Mechanicsburg High School - Artisan Yearbook (Mechanicsburg, PA)

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Mr. David D. Brandt, AB., B.D. Principal, Mathematics Lebanon Valley College, Union Theological Seminary May be found- In Geometry class Happy while- With his grandchildren Said to be- Optimistic Mr. Wayne H. Neiswenter, B.S. Mathematics Susquehanna University, University of West Virginia, University of Michigan May be found- Directing junior show Happy while- With Phoebe Ann Said to be- A wellflilqed teacher Mr. Guy L. Vogelsong Mathematics Shippensburg State Teachers College, Pennsylvania State College May be found- Hunting and fishing Happy while- Eating ice cream Said to be- An outdoor man be World Mr. Boyd M. Fortney, B.S., M. Ed. Science, Mathematics Shippensburg State Teachers College, Temple University May be found- With his I. V. boys Happy while- Playing golf Said to be- .Quite a hunter Q Mr. David I. Gleim, B.S., M.A. Science Franklin and Marshall College, Dickinson College, Columbia University, University of Pennsylvania May be found- In the Lab Happy while- At football games Said to be- Liked by all Mr. Edward F.Thonias, E.E. Shop Syracuse University, Indiana State Teachers College, Mansfield State Teachers College, Pennsylvania State College May be found- Back stage Happy while- Playing tennis Said to be- Enigmatic fPage 18j

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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

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Science, Math and Shop, these three factors help greatly when it comes to unraveling the mysteries of the world around us. In the shop the students ofM. H. S. learn of the practical side of the world by making many household articles and doing repairs around the school. The abstract of the world is disf closed to pupils in the math classes where they are taken through a maze round Oh! look at me now. '- Boy, are you all wet! These remarks followed the eruption of a stream of water from a Bunsen Burner in the Chemistry lab. How did water get into a Bunsen Burner? Well, it's this way: it seems that the water faucets and gasfpipe openings in the lab are almost identical and more than one wouldfbe Einstein of M. H. S. has mistaken one for the other, with the result that they get a thorough drenching when they expect a gas flame. Or was it an intended victim? of theorems, cube roots, and quadratic equations. In the science labs the students Jirst learn of the wonders of the animal and mineral world. The mysteries of chemical changes are partially solved and the possibilities of greater things to be, are discovered by the pupil. These subjects make each student more conscious of the world around him because they deal especially with it and crystallize the thoughts of the pupil. fPage 19j