Mechanicsburg High School - Artisan Yearbook (Mechanicsburg, PA)

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Miss Margaret E. Staujfer, A.B. Dean of Girls, English Gettysburg College, Pennsylvania State College, Columbia University May be found- Behind the needles Happy while- In Gettysburg Said to be- A helpful dean Mr. james G. Haggerty, A.B. Dean of Boys, English Dickinson College, Ohio Northern University, Pennsylvania State College, University of Michigan, New 'York University May be found- At the Mike Happy while- Helping others Said to be- A true friend to all Miss Bessie I. Basehore, A.B. English Hood College, Pennsylvania State College May be found- Doing publicity Happy while- 'Telling of her trips Said to be- Kind to others owls, 0155 Mr. Carl M. Hamsher, A.B., M.A. English Gettysburg College, University of Virginia, Duke University May be found- Working on the Artisan Happy while- Coaching Said to be- An allfround fellow Miss Kathryn M. Vannauker, B.S. Latin, English Bloomsburg State Teachers College May be found- In the Archery Club Happy while- Reading , Said to be- Sponsor of SubfDeb Club Miss Irva Zimmerman, A.B. French Dickinson College, McGill University, La Sorbonne May be found- In French Club Happy while- Talking of Paris Said to be- An efficient French teacher fPage 14j

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Which course shall I take this year? Would you advise me to take French or Latin? May I have permission to leave the building? To which college would you advise me to go? This is only a sample of the questions asked every day by the pupils of M. H. S. of the four people in the ojjice who are known as the Administration. ig Four Although the duties of the Principal, the Superf intendent and the Deans are many and varied, these four are striving primarily for one purpose, which is that each and every student in M. H. S. may get as much as he possibly can out of high school life. They do this by answering questions of the students,4quesf tions similar to those listed aboveP-, by giving the pupils advice on any of their problems and by cooperaf ting with all of the events and activities of the school. It is by this spirit of willingness to help and cof operate that the Administration proves they are really a perfect example ofthe Spirit of M. H. S. PERSONNEL Superintendent . . . .... E. B. Long Principal . . . ...... D. D. Brandt Dean of Girls . ',.. Miss Margaret E. Stauffer Dean of Boys . . ...,. G. Haggerty fPage 13j

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dl Words, spoken or written, are a means of communication by way of language. English, Latin and French are the languages taught in Mechanicsf burg High School, and there are several interesting methods employed in teachf ing English. Miss Basehore teaches grammar by means of pictures. Mr. Hamsher creates interest in his classes by choral reading, original poetry and prose. Mr. Haggerty presents a varied program especially adapted for' Com' mercial students. Business corresponf dence, current writers and problems are discu sed, and each student pref sents a written study of a vocation. Miss Stauffer is responsible for eleventh and twelfthfgrade English. An insight into English and American Literature is gained by the study of Chaucer and Shakespeare and by preparation of scrapbooks depicting the history of American Literature. Conversation is limited to French in Miss Zimmerman's classes. In addition to translating Sans Famille and L'Abbe Constantin, students sing French songs, play the games of France and learn their customs. The victorious days of the Roman Empire are reenacted by projects in Miss Vannauker's classes. Ballistas were studied, catapults were constructf ed, campaign maps of Gaul were drawn, and dolls were dressed to represent Roman soldiers and citizens. na' ore erba Miss Staujjfer was demonstratf ing the proper marginal width to be used in manuscript writing. She showed the class several papers with correct margins. 'Then she showed one with a margin too narrow and asked, What is wrong with this paper? A bright young fellow an' swered quickly, Too wide a mare gin at the bottom. fPage 151