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

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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.

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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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Mr. Monson received his B.S. degree in Smith-Hughes Agri- culture from Ohio State University. For the past four years, Mr. Monson has been the Smith-Hughes teacher in the Li- berty and Vanlue schools. Previous to this time lVlr. Monson was full time instructor at Vanlue. Mr. Monson was considered, by the agriculture instruc- tors of the County, as being one of the able Smith-Hughes men in the County. We are sorry to see him leave, but feel that we have re- placed him with an up and coming teacher. We wish him well in his new vocation, farming. Mr. Pursley received his B.S. degree in Smith-Hughes Agriculture at Ohio State University. During his years at Ohio State, Mr. Pursley maiored in vocational agriculture and minored in biological science and animal husbandry. Starting at the beginning of the second semester, Mr. Pursley has successfully filled Mr. Monson's place. Mr. Pursley's hobbies are: dancing, basketball games, and swimming. Character- istics4Understanding, helpful, masterful. AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT Mr. Monson has capably filled the position of Smith-Hughes Agriculture teacher for Liberty School for the past four years. During his time, many improvements have been made, two adult courses were supervised by him, many tractors were overhauled, buck- rakes, wagons, and trailers were built. Al- though Mr. Monson did half of his teaching at Vanlue, we can say much has been accom- plished during his stay at Liberty. While here he had three boys who received State Farmer's Degrees and we contribute much of the suc- cess of these boys to Mr. Monson who super- vised and encouraged them in their farming activities. Even though Mr. Pursley is very efficiently filling Mr. Monson's shoes, we all miss him very much and wish him great success on his farm in Union County. Future Farmers of America! The Liberty Chapter of the F.F.A. was established in l934. Since that time some one hundred boys have had their first exposure to agriculture as a vocation. The Vocational Agriculture classes are pri- marily to teach the boys the basic principles of farming and money making. The F.F.A. part of the vocational training is to give the boys an insight to social activity. Working and co-operating with other people is a large order in today's living. This year's F.F.A. is under the guidance of President, Dole Tuttle, Vice President, Everett Elder, Secretary, Keith Jackson, Treasurer, Rex Coats, and Reporter, Rex McCartney. One of the activities carried on during the year was competition in the Hancock County Pest Hunt, in which they placed third. A banquet with the F.l-l.A., a theatre party, and pooling the orders for seeds and minerals, are but a few of the many activities. Learning to Do, Doing to Learn, Earning to Live, Living to Serve, that is the motto that every F.F.A. boy strives to hold. r v - ' - '- cwulmaenxa.