Reading High School - Arxalma Yearbook (Reading, PA)

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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

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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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MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT Mathematics possesses not only truth, but supreme beauty-a beauty capable of a stern perfection such as only the greatest art can show. - Russell Whether mathematics is to serve general vocational use or specialized technical use, students were adequate- ly prepared by the mathematics de- partment's extensive program. Four courses in geometry - indus- trial, co-ordinate, plane, and solid - were offered, as well as algebra, ap- plied mathematics, consumer mathe- matics, and trigonometry. New mathematics teacher, Mr. Carl Boltz, explains a complicated problem to his consumer mathematics class. REASONING .... SOLUTION Discussion and evaluation of department progress and achievement constituted an important part of the bi- monthly department meet- ings. Row 1-Miss Olga M, Pfau, Miss Elizabeth E. Smith, Mr. C. Collins Kepler, Mr. David L. Hoffman Row 2-Mr. Harry M. Scott, Mr. William C. Horine, Mr. Carl E. Boltz, Mr. R. Stuart Stump DEPARTMENT HEAD Mr. C. Collins Kepler