Mechanicsburg High School - Artisan Yearbook (Mechanicsburg, PA)

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Miss Ada T. Brackbill, B.S. History, Penmanship Shippensburg State Teachers College May be found- Checking band uniforms Happy while- Helping the Class of l43 Said to be- Attractive Miss Edith Forney, A.B., M.A. Social Studies Western Maryland, Pennsylvania State College May be found- With her dog Happy while- In her Ford Said to be- An actress Mr. Maclay Kelley, B.S., M.Ed. Social Studies Shippensburg State Teachers College, Pennsylvania State College, Lebanon Valley College May be found- Selling tickets Happy while- Taking trips Said to be- Coodfnatured Miss Reida Longanecker, A.B. History Gettysburg College, Shippensburg and West Chester State Teachers Colleges, Cornell and Duke Universities, Universities of Colorado and California May be found- On stage Happy while-In Dramatic Club Said to be- Tres chic Mrs. Adam L. Orris, A.B. Geography Irving College, Lebanon Valley College, Shippensburg State Teachers College May be found- In the ticket booth Happy while- Eating candy Said to be- An efficient class dean Miss Catherine Snyder Superintendenfs Secretary May be found- In the office Happy while- Typing Said to be- Keeper of the books 1!67flfS 6lSf fPage 16j

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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

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America has been built on democratic principles, principles that have been established hunf dreds of years. And now, with the presentfday trend, it is found that local boys who studied history in Mechanicsburg High School only a few years back are upholding the principles on which America was built. With a year of service these youths will be able to defend the cause of def mocracy. Mechanicsburg does her bit. heir Shadows As one recalls the passing of events during this year of school, it is found that another year of history has been made and shadows have been cast. Pupils must add to their understandf ing of history more knowledge, and even though history has repeated itself, dates, places and faces do change with the time. All phases of history are taught at M. H. S. In the grades the students obtain knowledge of the development of Europe from earliest times to the present. Pupils of the eighth and eleventh grades are instructed in Amerf ican history. The Freshmen and Seniors are given the study of the economic side of American life and government. Inf cluded in this study are problems of democracy, citizenship, and the ecof nomics of democracy. As a basic subject for other courses, geography is given to the seventh and eighth grade pupils. Not only do they learn the political and physical viewf points of the nations but also they learn of the races, the products and commercial importance of other counf tries. fPage 17j