Merchantville High School - Record Yearbook (Merchantville, NJ)

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D E TER PROFESSIONS Slflusic Caughf in lhe high lides ol world allairs and business as our sludenls soon will be, lhey musl receive help in developing lhose gills and 'lal- enls which will enable Them lo relain a slrong sense ol individual imporlance. As music is one of lhe mosl' universally apprecialed arls, our school ohers a rich program ol musical sludies lo lhe sludenl body. Mr. Friclcs class in harmony and lheory, shawn on lhis page, is an example ol lhe musical lraining given in Merchanlville l-ligh School. ln addilion lo lhis, some sludenls receive lessons on various inslrumenls and are scheduled lor regular hours ol praclice. Then, al lasl, all ol lhe lheorv and praclice llowers in lhe worlc of The glee club, band, and orcheslra. K x Q 3553:-S -S. I 'i PAUL S FRICK uc. P ,Q -ef. i Q p si Q : ,c c a l 'TT L W 2 55 Aggie- .i , l 3,,

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5 D DEVELGPS OUR KILL oflrts and Craft ll is highly inleresfing lo rellecl lhal' arls and craffs, which are among The oldesf aclivilies of Jrhe human race, have re+ained +hrough 'rhou- sands of years Jrheir value and imporlance. Indeed, fhey are becoming more valuable, if possible, in The highly complex world loday, for fhey afford rhe individual a splendid means of selleexpression. Then loo, when we look al ar'rs and crafls from a more praclical viewpoint we see 'rhal fhey oliler fine opporlunilies for careers. The sludenfs in our school are encouraged +o develop skills of fhis kind in fhe classrooms and fhe shops. Mr. Kruse's class in melal work shows 'rhe greal salisliaclion 'rhal lhis 'rype of aclivify brings 'ro many of our sludenls. .7 ' ,..f 5,3 g Q! . J. ...ml

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B S Ursinus College. OR SELECT ANY CAREER The physical educalion deparlmenl of our school is primarily concerned wilh lhose aclivi- 'ries which are designed lo promole The physical skills and sound heallh habils of our sludenls. Under lhe direclion of lvliss Rice and Miss Landis, The girls enioy a wide variely ol aclivi- 'lies in The gymnasium classes. There are exer- cises performed lo music, games such as volley ball, soccer, sollball, and baskelball, and many kinds ol apparalus work. The square dances are a lavorile parl ol lhe girls' program. The boys praclice for lhe decalhlon lhrough- ou'r lhe school year, besides playing games in lhe gymnasium and on lhe alhlelic field. A serious allernpl is made lo develop cooperalion and inilialive among The sludenls. CPhysical Education RONALD L. LONG B.S., Ifhaca College. MARY A. RICE B.S., Trenfon Slafe Teachers College: M.Ed., Temple Universify. HORACE W. LEITH B.S., Wes? Chesfer Side Teachers Col- lege. F. JACQUELINE LANDIS I-