Mount Joy High School - Voyager Yearbook (Mount Joy, PA)

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This year, for the first time in many years, Mount Joy High School offered to its students the choice of three languages: French, Spanish and Latin. Spanish was begun in Mount Joy High School for the first time this year under the direction of Miss Helen Alexander. Miss Alexander is also the Latin teacher. The French classes, taught by Mrs. Margaret Williams, are kept busy with the trials and tribulations of L,Abbe Fonstantin and the fiery heroines of' Guy de Maupassant. Par- ticular stress is put on conversation in the two modern language courses. The mathematics department offers stu- dents the chance to study algebra, plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. First-year algebra, the only required mathematics course, is taught to freshmen. Second-year algebra is taught to sophomores, plane geometry to juniors. The senior mathematics class splits the year's work. The members spend the first half studying solid geometry and the SECOND-YEAR LATI N STU DENTS ponder the supine and Ciceronian style. latter half studying trigonometry. All the mathematics courses in lVlount Joy High School are taught by Mrs. Ethel Broske. H. K. Schoener heads the science depart- ment as teacher of biology, chemistry, physics and aeronautics. Biology is taught to sophomores. They include in their year's work a series of biological projects, field trips and theory study. Chemistry is given to juniors. They spend two periods a week conducting scientific experiments in the school laboratory. Senior science students study physics. Since the class was small this year, a great deal of experimentation supple- mented the usual study. Finally, senior boys are given the opportunity to study the prin- ciples of aeronautics. In this class they learn all about the mechanisms and methods of aviation. Mount Joy High School succors future stenographers and clerical workers in its i SOPHOMORE ENGLISH STUDENTS receive timed reading exercises to test powers of concfn tration and comprehension. commercial department. Here students are given the opportunity to study general business training, bookkeeping, two years of typing and two years of shorthand. Members of the higher commercial class try ardcntly to obtain high degrees of accuracy, speed and skill. The teaching in this department lies in the hands of Mrs. Evelyn Shultz, who teaches eneral business training and 'unior 25 and senior typing, and Miss Betty Jane Viv 'Bu FRESHMAN CIVICS teaches students duties and problems of American citizenship. -15-

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MOUNT IOY HIGH SCHOOL OFFERS VARIOUS OPPORTUNITIES AND PLEASURES Students of Mount Joy High School are never heard boasting that their school is unique or peculiar in any way. But each and every student is proud and boastful that HALL LOCKERS, besides holding books and clothing, serve as galleries for bobby-s0.r heroes. Mount Joy High School is typically American and that its students and faculty are typically American. The curriculum is composed of an academic course and a commercial course. The extra- curriculum offers to the student a diverse program of athletic, scientific and literary activities. Every student of Mount Joy High School is required to complete four years of English, four years of social studies, four years of SPACIOUS STUDY HALL permits room for quiet, conrentrative, supervisezl study. physical education and health, one year of mathematics, one year of science, one year of music appreciation and one year of art appreciation. Departments The social studies department offers to freshmen a course in civics, to sophomores a course in American history, to juniors a course in world history and to seniors a course in problems of democracy. These courses are supplemented by studies of current events. The teaching in the social studies department is handled by Miss Edna Martin, who teaches American history, world history and problems of democracy, and by Mrs. Margaret Williams, who teaches freshman civics and problems of democrary. The English department does its year's A WELL-STOCKED LIBRARY offers diverse reafiing and research material. work in two parts. The one part of the year is spent in studying English grammar, the other in studying literature. Freshman and sophomore classes read general literature, while juniors learn American literature and seniors, English literature. Activities such as book reports, speeches, themes, magazine contracts and short story contracts round out the year's work. The English department is headed by Miss Catharine G. Zeller, who teaches sophomore, junior and senior English classes. The freshmen receive their training from Mrs. Margaret VVilliams. -14-

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Grove, who teaches bookkeeping, junior typing and shorthand classes. Male students of MJHS are given an op- portunity to become acquainted with the manual arts. In Mount Joy's modern shop department, boys learn woodwork, metal work, electricity and mechanical drawing. The shop instructor is Charles Rovenolt. WOULD-BE TYPISTS practice diligently for speed and precision. Students of the higher classes are allowed to fill their schedules with as many shop periods as they can carry. Mr. Rovenolt also teaches a course in radio to senior boys. Female members of Mount Joy High School are taught the fundamentals of housekeeping in the modern home economics department. Girls learn sewing, cooking, housecleaning and child care. The girls are under the instruction of Mrs. Almeda Griffith, who teaches all home economics classes. SOLID GEOMETRY STUDENTS demcmstrate theorems on math room blackboards. Freshman students study music apprecia- tion under the direction of Willard Newton, Mount Joy High School's music supervisor. In this class they study the principles of music, the works of great composers and the lives of the composers themselves. Freshmen are also required to study art appreciation. In this course, taught by Mrs. Kathryn Manifold, students attempt to develop their artistic natures. Clubs Most authorities agree that talents of stu- dents can be developed by the inauguration of a club system. Mount Joy High School de- veloped a new plan of clubs for this year. The seventh period of each day was spent in club activity. One period of each week was spent in an assembly program, which all students were required to attend. There was a large range of clubs offered for selection. Each student was given the privilege of RADIO COURSE teaches male members of the senior class the principles of modern electronics. choosing from one to three clubs. The teach- ing of these clubs was handled by members of the faculty. In the beginning of the year, each faculty member was asked to decide what club he would like to teach, Since this system has been very successful in Mount Joy High School, it will probably be continued for many years. ' Extracurricular Activities An important phase of a student's life at Mount Joy High School is the large diversity of extracurricular activities offered to him. -15-