Muhlenberg High School - Muhltohi Yearbook (Laureldale, PA)

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Parma: check nfademf' imerem. FRANCES A, M, RAHN Guidance Coumelor and Pfyrhologiral Examiner A.B., Hood College Ed. M., Harvard University Guidance Deporfmenf lnferviews Porenfs and Sfuclenfs Parents and students discussed the students' vocational intentions at weekly interviews with guidance counselor. . . seniors took achievement tests comparing them to other high school seniors and college freshmen . . . preparations were made for College Board and scholarship examinations . . . interested seniors took the Bell Telephone Company employment tests and the U. S. Employment Service tests . . . the American Casualty Company gave screening tests for applicants for keypunch training . . . seventh and eighth grades were reviewed for present school success, further training, and future vocations. Library Boosfs New Furnifure Modern, blond mahogany furniture replaced the libraryls well-worn tables and chairs . . . new bookcases provided another convenience for the students . . . a spacious desk provided the needed space for a busy librarian's varied tasks . . . venetian blinds also proved to be welcome additions to the roomy, attractive library . . . capable girls assisted librarian during the busiest hours of the day . . . 6,500 volumes aided students with book reports, weekly oral reports, and reference reports . . . monthly magazines also filled shelves for the enjoyment and education of the students. Librarian work: at 'modern clerk. SARA R. ROTHERMEL Librarian A.B., Mt. Holyoke College

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CHARLES E. GOODLING THELMA L. KNAUSS Commercial Commercial B.lS. in Ed., Shippensburg State Teachers B.S. in Ed., Bloomsburg State Teachers College College Todc1y's Sfuclenfs---Tomorrow's Secretaries Our future office Workers were trained for their major secretarial duties in the commercial department of our school . . . seniors were kept busy With secretarial assign- ments . . . learned to operate the electric typevvriters, file, and run perfect copies through the Mimeograph and Ditto duplicators . . . addition was a cinch with the electric adding machine . . . practiced transcription from the Dictaphone . . . juniors admired the inventive art their shorthand created . . . aspiring bookkeepers debited when they should have credited . . . sophomores struggled to become commercial mathematicians . . . first year typists learned the fundamentals of the keyboard operation . . . freshmen received their first introduction to the business World in Junior Business . . . all these studies combined to prepare for future business positions. junior typirtr elfctrifie'd. LEONORA S. GUTHRIE Commercial B.S. in Ed., Susquehanna University l21l

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ESTELLA I. RUPP Art B.S. in Ed., Kutztown State Teachers . . . . l Seventh grader: try thezr hand at fzngzr painting. C01 ege Visitors Envy Ari Deparfmenfs Layout Wonderful physical art set-up . . . aluminum sinks, spacious shelves and cupboards, excellent desks, venetian blinds, and asphalt tile flooring contribute to ideal working facilities . . . visitors View the layout with envy . . . colorful posters on safety and health rules decorate the walls . . . picture houses were made by scale drawings . . . individual creativeness shown in silhouette pictures and finger paintings . . . clay figurines and wood carvings were two results of student's imaginations . . . chip carvings adorned the shelves . . . went from painting stage scenery to making three-dimensional paper sculptures . . . sketching of students, own environment was used as a means of pictorial expression . . . widely diversified schedule kept students busy. . . an art club, composed ofjunior high enthusiasts and directed by the student art teachers, specialized in soap carvings, crayon etching, water coloring, and puppet making. Driver Eclucafion Emphasizes Sportsmanship on the Road Aim of Driver Education is to familiarize the student with correct and .safe methods of driving under the guidance of a competent instructor . . . students were taught sportsmanlike driving in both class work and behind the wheel . . . self-control, correct traffic habits, high- quality skills, and good social attitude are important to driving . . . an acquaintance with the mechanics of the car encouraged better care of the car and more efficient operation . . . students spent two periods a week behind the wheel for one semester and one period a week of classroom instruction for the entire year . . . Mr. Delp, being called in- to the service in February, was replaced by Mr. Stalek. w And They're 0ff! ' on thf obstacle course. DONALD D. DELP Driver Education B.S. in Ed., East Stroudsburg State W7 ,, Teachers College Serving in U.S. Army