Reading High School - Arxalma Yearbook (Reading, PA)

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Mathematics Department Department Head - Mr. David L. Hoffman A varied curriculum composed of twelve well-planned math courses was offered to students of Reading Senior High School. For the first time in the history of the school, a special combined course of plane and solid geometry was add- ed to the math curriculum for a selec- ted group of eleventh grade students. Illustrated lectures on film which were shown periodically after school proved to be a valuable supplement to the regular math program. Miss Olga M. Pfau checked the pro- gress of a student as he attempted to solve a problem in plane geometry. During a drill exercise, Mr. R. Stuart Stump helped students to ac- quire the skill of constructing a tan- gent to a circle. At the first department meeting our new mathematics teacher, Mr. Robert F. Friedmann, was introduced to his co-workers. Row 1 - Miss Elizabeth E. Smith, Miss Olga M. Pfau, Mr. John L. Sharading Row 2 - Mr. William Horine, Mr. Harry M. Scott, Mr. R, Stuart Stumpg Row 3 -- Mr. Carl E. Boltzg Standing W Mr. Robert F. Fried- mann, Mr. David L. Hoffman +7

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Mr.-Charles R. Hawman shows the members of his department a special series of records available for use with the new American and English literature textbooks. Row 1 - Miss Elta Unangst, Miss Gloria L. Rodgers, Mrs. Amy Bell, Miss Sarah E. Kochg Row 2 - Mrs. Kathryn A. Kline, Miss Margaret A. Yost, Mrs. Mary A. Moong Standing W- Mr. Charles R. Hawman, Mr. H. Robert Barrett, Mr. William A. Burkhart, Mr. Joseph G. Plank, Mr. Bertolet M. Boss- ler, Mr. Norbert Billinger I6 English Department Department Head - Mr. Charles R. Hawmai Teaching English for day-to-dag use, now and in the future, according to the varied interests and needs of al our students, was the aim of the Eng lish department. Publications sponsored by the de partment included the Red and Blacl newspaper, the Arxalma, and the Rem Pen magazine. A few of the many special activitie: promoted by this department wer1 the sponsorship of several essay con tests, the Robert Birch Speaking Con test, and the weekly student radic broadcasts over station WRAW. Students enjoyed interesting ana profitable units in English literature as a result of Miss Carol Stillwaggorfe excellent practice teaching supervised by Mr. Joseph Plank. One of our new teachers, Mrs. M ary A. Moon, used the blackboard period- ically to emphasize important points in English grammar.

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Science Department Department Head - Mr. W. Whalen Fenstermacher As a result of the adoption of the new school schedule this year, the Science Department Was able to offer students six science periods per week including two successive periods for laboratory work. Among the extra curricular ac- tivities of this department were the sponsoring of a trip through the medical department of Temple Uni- versity and the co-sponsoring of the Annual Science Fair at Al- bright College. Models and diagrams were used by Miss Arline Winter to supple- ment her science instruction. Brochures concerning the Sev- enth Annual Science Fair seroed as an interesting topic of discussion for our new science teachers, Mr. Glenn D. Keys, Mr. Leslie D. Flei- schood, Mr. David O. Becker. ,pn 'ge .' .2-' -. i'.'2 T! I Hi 3. 1 :f: 7. time i'.'.'. 5:5'w:v n?'.'11.vi'-ff! v '- uf: 5.2 -.7 - 44' 1 . - ::. V. ..4 .q.. 1- .' A 5: A .,f-. 5 f-:-,-','.g V 4,-r '.-'- X,.u::-fy 575, Rv., .i ,- K-.L-5':,:'!,f-!,..'.V'-J., ja,-,, ,. .. .,: 1-- -.igz . 31955--lv V, , Q., . ..1.:..x3.:f: if EA- Q45 X Mr. W. Whalen Fenstermacher explains to members of his depart- ment the recent legislation pertain- ing to the expansion of the science departments in public schools. Seated - - Mr. W. VVha1en Fenster-macher Mr, David O. Becker, Mr, Glenn D. Keys Miss Arline Winter, Mr. Charles A Schaich, Mr. Leslie D. Fleischoodg Stand in-g - Mr. John E. Sheetz, Jr., Mr. Lewi: F. Marderness, Mr. Theodore Starr, Mr Fred E. Luckenbillg Absent --- Mr. War ren R. Filer