Redstone High School - Redstonian Yearbook (Republic, PA)

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Julius Montagna M U S I C In recent years, our band has become one of the leading musical or- ganizations of the county. Despite transportation difficulties, the band has played o prominent part in county musical activities. Watching our band parade at games makes us appreciate its knowledge and skill, not only of music but also of marching tactics. In it, we can see many future soldiers on parade. l943 sow the transfer of this platoon to special barracks on the hill. At this station long hours of practice are spent perfecting the unity which so delights listeners and observers. Mary Stella Geneva Jones Marie Gallagher Stella Kaplan COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT With the present demand for commercial students for office work, this department is doing a fine job of preparing our students. As typists, secretaries, and bookkeepers, such students are needed for work to aid different departments of our government as well as many private industries. These students are quickly learning the basic requirements for these sub- jects and are ably guided by Miss Stella, Mrs. Jones, and Mrs. Gallagher. Other commercial subjects dealing with industries, consumers, and com- mercial law are supervised by Miss Kaplan and Mrs. Helen VanKirk. Miss Kaplan is also sponsor of the newly organized Vocational Guidance program. Page 13

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i. Paul Stonko Yolanda Apone Anna Manoli Steven Strauch John Burns HISTORY DEPARTMENT Wo-rld War ll has given the study of history a new and vitalizing glamour. This is a war for the survival of democracy. Our studies of Civ- ics and Problems of Democracy teach us in detail just what we are fighting for. ln this study of modern history, we are learning to keep abreast of the times, we study the history we are making. The constant shift of events also requires a careful study of back- ground material for comprehension. Study of the past offers valuable and fascinating topics for comparison with contemporary problems. Civics and Problems of Democracy focus attention upon the theories underlying the wars for the survival o-f democracy from i776 to l943. This combination of fact and theory is designed to give the student an appreciation of the heri- tage which his forefathers have passed on to him to preserve. Faculty additions in this department include Mrs. Raymond S. Call, who substituted for Assemblyman John Burns, and Mr. Charles Noble, who succeeded Miss Apone in March. iw' MATHEMA ICS DEPARTMENT Mathematics is the shorthand of reasoning. lt is a subject whose usefulness will never be questioned, as an aid to clear thinking, it has never been excelled. Training in mathematics is required for certain technical branches of the armed forces, such as the Air Corps. Students are ably guided through a maze of X's, circles, prisms, and cones by our mathemati- cal genii: Misses Dils, Murray, and Work. ' Page 12

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Marlo Madama Ellen Cardarelli ljq NI In L'J SCIENCE DEPARTMENT Ain't science grand! the Freshie exclaims as he discovers the won- ders of general science. This feeling is renewed his second year during his study of plant and animal life in biology. When the mysteries of chemistry and physics, or senior science, unfold, this expression is intensified until it emerges as lsn't science miraculous? The study of science will be useful to students entering the chemical and medical corps of the army or the manufacturing of such essential war products as synthetic rubber. The world of the future is the world of science. Our students will be ready to face the future. Victor J. LaButta William Sandmeyer INDUSTRIAL ARTS DEPARTMENT The call is ringing out for men to work machines, and the boys of our industrial arts classes are preparing to answer that call. They have been trained in the work of electricity by Mr. Sandmeyer, while Mr. La- Butta has directed their work in wood-work. These boys, under their in- structors, have been very helpful in preparing the gym for our plays and class programs. They are now ready to serve their country, whether it be behind a machine or behind a machine gun. Page 14 Pore Grethel Eberhart Augustus Cardarelll