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

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E GLIH acbeth, ominatives, and rwell Miss Johanna C. Strollo 204' Carroll Street Reading Pennsylvania Kutztown State College, B.S.g Pennsylvania State University, M. Ed. Subjects: English III and Developmental Reading Adviser: Penn Post, Senior Class Play, director Service in Mt. Penn District-3 years Memberships: PSEAg NEAg and Mt. Penn Education Assn.g International Reading Assn. and National Council of Teachers ,. of English. In Miss Strollo's elective journalism courw, students are given an opportunity to realize the challenge of journalism. The school newspaper, of which Miss Strollo is the adviser, provides the laboratory experience for the student. The instruction goes beyond this publication. The student comes to recognize the fascination and value of good journalism. He learns that newspapers must reflect a balance of good reporting with good editing. He realizes the obligations of accuracy, reliability, and good taste. A program of advanced skills in reading for the seventh and eighth grade is de- siigned to exteizd the readingskills. Miss Strollo introduces the eighth graders to the eye opment o listening skills. After this they move on to listening-notetaklng skills, and then to outlining. Encouraging students to use their own critical faculties in making comparisons. and interpreting contrasts is of major importance in Miss Strollo's English classes. Gram- mar is approached as a review in the 11th grade. Through reading. writing. and speaking experiences. students are taught to develop skills required for critical analysis, logical thinking, responsible judgments. and worthy appreciations. In introducing a new grammar text, Miss Strollo tries to bring into the classroom the ideas and methods that have developed from the extensive and intensive study of language during the past thirty years. The linguistic approach to the study of language is introduced. The importance of semantics in spoken and written language is also stressed. Step five says you put the wheels on the axles. -Miss Strollo explains a funda- Hey, there's a picture of Batman in here! -Marcia mental principle of reading to Albert Wilson and Dennis Snyder. Levin and Diane Lendaki join the locker confusion.

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John on, Kipling, and Lamb Effective communication through management by lan- guage is the goal of English in tenth grade. Under Mr. Syphard's direction, students strive to attain a profi- ciency in grammar, writing, vocabulary, and speech. In addition to the study of the mechanics of the English language, students develop a deeper consciousness through an understanding and appreciation of literature. The study of language mechanics includes a review of grammatical concepts, essay questions, the study of words as symbols, and speech review and development. The literature study introduces the tenth grade pupil to Shakespeare,s work with the analysis of Julius Caesarf, As an entire class, the sophomores read and examine the novel, Silas Marner. Character and plot study are stressed in detail. Mr. Syphard also introduces poetry. For many students this is their first experience in read- ing and preparing a brief analysis of a poem. Mr. Syphard also conducts an elective class in World Literature. The class is open to 11th and l2th grade students and meets twice a week during the elective periods. The students are exposed to literary works of varied styles and periods. Through individual research, discussion and critical analysis of new concepts, the students broaden their outlooks and come to a fuller understanding of themselves. ENGLISH Your next spelling word is 'pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcani coniosis. '-Mr. Syphard gives an assignment. Mr. John O. Syphard, Jr. 110 South Sixth Street Reading, Pennsylvania Kutztown State College, B.S. Subjects: English I, II, World Literature, Independent Study Course in Literature Service in Mt. Penn District-2 years Extra - Curricular Activities: Essay Ad- viser, PENN POST Aide l Danelle Huyette and Phyllis Kins listen to an enlightening discussion 27 in World Literature.

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Philo oph , uotation , and References Mrs. Dorothy Gallagher 603 Brighton Avenue Reading, Pennsylvania B.S. in Ed.g Subjects: Librarian Service in Extra-Curricular Activities: Library Staffg National Memberships: Pennsylvania Library Assng NEAg PSEA Ira Saul carefully studies a physical fitness magazine. E GLIH 4 Kutztown State College Mt. Penn District-7 years Honor Society Adviser Mrs. Dorothy Gallagher is always ready to help any student in his quest for knowledge. As the students need material for papers, research, or just en- joyment, Mrs. Gallagher can supply him with exactly what he needs. Besides managing an orderly and well-equipped library, Mrs. Gallagher spon- sors book fairs and keeps the students informed with the latest magazines, newspapers, and bulletin boards. With the aid of the student library assistants, Mrs. Gallagher maintains an efficient and diversified library. At the request of the teachers, Mrs. Gal- lagher provides book sheets for the reading lists of the respective grades. Also every year, she purchases new books in various subjects to keep the library up to date and the students well-informed. Aside from the daily school hours, Mrs. Gallagher opens the library every Wednesday evening for student use. Thus the students can take advantage of library material not gotten in study or free periods. Aside from the library management, Mrs. Gallagher is faculty adviser for the National Honor Society. Under her direction, the scholars of Mt. Penn pro- vide a tutor service and other organizational functions. If l ever catch the kid who put Oliver Twist on the Moby Dick pile . . Mrs. Gallagher carefully straightens books for the students to purchase at the annual book fair.