Mount Penn Lower Alsace Joint High School - Penn Alma Yearbook (Reading, PA)

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Mr. Harold Stern, president of the Mt. Penn Education Association, discusses some of the business of the group with Mr. William Davis and Mrs. Mary Sommer. t. Penn Education ssociation pon or Scholar hip und During the faculty basketball game with teachers from Oley High School, these Mt. Penn cheerleaders combined their efforts with the regular J.V. cheerleaders to spur our team on to a victorious score of 51-50. Pictured in 'iclassicalu cheerleader attire are: Mrs. Howard Edsall, Miss Kaaren Stauffer, Mrs. Roger Brown, Mrs. Robert G. Haag, and Mrs. Irene Keller. The Mt. Penn Education Association is the Mt. Penn chapter of the National Edu- cation Association. The Mt. Penn associa- tion is composed of members of the faculty and administration from the entire school district. As leaders in education, the members of the Education Association strive to aid stu- dent knowledge through various service projects during the school year. A major production of the teachers was the annual faculty play, produced, directed, and portrayed entirely by district teachers. A scholarship presented annually to a graduating senior in pursuit of a teaching career reaps the profits from the affair. Another project of the association was the faculty basketball game. Annually members of the faculty compete with faculty mem- bers from a surrounding school while other members form a cheerleading squad, ticket selling and run the refreshment stand. Aside from concern for student education and professional advancement, the Associ- ation's program also offers various social functions for its members. This year's calendar included May clambake, The Spring Fling, Night of Bowling, Christmas caroling and a bus trip to Hershey Ice Capades. The organization's leadership was in the hands of Mr. Harold Stern presi- dent: Mr. Glenn Bartle, vice-presidentg Mrs. Mary Sommer, secretaryg and Mrs. Hazel Yorgey, treasurer.

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he World of iterature and Compo ition Dr. Carl F. Constein Supervising Principal Head of English Department 2606 Filbert Avenue Mt. Penn, Pennsylvania B.S., Ed. M., Ed. D. Kutztown State College 81 Temple Univ. Service in Mt. Penn District-5 years Memberships: American Assn. of School Administratorsg NEAQ PSEAQ Phi Delta Kappa Education Fraternityg and Assn. for Supervision and Curriculum Develop- IIICIIL Here's the autobiography of Bertie the Bunyip -Susan French and Mrs. Gallagher look on as Gloria Nowatarski discovers material for her English term paper. Mrs. Margaret I. Huffert, Theme Reader R. D. 1 Fleetwood Penns lvania a Y Kutztown State College, B.S. ENGLISH Aside from his many duties as supervising principal, Dr. Constein is also head of the English department of the junior-senior high school. Dr. Constein evaluates the English courses and advances the various units of study of each grade level by teacher-pupil observations and by presenting the newest in materials and supplies. In the seventh grade the course begins with basic skill studies which are advanced and perfected throughout the English curriculum. The students are introducted to basic poetry and prose and gradually develop the dif- ferent styles of literature. As the students pass from grade to grade, they advance their English studies to the intricacies of formal writing and study in detail the works of the great world classics. Qualified as a certified teacher of English, Mrs. Mar- garet Huffert serves as theme reader for the English classes from seventh through twelfth grade. Formerly a teacher at Wilson High School, Mrs. Huffert now con- tinues her teaching at Mt. Penn by correcting themes and compositions. Once a week the students from each grade level are assigned written compositions ranging from simple paragraphs to term papers. These themes are corrected and evaluated by Mrs. Huffert. Mrs. Huf- fert's careful evaluation not only saves the instructor valuable time but also presents a point of view that is supplementary and advantageous to student and teacher. 23