Punxsutawney Area High School - Mirror Yearbook (Punxsutawney, PA)

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Soczal Sczence and Qeograph l-lraux MALONF Asst 81111111 Nfltlllfi ETHLL l-Irvin ls t Norm! 51111 ns lvrtC112qrapl1x The study of the social sciences and geog raphy helps a student to become an asset to his community, his state, and his nation Our government is controlled by the indl vidual, who by his power of franchise con trols the law making bodies Our government protects our property from criminals, main tains peace and order, changes old laws to new, and protects the interests and rights of all citvens Isnt it easy to understand why the study of social science is so important? ln the freshman year civics and History of Pennsylvania are requlred subjects In CIVICS we learn the basic principles of state and national government, While the History of Pennsylvania teaches us the history of our ln the study of world history we learn the story of mans long stuggle from the begin ning of t1me Then we study American his tory which brings us up to our present day Economics and problems of democracy teach the student the relationship of land, labor, and capital Closely related to these social and industrial histories IS geography FRANK BASILF Twelve 'I opic rl is ' 1 1 118 mfrlm MARIAN H WEST lvt't qllfllll Studies Ass't Phy hd and Health 0 0 . . i X , A . k K iw 1' . . . ,1f,,',A,11,,,1,,f,,,,,,f,-,i state from the time of William Penn. . X 7. K ' l , ' 1 .A V , -A I , I, , ,.

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Science and Mathema cr learn to realle that results are sometrmes fallures heeause our reasonlng 1s wrong Some of the sclences may be used as a hobby or pastime a means of amusement, others gne us fr broader and deeper under standlng of the mfluenee of nature on man and the good and had lnfluences at work on the earth Both the natural and the exaet suences open up a hlghway to clear thmklng The study of SCIGHLC helps tram us to flll places Hamm Rn Nfl: of usefulness ID the world of today A O 9 Hmwtx SIHHRK Nrlfmf MARIAN 1. FARRELI. .V .v,t't .llflthrml irx . .',' ' ling .X flisrussinn gels umlrr way. W ELMPR MILLFR IHH I I 1111.111 ll I In1junmrIln,1z Nrlmnl Eleven

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Social Sczence and Qeogmph DKWROTIIY S PRINJLJLI- xt 8011111 51141 xf I ng: 1 Commerclal geography 18 the Study of com merce and the COTTIHIUDICHIIODQ between countrles of the World Wh1l6 world geography IS the Qtudy of the polmcal and phymcal d1v1 nom of each country W1th a clearer understandmg of mans r pared to meet the future ROBFRT E Bl-ATTY x I Nnrz 11 S1111 ll X I uzrfnzfz SARA L PANT-KLL IW! bon 11 Mullin XY ork 1 wlmtllmb fun MARIAM Tnommox 501111 Siu: Ru R CAWLO 1111 Ntmln 11111111111 Thzrtcr ll C O 1 ,sr . ,-lx. .' .' lim A 1 50 -h N .1.v:' f ISI ll-Y' A f ' 1 . ' 1' - Q, A l Q Y S x . A K nv I I' f I W l ,- . . e - rors and successes, we should he better pre- ' 1 .lxs'I .1 'V .' lim .lx. .' 1 .' IV: I ' 1 ' X .V . x . N ,I ... ' A' -- ' I .'. I , Y.,