Reading High School - Arxalma Yearbook (Reading, PA)

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as Guidance Acting Department Head- Mr. Joseph E. Haage A comprehensive guidance program was sponsored by the Guidance Department through personal conferences with stu- dents and parents, group guidance pro- grams, and special activities. Individual counseling service was offer- ed to students who needed counsel in mat- ters pertaining to subject difficulties, school adjustment problems, curriculum and college selection, and vocational guid- ance. Group counseling, for the most part, was provided through the social living classes, guidance forums in assembly, and an instructional film. Members of the gui- dance department meet to prepare plans for the annual student schedul- ing program. Seated--Mr. YVilliam H, YVis- ler, Mr. Joseph E. Haage, Miss Grace XV. Trout, Stand- ing--Mr. Clinton D, Getz and Mr. Connard C. Cramp Mr. Clinton D. Getz capably handled his duties as college counselor and school represen- tative for the College Board Ex- amination programs. Using a group analysis chart, Mr. Joseph E. Haage explains to three students of the junior class the significance of their Iowa test results. . J -Le 1

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PrincipaI's Council Our chief administrative group at Reading High School, the Principal's Council, is composed of the principal, two vice principals, eight department heads, and two department chairmen Specific and general school policies and regulations which contributed to the efficient operation of the Castle s educational program were deter mined and formulated by this admin rstratrve unit group also selected and introduced effective educational measures into the various school curricula which enriched and expanded the various instructional programs at the Castle Through the constant efforts and leadership of this administrative group, each student of Reading High School will have and will continue to have the opportunity to obtain maxi mum educational benefits from the Castles total school program After careful evaluation this Seated Miss Elsie V Holland Home Economics Deprrtment Mr Roland P Kyle Vice Principal Mr LeVan P Smith Prrntrpfrl Miss Lthel M Martha M Morrette Foreign Language Department Stuzzflznq Mr Daxrd L Hoffman Mathematics Department Mr Charles R Hawman English Department Mr Joseph E Hrfrge Acting Head of the Guidance Department Miss Katharine E Kaufmann Acting Chairman of the Health and Phy srcal Education Department 'Nh Vhllrarn S Vkhrtelex Commercial Department Mr J kenneth Conlex Industrial Educfrtron Department Mr 'Norman C Brrlllrrrrt Socrrl Studies Deprrtment 'Nh XX Whalen Fenstermacher Science Department . . , . . , , . rs -2 WV rp f , ' r Hicks, Vice Principal, Miss Marian J. Moyer, Pr'incipzrl's Secretaryg Miss . . ' ' ' 3 1 . 2. ' , ' . . ' . I ,. h ' t., sl rc ' . . . ,Y . .' . . '. ', . . ., . v , . r . , r - . , , . .

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Guidance Spec1al act1v1t1es sponsored by th1s department throughout the past year lncluded a homeroom guldance program on marrlage a college mght featurlng repre sentatlves from approxlmately flfty colleges and un1vers1t1es the second annual college orlen tat1on nlght for parents forums m assembly on character free dom and responslblllty mar rlagc and employment problems plus a f1lm on soclal maturlty In addltlon members of the guldance staff admlmstered per sonahty student xnterest chlevement aptltude and 1ntel hgence tests for the students cumulatlve records Mzss Grace W Trout often promded spemal gutdance for students uho wrshed to discuss problems of a personal nature Mr Connard C Cramp soczal lwznq znstructor, outlznes am portant phases of a class topzc to panel members of a dzscus szon group At the senzor forum on em ployment problems Mr Kermzt Kohler of the Western Electrzc Corporatzon Mr Wrllzam H Wzsler R H S tocatzonal qui dance counselor and Mr John Hzchey of theP S E S obseme tuo students as they d1scuss the 'zmportance of school ach1eve ment wzth M1 Lee Garrzqan Western Elcetr ac representative Y-7'