Liberty Benton High School - Liberty Bell Yearbook (Findlay, OH)

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ENGLISH DEPARTMENT As we take our voyage through high school, and, as we consider each subject-one by one, we may intelligently conclude that English lays a firm foundation for success in any course. lf we knew nothing of English, l'm afraid that we would be mere toads in a pud- dle, struggling to little avail. ln realization of this, we are carrying out a full and thorough program this year in our English department under the most able direc- tion of Mr. Harry Gonso who is a graduate of Findlay College. Acknowledging the fact that it is utterly significant that we possess the ability to talk and write intelligently, we have stressed vocabulary and composition work. We feel that we will be greatly indebted to this offer of such knowledge in years to come. We sincerely hope that all of our students -both present and those to enter our depart- ment in years to come, will withdraw from the English department of Liberty High School, fully educated in the vast field of liter- ature and grammar. Mr. Gonso received his A.B. Degree from Findlay College. He majored in English and minored in French and History. During Mr. Gonso's first year at Liberty he was advisor of the eighth grade, in charge of the library, directed the junior Class Play and was the advisor of the Newspaper Staff. Besides teaching English and geography, he has been an active member in other activities at Liberty. Mr. Conso's hobbies are books, hunting, fishing and meteorology. Characteristics-ironcial, exacting, earnest. Mrs. Wilson received her A.B. Degree from Findlay College, and also attended Bluffton College, the University of Mich- igan, the University of Colorado, and Bowling Green Uni- versity. She maiored in Latin and history and minored in English, and French. She has taught at Liberty for the past Q three years. Mrs. Wilson is advisor of the Senior Class and directed the Senior Class Play. Her hobby is reading. Char- acteristics-sincere, loyal, trustworthy. '- HISTORY DEPARTMENT ln the ever moving chain of events which make up what we call history, we should all pause to think what made these events pos- sible. ln our history classes we attempt to have the pupils understand that they have received a precious inheritance from the past and that they should feel proud to make improvements which will increase and enhance its value. American history is taught to help boys and girls to better understand America in order that they may be better equipped to perform their duties as American citizens. lt seeks lll to arouse their curiosity as to why the builders of America did what they did the way they did, i2l to help them understand our present day problems by showing how they have grown out of the roots of the past. By viewing history in this way the students can see that they have a very definite part in helping to shape the history of both to-day and to-morrow.

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t Superintendent Mr. Broyles Indeed a prominent figure in Liberty High's athletics is Eagles' coach, George H. Broyles, whose red, white, and blue teams have turned in more than creditable showing during his three years at the helm. Sportsmanship and character building have always been stressed both in practice sessions and interscholastic competition. For three years Mr, Broyles has capably filled the office of superintendent of Liberty Twp. School. Not only has he assumed the responsibility of executing the official duties of the school, but he also teaches Democracy, physical education, and is athletic coach. The students have come to look upon Mr. Broyles not as a master, but as a friend always willing to discuss their problems and cooperate in any project which they may undertake. Principal , Mr. Oswald lt is said that Socrates, in response to an inner voice, devoted himself to the education of youth. Likewise, Mr. Oswald has given unselfishly of his great store of knowl- edge, sothat we present-day youth might have a better hypothesis of life. lf this were not so, many of us Seniors would not have acquired some of the knowledge we have gotten in the past two years and would not be able to take with us many of the pleasant memories that have been brought to us by Mr. Oswald. Too, if Mr. Oswald were not sa unselfish with his store of knowledge, perhaps some of us wouldn't be graduating this spring with as high honors as we have at the present time. True, a student can get something out of a lesson if he merely reads it over, but to get the true meaning, someone like Mr. Oswald, who is willing to give freely of his knowledge to help someone else, and who is unmindful of the time it takes to explain a problem. Mr. Oswald's time is valuable, but if he thinks he can help someone to acquire a better education he doesn't think how much time it will take for him to give his help. We students of Liberty are proud to have Mr. Oswald for our principal, and we seniors hope that he will continue for some years to come, to give unselfishly of his knowledge so that others might be happier. 0

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Mr. Knight received his A.B. degree from Wittenberg Col- lege, his AB. and MA. degrees from the University of Cin- cinnati. He maiored in history, political science, and mathe- matics, and minored in English and biological science. Mr. Knight has taught at Liberty for the past four years, and was advisor of the junior class this year.l-lis hobbies are: farming, collecting stamps, reading, travel, working with plants, collecting coins, and making things in general. ln the future, Mr. Knight plans to go to another university and to do a lot of traveling. Characteristics-ambitious, stuclious, earnest. Mr. Oswald received his A.B. degree from Findlay College and his lVl.Sc. degree from Ohio State University, and also has attended the University of Colorado. Mr. Oswald majored in science and minored in mathematics. This is Mr. Oswald's second year at Liberty, During both of these years Mr. Oswald has served our school both as principal and advisor of the Booster Board as well as teach- ing science. Mr. Oswald's hobby is radio. Characteristics- agreeable, amicable, intelligent. MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT SCIENCE DEPARTMENT The mathematics department of the Liberty High School attempts to clinch, in the seventh and eighth grade arithmetic courses, such necessary information as: the ordinary uses of percentage, banks, installment buying, formulas and measurement, stocks and bonds, all kinds of insurance, and taxes. Near the end of the year a preview of algebraic equa- tions and plane geometrical figures is given. Algebra, by which problems not solvable by arithmetic are mastered, is given in the ninth grade. Plane geometry, which follows algebra, deals with triangles, squares, rectangles, circles, etc., and the facts concerning them. ln other worcls plane geometry deals with properties of two dimensional figures, upon which is based carpentry, civil engineering, trigonometry, astronomy, and navigation. The third unit of high school mathematics is second year algebra and solid geometry. This advanced algebra deals largely with the handling of quadratic equations, graphing of conic section, curves, logarithms, ratio, pro- portion, variation, and progressions. The solid geometry takes the two dimensional figures of plane geometry into the third dim- ension solids. ln a world that has become conscious of loran radar, RM, and atomic bombs, the study of science can mean much more than formerly. lt is difficult to pick up any newspaper or magazine without finding some, and often many, references to scientific events. ln order to be able to read these items in- telligently, a knowledge of the fundamental, scientific principles is necessary. World War ll caused scientific research to increase tremendously. Facts were discovered that would have taken many years of ordinary research. Utilizing these discoveries for the benefit of humanity is also a scientific obligation and can be accomplished only if we have trained scientists to do it. Liberty High offers all the usual scientific courses of the High School curriculm: chemis- try, physics, biology, and general science. lt is by the application of scientific princi- ples, the fundamentals of which are learned in High School, that the many recent achieve- ments can be mode to serve mankind.