Charles P. Forbes Mrs. Margaret Genn

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ENCOURAGE OUR ACTIVITIES Distributive education, typing, stenography, con' sumer education, general business training, office training, clerical practice, bookkeeping, sales, busi- ness, law, and commercial mathematics comprised the program of business studies available to the commer- cial students. Modern typewriters and other valuable business aids create a constructive atmosphere for the instruc- tion of Miss Barbara Capece, Miss Mildred Ankeny, and Mrs. Janet Felter. Mr. Edward Kolodgie and Mr. Gerald Donmoyer also enjoy teaching business prac- tices in the four-room business suite. Dashing matadors and olives jump from daydreams to realistic concepts under the imaginative Spanish instruction of Miss Sarah Adams. Togas, legions, eagles, marble structures, and a great civilization are focused by the study of Latin directed by Mrs. Regina Connors. Miss Phyllis App and Miss Susan Jane Foster impress the seriousness of the Algerian problem and the gaiety of grape-crushing Frenchmen upon students of this beautiful language. Language teachers utilize the language labora- tories for record listening and student recordings. This exciting innovation, in teaching procedures facilitate the detection of weak points in learning. Mathematics, a fast-growing and rapidly changing science, ranks as a vital school subject. Mathematics curricula and methods of instruction are constantly evaluated, revised, and improved. Since mathematics is a living, growing subject, methods of instruction must grow also. Teachers concentrate on under- standings, meanings, patterns, and structures instead of mere manipulative skills. Trigonometry, solid geometry, and Algebra II constitute Mr. Howard Freeman's major areas of emphasis. Calculus, analytic geometry, and higher algebra arc introduced by Mr. Freeman to advanced students. Provision of a transitional step from high school to college level mathematics is Mr. Freeman's basic concern. Algebra II is also taught by Mrs. Gayle How in addition to basic mathematics. The job of introducing the concepts of algebra is delegated to Mrs. Pauline Edwards and Mr. Robert Dix, Algebra I instructors. Mr. Dix also covers seventh and eighth grade mathematics. Plane geometry, the study of relationships between geometric figures, is taught by Mrs. Ester Morris. Seventh grade arithmetic, illustrated by Miss Grace Straley, and seventh and eighth grade number facts, projected by Mrs. Helen Morris, prepare students for a leap from junior high to high school mathe- matics. Mr. Anthony Soscia handles ninth and tenth grade general mathematics. Seventh grade science, the basis on which advanced sciences are studied, was effectively taught by Mrs. Gayle How, Mr. John Bell. Mr. Joseph Pitt, and Miss Virginia Lammey. Eighth grade students were intro- duced to elementary biology, chemistry, and physics. Mr. Bell and Mr. Lance Miller were charged with this responsibility. Biology, the study of animal and plant life, was handled by Miss Rosemary Strout and Miss Virginia Lammey. Chemistry was ably taught by Mr. Paul McClure. Twelfth grade students under Mr. Pitt were introduced to physics, the science of motion. Virginia Christ Regina Connors Don Corbin Donald L. Cornman Maren Currie Robert Dix Gerald Donmoyer Ardis Dow