Reading High School - Arxalma Yearbook (Reading, PA)

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Mathematics Department Department Head Mr D3V1d L Hoffman Th1S year the Math Depart ment expanded 1tS currlculum by addmg a new subject called Mathematlcal Analysls ThlS second semester senlor year course was offered to a select group of mathematlcs students 1n the college preparatory cur rlculum Among the new teachlng a1ds acqu1red by the department thxs past year was a SIX foot demon stratlon sllde rule Mr Wzllzam C' Horznes al gebra course was one of the requzred sophomore subjects for students who chose the college preparatory currzcu um Durmg drzll exerczses zn com merczal math, Mzss Elzzabeth E Smzth gave zndwzdual znstruc tzon when needed. Mr Davzd L Hoffman and members of hzs staff examzne a calculator which uas recently acqulred by the de artment Seated Mr Harxy Scott Mxss Ellzabeth E Smlth Mr Davld L Hoff man department head Mlss Olga M Pfau Mr W11l1am C Horme Stand mg Mr Robert F Frledmann Mr R Stuart Stump Mx John L Sharadm Mr Carl E Boltz I pp ' C . h ' is . . 1 if It Y ' ' , . , , .U 9 - v - - 1 M . . . N ta N. . . . ,

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English Department Department Head Mr Charles R Hawman Increased emphasrs on oral and wrrtten composrtron work plus the lntroductron of many new text books and a two perrod per week publrc speakrng course were but a few of the many means used by the English de partment to enrrch and expand rts currrculum thrs year Mr Cha1lesR Haurnan head of the Englzsh dfpartrnent, and the members of hzs staff dzscuss the ments of a humorous and well u 1 zttc n artzcle submztted by one of the studs nts on Cornposz tzon day Rau I Mrss Glorm L Rodgers Mrs Jacquelrne Vlfrtkrns Mrss Eltr F Unangst Ron Mrs M rrx A Moon Mrs Olrxe C, Zehntr Mrs Andree S Goldman Ron J Mrss Mrrgaret A Yost Mrss Sarah E Koch Mrss Kath errne A Klrne Stunrlznq Mr Berto 1etM Bossler Mr Imnrls H Gendall Mr Vvllllllll A Burkhrrt N11 Mrhlon Gebhardt Mr Joseph C, Plank Mr H Robert Barrett Mr Charles R Hawman department head Abs: nt Mr' Norbert P Brllrnger Mrs Amy S Bell Students of M1 H Robert Barretts neuly formed publzc speakznq class developed valu able oratorzcal skills and tech mques as a result of the exten swe class program Durmq the year, Mrs Olwe G Zehner made continuous use the weekly zssues of the Practz cal Enqlzsh workbook to motz 'vate and supplement her regular class room mstructzon. R-ailhdf' 5-vo-M Mawr ...mwwaw 4 wa!-Sw-,fp 5' 431: E I

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At a department meeting, Mr. W. Whalen Fenstermaeher demon- strates to the other members of his staff the use of electronic equip- ment recently acquired by the de- partrnent. Seated Mr. VV, XVhalen Fenster- macher, Miss Arline VVinterg Standing-- Mr, VVarren R. Filer, Mr. Fred E. Luck- enbill, Mr. David O. Becker, Mr. Charles A, Sehaich, Mr. Theodore E. Starr, Mr. Robert E. Moyer, Mr. Leslie D, Fleisch- ood, Mr. John E. Sheetz, Jing Absent-- Mr. Glenn D. Keys Mr. John E. Sheet: explains the radioactive isotopes of the com- mon elements to boys of his indus- trial chemistry class. 4' , s- -:gi Science Department Department Head- Mr. W. XVhalen Fenstermacher Reading High School is one of the six-hundred secondary schools through- out the country that introduced into its science curriculum the Physical Science Study Committees accelerated physics course which was developed at the Mas- sachusetts Institute of Technology. Four main facets of science stressed in this program were the universe, op- tics and waves, mechanics, and electri- city. Highlighting the departments extra- curricular activities were a field trip to the Temple University School of Den- tistry and Pharmacy, and a visit to the Kutztown State Teachers College for a science seminar. Numerous laboratory ea:periinents in Mr. Fred E. Luekeubill's advanced bi- ology and physiology classes served as valuable supplements to the regular elass room instruction.