Reading High School - Arxalma Yearbook (Reading, PA)

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' Safety on the road was one of the many phases emphasized in Mr. Robert M attern's safe- ty education classes. Mr. Bernard Kaplan, the new- est member of the safety de- partment, explains the pur- pose of the reaction timer test in a driver training class. wmgf. SCHOUL 3 nmvza TRAINING PIC? Safety Education Highway . . . Home . . . Gen- eral - safety essential to the students' present and future welfare constituted three spec- ial areas of safety instruction. In addition, this department sponsored an extensive driver training program for students who wished to gain knowl- edge, skill, and experience for their state drivers' tests. 3 WL. q1..c..-, I sf Before giving the final driving tests, a state police officer and Mr, Charles Dunkleberger check last minute details and learners' permits. 28

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Health and Physical Education Department Chairman - Mr. Roland P. Kyle Interest . . . Participation . . . Skill-displayed by the students in the health and physical edu- cation classes were essential to the students' personal health and physical development. In helping students to acquire a high degree of physical fitness, the physical education depart- ment offered a well-planned gym- nastic program. Supplementing this program were classes in first aid, safety education and personal health. Mrs. Elizabeth N. Ruhrman used detailed charts to supple- ment the regular classroom in- struction in her health classes. A well- planned body building program composed of calis- thenics and gymnastics was an important phase of the boys' physical education cur- riculum. 27 Before adopting any new books for class use members of the department carefully eval- uated a number of outstanding books specifically designed to meet the needs of the students. Row 1 -- Mr. Roland P. Kyle, de- partment chairmang Mrs. Elizabeth N. Ruhrman, Miss Katherine E. Kaufmann, Mrs. Janet B. Gorman, Row 2 - Mr. William H. Foltz, Mr. Harrison H. Stump, Mr. Charles Dunkelbergerg Row 3 -Mr. Robert Mattern, Mr. Bernard Kaplan

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Library Department Head Librarian - Miss Anna L. Stump Assistant Librarian - Miss Joan P. Bankes Bold adventure! . . . Gay romance! . . . Thrilling mys- tery! - all were in store for students at R.H.S. when they visited our schoo1's well-equip- ped library. Besides the great variety of books for reading enjoyment - modern reference Works, numerous periodicals, bro- chures, and instructional pam- phlets were also available for student use. f -J Helping students gather im- portant data from reference books was a related service rendered by Miss Anna Stump and her staj-7. 9 Our head librarian and her new assistant, Miss Joan P. Bankes, occasionally checked book cards to determine stu- dent reading trends. Daily circulation of home reading books at the Castle numbered about one hundred fifty books per day.