Lower Merion High School - Enchiridion Yearbook (Ardmore, PA)

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LCWER MERION'S CURRICULUM larovi ez! A 1 . ' s ' 'W A W l l A. N ' ,N if T' 5 l i , Ez. , 2 Mm 1 '57 l l l ,M l l , L HI I X I During school hours The orchesTra, choir, and band members develop Three years of English, including an elecTive in The senior year, insTill in L. M. TalenTs for holiday programs, The spring concerT, and commencement scholars a worlring knowledge of grammar, composiTion, and classical liTeraTlure. .Q T r T E 3 T TP -RMK, is 1- ., f 5 Lower lvlerion sTudenTs are TOrTunaTe in having a diversiTied curriculum Trom which To selecl' Their rosTers. ElemiTes wiTh an eye on college choose specialized English courses, such as Journalism, CreaTive WriTing, Drama, and Special English. French, LaTin, Spanish, and German are oTTered TO The ambiTious linguisT. For Those inTeresTed in science and maThemaTics, available courses range Trom GeomeTry and Biology To TrigonomeTry and Physics. Pupils wiTh a Tlair Tor hisTOry can dig inTo The realms OT AncienT l-lisTory or Tace modern day Social Problems. This year Lower lvlerion inauguraTed a course in Psychology. Because OT The bene- TiTs OT a Thorough commercial course l.. M. will send well pre- pared represenTaTives inTO The business world. Besides The sTandard courses OT Typing, ShorThand, Boolclcee-ping, Business Problems, and Business Law, The DisTribuTive EducaTion DeparTmenT renders an invaluable service To prospecTive Tradesmen by providing Them DraTTing sTudenTs couple slrill wiTh The compass and knowledge of Technical symbols To represenT machines wiTh accuracy wiTh parT Time emplOymenT in local concerns as a parT OT Their school curriculum The Technical division OT The school develops Z E Lv TOY' Harrison QXGCUTQS B, Tf0f1+ V'3Ul+ in aPParaTuS ClBSS. 6 gym course in PhysicisTs Diclr Jacoby, Ken TraberT, and Al McConnell learn The basic which gymnashcally inclined boys develop sTrengTh and co-ordinalion. laws of Torque in addiTion To The imporTance of slrill and accuracy. SixTeen

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I X I' FINE AND APPLIED ARTS DEPARTMENTS GUIDANCE DEPARTMENT 4 FRONT ROW R STeyenson M WhuTe M Laws A EraurTe der L Herdrl k OND ROW H Spealler T Ryder J H rn H Drum J Hmcr y G Woerner A Erech B Beach W Bahrnerrnann R Mrler LIAM CHARLES BAHMERMANN Edunboro BS ATI II Il ArT Adylser o Enchwrlduon and Merronde Porlfollo Club BRUCE C BEACH Un ver Ty of Pennsylvanra Mus B Ph laderohla Conseryafory of Musrc MusM MusD Band Harmony InsTrurnenTal Muslc Chamber Musrc Club MARJORIE E DAVIS Jun aTa AA Subswufe Lrbrarlan Lrbrary Club RY A DRUMM Te ple BS MS Physrcal Educahon HealTh Troc ANNET FRAUNEELDER Hood BS Colu'nbna MA Home Economlcs KnlTTrng Club ANDREW R FRECH Ternple BS M S Orchesfra STrmg Chamber Muslc Club JOHN G HEARN fSee Englshj I LUCILE HENDRICKS KenT STaTe UnlverslTy BS Colurnbla MS Physical E uca Tron Healih Hockey Tennus E M BS Le anon Valey BS UnrversvTy of Pennsylyanla MA CafeTera OuanTlTy Cookery Class JOHGNIL-IINCHEY WesT ChesTer BS Physvcal Educohon Dryer Educahon Golf Club o WILLIAM LOELIGER M lersyvlle BS Pennsylvama SIaTe UnlversTy M Ed Mechanl cal Drawlng Bology WresTllng Cros Co.mTry ROBER4 L MILLER fSee Technlcalj ELlZABETH M MUHLY Beaver BS Home Economlcs THOMAS E RYDER Carneg e B EA M FA Craffs Merlon Te PhoTography Adv se HAROLD SPEALLER Temple BS Physncal EducaTlon HealTh Grls Swnmrnlng RUTH STEVENSON Terrple BS Unvverslf of Penns lvanla MS Physlcal Educa Ton I-IealTh Achery Club BoskeTbalI Lacrosse ANN L WATKINS Terrple RN Nurse Brrdoe Club RY WHITE lndrana AB Unryersrry of Pennsylvanla MS Home Econorrc Glrls Service Club ALD H WOERNER Pennsylyana Sf1Te U lyersuTy BS EdD Columbla M Chow Choruses Mu c Appreclaflon Mnxed Ensemble Barber Shop OuarTeT LET M MMERMAN Mansheld B oumbla Drehcnan Quanh y Cookery Class The DeparTn'1enT oT Eine and Applued ArTs enrlches The sTandarcl acaolernlc program oT The school by rnakung ayanlable To The sTudenTs opporTunuTnes To experuence creaTlve, culTural acTlynTnes leadlng To enloyable Tensron relleynng hoobles and saTusTynng, worThwhrle proTessuons Three quarTers oT The sTudenTs are pursuing one or more oT These oTTerangs WILLIAM C BAHMERMANN Y' -..,, Dr Woerner conducfs his choir af rehearsal E dxf. is QA: ,kv ,rw 1-1? 'lil SEQ A E iiefax The guldung splrlf scouTs for Podunlc PolyTech J Erancls C Henre I Endsow I ABEL K NDSLOW Dc-cn on A B Un yersvTy of Pennsylyanra MA Sophomore T L e Q A chery u N E ANClS Wlsn nyersl o enns vanla EdD Dlrec or o' G Hn e LaTrn l Sr rT Councrl CHARLES J HENNE Alb g ' AE Jun or Clwsf Adyrser Cherrrdy H Y Merlonlle Thls deparTmenT arms To help each pupil To be prepared Tor The nexT sTep oT hrs carrer and To geT The mosT ouT of hrs Three years In Lower Menon Thus year The ThnrTeenTh Annual Career ConTerenfe was held on OcTober 3I, when snxTy sux speakers clus cussed The yarnous career opporTumTles ln addzhon. a College Adrnlssuons Panel was sponsored ln SepTernber, and college repre senTaTlyes vlslT alrnosT dally durung The year Pupuls are always welcome To conTer wlTh The Three counselors JEAN E FRANCIS Flffeen T 1 ' 4 A is H635 I , 51 Us .f ' S Q eg, 5 ,Q 1 ' I ----- . ei 255. ,Q,uv'T-'f 5' -:rj-Z l 'TM , T is A 1. ,.',.T',. lf,. ,'c's. . SEC : , , . , . ea . . rn, . ' 'ref WIL V- '+ . , I is ' , . ,, il ' ' L HHN . ' 3, , nf. . H , h ' ' , , , ' , . ., ' d - EFF: ..HrB, bl T, ' ' ', MAA ,H 'I 4 ', if, GER t , ,- n' ', .A., vuo V, Zu I , ' .s., CI ',lM.A., ', T UT 'eff' ' '. s ,E I' Cwss Aufser, Alg br ll r I Cl b. . JEA .-FR ,Q ron, Aa., U 1 I 4Ty f P yl ', M.A,, . ., ' T

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infifrucfion in aca emic, racfica arm! fecAruca :S Wilh several cars and cuf-away mofors al Hs disposal, ihe aulo mechanics class Wi+h exfra work arhsfs develop fheir falenl 'ro display il' in 5 mmufe becomes familiar wilh lhe rudimenls of auiomoiive design and mainlenance slcefches oil porfraufs or scholarship porlfolios skills in mechanically-minded l.ower Merion boys. Through The media oi Dralling, Machine Design and Conslruclion, Moles Mechanics, Auiomobiie Shop, and Welding Slncp lhese boys are lrained io assume pcslions oi responsipilily upon fheir graduaion. To complele a well-balanced curriculum, lne stderr may channe his inleresls inlo numerous spheres ol worlc, ranging from ihe Fire Arls io praclical courses such as Mechanical Drawing and Home Economics. The Fine Aris porlion of lhe program cenlers around Band, Orchesira, Choir, and Ari, and lhe inleresled person may sludy lhese courses daily. Driver Educalion i'TYOiG5 an experienced driver from an inepi beginner. The Physical Eoucalion Deparlmeri, aideo by spacious iacilflies, lrains lhe sludenr oolh in lhe class- room and on lhe iieo and conlribules io his physical well-being. The value of ihe Lower Merion curriculum may be ilusiraled by lhe Following figures: oi lhe 430 members ol lhe gradualing class, 66.5570 will endeavor lo iurlher lheir educalionsy 2425 wii engage in varied occupalions: 7.5243 will enler lhe armed lOVCeSi and will remain al home. w Driver's educafion is a unique 'lealure permi+'l'ing sludenls over I6 +0 sfudy frarfn: Di5+ripu+ive Educahon Seniors gain 'ob experience by di ,ding + e laws, +0 praciice driving, and +o falre fhe les? on school lime. h