Reading High School - Arxalma Yearbook (Reading, PA)

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SOCIAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT While we read history, we make history. - George W. Curtis. In this modern era of economic, political, and social challenges, the Social Science Department adequate- ly prepared each student to under- stand and meet current and future problems with a greater certainty through the extensive social science program. In addition to the basic courses, local, national, and world problems were clearly interpreted through the use of films, newspapers, and field trips. A polar map aided Miss Valeria Hoffert to give her students a broader perspective of world problems. JNDERSTANDING .... UNITY At their first meeting, plans for the year were outlined by Mr. Norman C. Brillhart, department head. Seated-Mr. Lloyd Enoch, Miss Martha Schmidt, Miss Valeria Hoff-. ert, Mr. Norman Brillhart Standing-Mr. Albert Harris, Mr. John Dietrich, Mr. Anthony Stopper, and Mr. Norman Boyer DEPARTMENT HEAD Mr. Norman C, Brillhart

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911 DEPARTMENT HEAD Mr, Charles R. Hawman ...Q-naman-n-was ., ., .. ,. Q 1-,.wa.m:-.a....,i., O ' at ENGLISH DEPARTMENT Language, as well as the faculty of speech, was the immediate gift of God - Noah Webster. At R. H. S. a variety of regular and creative English courses were designed and offered to enable all students to ac- quire effective writing, reading, speak- ing, and listening skills. One of the outstanding creative cours- es was journalism, which enabled stu- dents to obtain theoretical, and, if de- sired, practical experience on the staffs of the school newspaper, yearbook, or on the weekly school radio programs. Miss Gloria Rodgers, our new English teacher, completes a unit which stressed, clear enunciation in everyday speech. , a era f ,, - .. -Iii - he-fl is 1 ,.., 8 I- is-,f.W..Wf -si, jf W' Kiiiaga EXPRESSION .... COMMUNICATION After another busy department. meeting, Mr. Charles Hawman in-- formed his staff of the new instruc- tional aids available for immediate use. Seated-Mrs. Sarah Yatron, Miss Margaret Yost, Miss Sarah Koch, Mrs, Kathryn Kline, Mrs. Amy Bell Standing-Miss Elta Unangst, Miss Gloria Rodgers, Mr. Warren Gish, Mr. Norbert Billinger, Mr. Bertolet Bossier, Mr. Joseph Plank, Mr. Leon Hunter, Mr. Charles Hawman IE

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,C 1Ah t p,-2 V K, K: M -l I . I S if A - A b K .k,i r r.... DEPARTMENT HEAD Mr. W. Whalen Fenstermacher .. .,,. uv, SCIENCE DEPARTMENT Nothing fascinates man quite like the workings of Nature. - Anony- mous In order to satisfy the insatiable curiosity of youth and the world's in- creasing demand for scientific knowl- edge, the science department offered a rich and varied program to meet this challenge. Scientific courses at the Castle in- cluded biology, advanced biology, physiology, botany, physical geogra- phy, consumer science, chemistry, and physics. Learning about the life processes of a grasshopper led to advanced study of higher forms of animal life. 'fffglf NW i'jTi51ffi,2 .f .f , , q ' RESEARCH . . . PROGRESS At an early department meeting, Mr. Fenstermacher explained the criteria to be used in the fall evaluation of his department. Row 1-Miss Arline Winter, Mr. Lewis F. Marderness, Mr. Warren R. Filer, Mr. Theo- dore Starr, Mr. W. Whalen Fenstermacher, Mr. Fred E. Luckenbill, Mrs, Angeline K. Doty Row 2-Mr. Charles A. Sch- aich, Mr. John E. Sheetz 26