Nazareth Area High School - Comet Yearbook (Nazareth, PA)

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Listening to the rules of grammer taught by J. F. Knecht in his third period English class is Frederick George. After reviewing these rules, members of the class will be expected to be able to use them in practi- cal applications. ABOVE: SHARON ADAMS Sophomore. Junior, and Senior English; Blue and White Adviser. english 22

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 After 37 years of school experience. says Mr. Robert Reichard. I am convinced that the growth and improvement of our political and social stature is in direct proportion to the importance we place on develop- ment of responsibility as well as the protection of individual rights. Students as well as teachers must join in a program that will guarantee the orderly operation of a school so that the honest freedom of all can be realized. MR. AND MRS. ROBERT B. REICHARD robert b. reichard retires as school’s guidance counselor With the closing of the 1971-1972 school term also comes the end of a career which Robert B. Reichard has dedicated to the students at Nazareth Area Senior High School. After years of planning thousands of student schedules, processing countless college applications, and still finding time to give sympathetic understanding to even the smallest problem. Mr. Reichard will retire in June. Robert Reichard was graduated from Whitehall High School in 1931 and received his undergraduate degree from Kutztown State College. In 1943 he received an M.A. degree from Lehigh University and in 1955 was cer- tified in guidance counseling. Beginning his teaching career in a one-room country school in Moore Township. Mr. Reichard came to Naza- reth to teach grades five and six in the Fairview School in 1938. He moved to the Junior High School in the Old North Broad Street School in 1943 and remained there teaching civics and English until 1955 when he moved to the Senior High School to teach Problems of Democracy and to serve as Guidance Counselor. He became full-time counselor in 1956 when the Senior High School moved into its new building. When asked about his past reflections. Mr. Reichard said. “Obviously the most satisfying experience over many years in school work is the accomplishment of our grad- uates both in occupational and college successes. As recent as 1954 only 6 to 7 per cent of a class would enter post high school education, while today the percentage ranges between 50 and 60. Looking back over the years, educational changes from one year to the next do not seem great, however, when one compares the facilities over the 1930’s with the one-room country school to the magnificent physical plants of today, the difference is most significant. Every student in Nazareth Area Senior High School is deeply indebted to Mr. Reichard for the unselfish hours and many acts of kindness and guidance he has devoted to our student body. Everyone joins the Comet staff in wishing both Mr. and Mrs. Reichard best wishes for healthy and happy years of retirement. 21 retirement

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Group discussion is one means of stimulating new ideas, improving the old. and putting knowledge of grammer into practice, as members of Prentiss Halladay’s English class demonstrate. In addition, the infor- mal atmosphere helps students overcome their fear of public speaking. increasing our communication with others To better understand the ideas of others and to express our own thoughts more effectively, a firm foundation in English is an absolute necessity. This is one reason why English is a required subject for every sophomore, ju- nior. and senior at Nazareth Area Senior High School. Spearheaded by J. Frederic Knecht. department chair- man. the English department tries to prepare students for the future by helping and encouraging the students to perfect their speaking and writing abilities, while also opening their minds to the works of great authors. Grammar is perhaps the most important phase in the study of any language; therefore, at the beginning of every year each student is given a grammar review which continues approximately two months. Consisting of rec- ognizing different parts of speech, various types of sen- tence structures, and different forms of punctuation, this review is designed to refresh the student's memory and to cover any point of grammar previously untouched. Throughout the year, students put this knowledge of grammar into practice as they begin to write book re- ports. formal and informal essays, expositions, and themes. As they advance in years, they are expected to progress in their writing through the use of guidelines given to them by their respective teachers and finally by the end of twelfth grade, develop their own unique style of writing. ABOVE: PRENTISS HALLADAY Senior English: Senior Class Play Adviser. 23 english