Oakmont High School - Periscope Yearbook (Oakmont, PA)

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4 O e 1 DAN MCCURDY, A.B., Med. ,ff -s D. Lewis suukek. ass.. Bed. ' - CHARLES s. MARSHALL, A.B.,f',L,,. ' ,.. GEORGE D. PGRTER MARY E. MOOT. B.S. JOANNA BEATTIE, B.S. JOHN W. WAGENSEIL, B.S., M.Ed. MARY E. BARBER, A.B. ETHEL D. RAY. A.B., M.B. ALICE I-IARTER. A.B. H. N. EDMISTON. A.B. FRANCES T. McNALL. A.B. I4 The Faculty Helps Q. H. S. The hisTory deparTmenT is having, To all ap- pearances. a Tar Trom serious conference .... Civics, World I-IisTory, and General Science, seasoned wiTh numerous debaTes, occupy MR. McCURDY'S school day, buT he also 'Iinds Time To sponsor The TraTTic SaTeTy Club and make up some awful TesTs .... WiTh Ameri- can I-IisTory and Social Science, MR. SI-IUKER smuggIes in one lone English II class and some coaching .... MosT oT MR. MAR- SI-lALL'S aTTenTion is direcTed To his Prob- lems oT Democracy classes. One World His- Tory class and The I-Ii-Y compIeTe his schedule. 4,1 ,J nf' MR. PORTER, our Manual Training insTruc- Tor, Teaches The boys To use wood-working Tools: while MISS BEATTIE insTrucTs The girls in The genTIe arT of homemaking, which is, aTTer all, The real ambiTion of every O.I-I.S. beIIe . The music deparTmenT inspecTs The new band uniforms. None oT us envy MISS MOOT her job OT supplying O.I-I.S. wiTh many diTTer- enT Torms oT music, buT we all appreciaTe her eTTorTs. MR. WAGENSEIL, besides Teaching General Science, Tries To keep The band up To sTep and ouT OT debT. A gaThering of The Toreign language de- parTmenT brings These Three TogeTher .... MISS BARBER helps The LaTin sTudenTs win a Two-year baTTIe over Caesar .... MLLE. I-IARTER, besides having some English I classes, Teaches The Treshies To parIez- vous. MLLE. McNALL compIe+es our French educaTion aT O.I-I.S. and +ravaiIIe wiTh Le CercIe and The Periscope. The maThemaTics deparTmenT hashes iT over. MISS RAY gives us The TundamenTaIs in Plane and Solid GeomeTry and Algebra and guides The MaTh Club and The Girl Re- serves .... MR. EDMISTON sponsors The Alma Club and helps The Treshies in Their an- nual baTTle againsT The unknown quanTiTy, x . I I I

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A High School Student's Debt To His Country Our country is engaged in one of the greatest crusades of all times-the defense and preservation of democracy. For years we have enioyecl its rights and privileges, but the time has now come when more emphasis and consideration must be placed upon its obligations. Democracy is not self- perpetuating: it must have the willing. undivided attention and support of those who live under it and enioy its benefits. High school students are greatly indebted to the demo- cratic way of life tor, were it not for clemocracy's belief that an intelligent citizenry is one of the bulwarlcs of defense. many would not be privileged to enioy the advantages of a secondary education. The obligations created by such an opportunity are many. and their fulfillment must not be ignored or treated with indifference. Democracy has the right to expect that each of its trained members will be able to think clearly, to choose wisely, to act courageously, and to serve effectively. Good Health. Makes Better Citizens Few people appreciate good health until they do not have it: consequently they do not realize how much the health department of our school system does toward keeping its boys and girls in trim and thereby tending to build better citizens for our town and country. Extra special credit, and thanks, too, for the weelc's vacation, is due these four health specialists for their excellent work during the flu epidemic last winter. MARY W. HAMILTON, R.N. A JANICE F. WEAVER, R.D.H. DONALD A. FUSIA. M.D. S. J. WILDEN, D.D.S. 'Q I3

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Students to Learn and Live The pillars ol lhe English Deparlmenl have a gel logelher. MISS SHOTT gives sopho- mores lhe knowledge ol senlence slruclure and a lundamenlal inleresl in lhe classics: MLLE. HARTER, lhe French specialisl, rnan- ages lo leach lhree English I classes as a sideline: MRS. EOSTER'S specialily is par- liamenlary law, which lhe iuniors lind spiced wilh punclualion and Teller wriling: MISS EKAS helps lhe seniors appreciale lheir na- live longue and slarls lwo classes ol lresh- men on lhe lrack ol proper English. The camera calches MISS GILLESPIE, lhe girls' gym leacher, MR. HELLER, lhe alhlelic coach who mixes boys' gym wilh his American Hislory classes. and MISS WHITE who holds solilary command ol lhe Arl Deparlmenl. The Science Deparlmenl gels a bil ol sun- shine. Besides coaching a snappy baskelball leam. MR. WOOD expounds on lhe diller- ence belween H2O and HSSO4, lhen lurns lo his General Science class. MR. MASTER'S job is lo enlighlen lhe presenl generalion on Biol- ogy and help lhem survive lhe horrors ol pickled lrogs 'n such. The Commercial Deparlmenl gels acquainl- ed wilh MISS OFEUTT. a newcomer lo O.. H. S., who leaches a variely ol subiecls: General Malh, Typing and Bookkeeping. Teaching Commercial Law and Bookkeeping and serving as school lreasurer are MR. GLENN'S dulies. The Commercial Club is his special proiecl. MISS SHELLABY spends her day wilh slen- ogs and lypisls-lo-be and guides lhe desliny ol lhe Oak Leal. The clacking ol lypewrilers rings in MISS SACKTER's ears, excepl when her lwo classes in Social Science bring oppor- lunily lor inleresling discussions. GLADYS SHOTT, A.B. MARGARET H. FOSTER, A.B. ALICE HARTER, A.B. MARC-UERITE EKAS. A.B., lv1.A JOYCE GILLESPIE JAMES M. WOOD. A.B WARREN HELLER, B.S. PAUL E. MASTERS, B.S. HELEN E. WHITE, A.B. -4 BETTY OFFUTT. B.S. in C. HELEN R. Sl-IELLABY, B. ol Ed. A. L. GLENN. B.S. in C. VIOLA SACKTER. B.S.. M.A. Zfpggloic