Pierre S DuPont High School - Pierrean Yearbook (Wilmington, DE)

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Mrs. Kathleen Becker Miss Carolyn Amold Other member of department Miss Laura Richardson 0086 ., -- ff mf ,fav ff X W fya ,',' H f 4 , f ,AVI fit. Y' li . 2 M2341-'f'5f Wjff ya, f Mr. Charles Benner I2 Mrs. Thelma Mrs. FFHHCCS Mrs. Mary Mr. Allen Burns Gaynor McGee Ware A pupil begins with the business explora- tory course in the tenth grade where he is given an opportunity to become familiar with the accounting, secretarial, and general office practice course so that he will be able to determine his interests and abilities. ln Mr. Luther Weaver the eleventh grade the stenographic course consists of shorthand, typing, and the required subjects, while typing and general office practice are offered in the general office practice course. In the senior year students receive cooperative jobs in the city. The job is scheduled alternately with school work on a two week basis. '64 7 ' 1470 ln the Home Economics Department, a stu- dent can study sewing, cooking, and family relations in the modernized cooking laboratory and model apartment. Through a varied Industrial Arts program, a student can learn practical skills with the pur- pose of using them in his future vocation. This program includes the machine, electrical, and wood shops, and mechanical drawing. ,Q 1 fgwqkfevgy - I f X f f 1 X ff i 2 f f' ' ff' 'Mai' ,Z wx f 4 if ff I f , V i 1 Q Mr. Herbert Wilson Miss Florence Rimlinger 'IQ' Mr. George Mrs. Virginia Mr. Albin Bowen Bowman Gregg Miss Joanne Groves Mr. George Ludvigson

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Mr. C. Leon Mrs. Frances Miss Ruth Davis Ellison Green Mr. Nomlan Mr. Henry Mrs. Annie Groves Hallett Jenny I The Math Department of Pierre S. duPont High School is divided into two main categories, the Academic Math Department and the Business Math Department. Included in the latter are bookkeeping, accounting, and general math. The academic department includes algebra, geometry, and trigonometry. A firm knowledge of mathe- matics will prove to be of indispensable value to the well- equipped student, even if his life's work does not fall into a field which uses math. Miss Lois Mrs. Evelyn Mr. William McKay Tryon Vandergrift The student of foreign languages may be studying Latin, French, German, or Spanish, or a combination of two of these languages. A knowledge of the cultural background of the foreign country is developed con- comitantly with the skills of comprehending, speaking, reading and writing its language. Competence in these areas increases with each successive year of language study. The demands of our Space Age with its constantly shrinking distances make a knowledge of foreign lan- guages a necessary tool of communication in todayls world. Miss Trudy Mrs. Ruth Mrs. Annette Gilgenast Hahn Heck A, Q 41 X ff Miss Mary Miss Ella Miss Sara Miss Marguerite Heindle Hoyt Shadd Weaver

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sqm if Mr. J. Raymond Mr. Edmond Mr. Samuel Mr. Robert Mrs. Edith Derrick Dubbs Fine-smith Guy MCD0na1d 6 0 Courses offered in science in the senior high school are biology, physics, chemistry, and Science Y. All these are elective and are se- lected by the students according to their future educational plans. They should become aware of vocational, as Well as avocational possibilities of science. Pupils should develop an appreciation of the contribution science has made to everyday living. ln order to be a good member of the home, community, state, and nation a citizen should develop and use continuously scientific attitudes. All these objectives are Woven throughout the science curriculum. gf ,,, f xg,- The social studies curriculum is planned to develop an ap- preciation of our American way of life. The value of personal Mrs' Margaret Mr. Wilfred Miller Mr. Harry Young Other member of department Mrs. Evelyn Dickey fff pf ff Off! , , f f f 25. ZW v X ,WWL ,.,,, ,, , ,f f f ff ' fp Wm ff .f 4 .3 ff f W V .5 X ,f ,ff Truitt , Mr- Alben freedom and the responsibility of the individual in maintaining Clafk this principle of democracy is emphasized. Through the study of history the student should learn to understand the past and to evaluate its mfluence on the present. .. -V 1 - ' ' At the tenth grade level a study is made of World History. ,E ' 9 E m y - The student explores various areas of American History at lv f is 5' the eleventh grade level. ln twelfth grade, the Problems of ,g ,..,. .A 'A Democracy course places emphasis on three areas: political f science, soclology, and economics. 5 Mr. Robert Miss Christine DIXOH Neal Middleton Miss Madeleine 'ffff V W . Af 7712 , Q ' Q f K , 4 5 fffkv fi f- ., . . . Q u c Z 5' 1 Mrs. Amy Mr. John Mrs' Annette Miss Ivy Mrs. Madalyn Farrand Gregory Heck Hudson Littman Mr. Rea McGraw I3