Oil City High School - Oil Can Yearbook (Oil City, PA)

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Students Desire More Than Mere Instruction The job of a teacher is to impart knowledge or skill,” but students feel that a “good” teacher does more. Some teachers are good because they are exacting and demanding, while others are much less formal. A good teacher is one who stimulates discussions or who just listens at the right times. Although most teachers have extra curricular activities, some teachers go above and beyond the call of duty” by giving endless hours to the groups which they advise. Finally, a “good” teacher is interested in the student's total education and can encourage one to learn. 1. Peter Scierka, SCA advisor, sets up the candy stand for one of the many after-school sales. 2. An informal atmosphere is created by Robert Flath for his POD classes. 3. Hoola-hoop demonstrations liven up Carl Pierce’s history classes. 4. Taking a minute to talk with students, foe Siembida and Dan Smayda. is Mrs. Madelyn Selden 5. James Husband illustrates the kind of notes he expects to find in his students' notebooks. 6. Stressing the need for a good vocabulary. Mrs. Verna Truby demonstrates her drill cards.

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Students Express Views About Their Curriculum Although there are a few new courses this year, the curriculum of Oil City High School is basically the same as it has been for years. The required courses — English, history, physical education, and highway safety — remain unchanged. New classes that have been introduced in the past few years are Physics II, Chemistry II, co-ed swimming, and Spanish V. Health is now required for all students, although those taking biology were previously exempt. A possible explanation for the unchanging curriculum is that these courses are considered most helpful after graduation. 1. Health class, now required for all students, focuses on current issues like drugs. 2. Pat Callahan studies diagramming fundamentals. 3. Bill Kerns, Denny Martin, and Dan Dehn experiment with the frictionless table in Physics II. 4. Peter DeSanto. instructor, and Gregg Horne set up the newly-acquired television equipment. 5. The six students of Spanish V class enjoy informal classroom conditions. 6. Kim Britton and Dave Hammer. Chemistry II students, boil water. 7. The tattered Colburn grammar book, copyrighted in 1949, is still in use.