Penn Hills High School - Seneca Yearbook (Penn Hills, PA)

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MR. BRUCE FISHER Athletic Director DIRECTOR MR. H. FRED WILLIAMS Music Director Mr. Elicker and Mr. Alcorn exchanged greetings at facul- ties' meeting place-the mail boxes. MR. CHARLES W. ALCORN Physical Education Director MR. BRUCE M. FISHER was responsible for the arrangement of all interscholastic athletic contests. Also the provision of transportation, the arrangement of schedules, and the choosing of officials were on his agenda. Hunting, fishing, and tree farming dominated his free hours. Besides co-ordinating the physical education program, MR. CHARLES ALCORN made the schedule for the evening recreation programs and planned the summer playground activities. Along with this he managed to hold the position of fire co-chief of the Rosedale Fire Department. Other interests were devoted to church work and Sunday School teaching. MR. FRED WILLIAMS had the duty of planning the music program of the townshipls schools, grades one to twelve. This also included the expansion of his department in materials and equipment. He was president of the Penn- sylvania Music Educators Association and served as a member of the Pittsburgh Symphony Youth Concert planning committee.

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X AW V - .gi ' 1 MR. ROBERT BEATTY MR. JAMES MEWHIRTER Guidance Director The Director of Guidance, MR. ROBERT BEATTY, urged all students to utilize a God- given talent to benefit themselves and their fellow men. He guided all testing programs and aided underclassmen with course selections. Sen- iors profited from his expert advice in their oc- cupational selections. MR. JAMES MEWHIRTER in his role as guidance counselor helped to direct students toward a richer, more satisfying life. With his experience as an assistant football and basket- ball coach he was able to encourage good school spirit. MRS. CATHERINE BAINE BERG served the school in a dual capacity-guidance coun- selor and dean of girls. In order to advise stu- dents competently, she visited many college campuses during the summer. As adviser of the Variety Club, her office was the focal point of many conferences. Guidance Counselor CID CE si b le 3 fi 4 .hx ' 449' ' ' Ju A, We I 4i' I , A, , AN - ,. . X l , Y ,N 44, 2 vw S Q , 4 GQ wa ssri ' . .oii if U l if llk ' ii E 'Q' g f .sf Q , 'Z ag, ,X ,ij tis Ay' X lg! Q ,Sf 0 3 sw-, A 5 lll- .fi L- X I p v... Z .,. S? F, f Q-2 . . i,... ir Q . .- 2WI..fv.,5E5. ' , 5'figs15-m, .k ' i'i' 'rkh .v -22-sm ' Hig- ,.., , .-,- ' 1 , .1 ' .g , ' MRS. CATHERINE BAINE BERG Dean of Girls Wren Moorefield, Peggy Roessler, and Diane Herold consulted with Mrs. Berg.