Meyers High School - Colophon Yearbook (Wilkes Barre, PA)

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MATHEMATICS Mathematics is a field of constant improvements and variations. The mathematics department of Meyers endeavors to bring these improvements to the student. Keeping in step with the latest developments, Meyers has instituted numerous innovations. The upper sections of the 7th and 8th grades receive Modern Mathematics courses. Plane geometry in 11th grade has been changed to both plane and solid. In 12th grade, the solid geometry has become an ad- vanced mathematics course. Algebra I and II are offered to freshmen and sophomores. Those in the commercial field study business mathe- matics. They also receive two years of accounting. The aim of the Mathematics Department is to pro- duce alert, quick thinking young people, ready for college or a chosen field. Graduates of Meyers have invariably found that their math education can be put to practical use. The math department is an excellent and diversified one. MR- PHIL!-IP AMICO Mn. ROBERT GIMBLE MR. WARREN CHALLIS Miss JUDITH KnAv1Tz Mn. JOHN Eusncn Mn. JAMES McGowAN Mr. James McGowan mixes humor with trtgonometry in one of his Senior classes l7 iii ,.-,, -Q,-ar' Mn. GERALD POPECK Jour: Wnsn

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MISS RUTH MERRBL SCIENCE Miss THERESA THOMAS Supervisor wi ,1 'SEQ mi Rani 5?x2g sr.,-afar-7 ' ' f ' rr fri - 'swells' 1 ..-. .2732 f ' All Q - Q! -. ,,,, I -. 5-j p g .. 5'- jjgg, E5 .i if, 1,122 sp, -' N . 'S f ri. . ,' 7 'Self r ' S35 FT? :gang A ..: , gig MR. JOSEPH Onlzln MR. VICTOR DOBB '35 'x ,ii fs. . MR. ROBERT JACOBS Nature Study. Motivation toward an interest in science and preparation for college work is what the science de- partment tries to give its students. All grades, seventh through twelfth, receive in- struction in science. The basic principles are brought forth in seventh and eighth grades. Following this, a generalized introduction to the major fields of bi- ology, Chemistry and physics known as general science, is given. For senior high College Preparatory students biology, chemistry and physics are offered. Practical sciences are available to those who have no plans for college. eral science and begin biology in ninth grade. Ad- vanced classes were again offered in tenth grade biology and eleventh grade chemistry. Miss Teresa Thomas, new science supervisor at Meyers, was director- of the Wilkes-Barre City Schools Science Fair. Many Meyers students were recognized for outstanding projects in this fair. Through careful planning, the science depart- ment has produced a well-rounded teaching program. Courses chosen by the student depend on his needs and ability. Though not everyone plans a career in a scientific field, a sturdy background in high school Miss KATHRYN MALLOY An innovation this year was the ninth grade bi- science is a necessity in any field of endeavor. I lk, ology class. Able students were allowed to omit gen- ' ' T 6' ' If-af IL P +3 lzeyfjl JKQVJZWJ 'hd veg '1 if C 'F fl Mn. James Aucazss Mn. Joi-IN Mavocx Mn. JOHN GENDALL Mg, JQSBPH GAY 16 A 3 l

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SOCIAL STUDIES Miss VERONICA BmsuN Supervisor MR. JosEPH DOMBEK Mn. BYRON EVANS MR. FULLER GRENAWALT Miss HELEN LEEs Students in Miss Obici's American History class display their projects. Many times Meyers' students have heard their history teachers say, We study history to learn good citizenship, and to avoid the mistakes that men have made in the past. These reasons for a close study of history are more valid today than they have ever been before. It is only through an enlightened citizenery that a representative Democracy such as ours can succeed. As time goes on, the problems of the world we live in become more and more complex, these com- plexities cause mistakes to be multiplied many times. Since coming to Meyers, the class of 1963 has seen many innovations in the teaching of history. First of all, all the courses have been modernized with new textbooks, and many visual aids are being added each year. Among these aids are maps, movie projectors, slide projectors, films, weekly magazines, and daily newspapers. Something new which this year's Junior Class has benefited from is a course in economics, as set up by a Pennsylvania state law. Also, it has only been in the last few years, that the history courses in all the city schools have been synchronized, so that a student in any of the city's public school is taught the same course. Probably the greatest progress made in history classes at Meyers is added emphasis on current events, and the practical application of history to these world happenings. This has been aided by the introduction of Senior Scholastic magazine, and daily newspapers such as the New York Times and Philadelphia Inquirer. Without a past there can be no future, and it is the job of the history department, more than any other, to prepare the student for the future. Miss ELEANOR Omcl MR. EUGENE PAI.LAmNo Mn. ROBERT SABATINO MR. ANDREW STAH is l MJ