Schwenksville High School - Lanconian Yearbook (Schwenksville, PA)

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Although our school is relatively small in size, the courses offered enable our stu- dents to prepare for arlvunced learning, to perfect business techniques, to gain knowledge of homernalfing and farming, to acquire mechanical slcills and woorl craftsmanship, anal to rlevelop strong borlies. SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT A very attentive history class listens to the student teaching of Donald Johnson. Mr. Kron- inger feels the students, knowl- edge is broadened when given a chance to participate in class. COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT The fingers are really Hying in this second year typing class. The commercial curriculum provides training which will help the students secure posi- tions in the business world. SCIENCE DEPARTMENT Mr. Hader's chemistry class is performing a delicate experi- ment in combustion. By the look on the students' faces it seems they have achieved quite an accomplishment. LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT Doug Smith writes a Ger- man II assignment on the black- board. The rest of the students translate the lesson in English as Patricia Waldenberger reads it in German.

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CLAYTON P. WEAVER, JR. BS., MS., M.A. University of Pennsylvania English, Social Studies, and Guidance Guidance Counselor School Board DAVID H. WILSON BS. State Teachers College New Britain, Conn. lVI.S. University of Pennsylvania Remedial Reading Front Row, left to right: Claude Kulp, Mrs. Estelle Doskiez, Mrs. Florence Schwenk, Mrs. Ruth Hufnagle, Wellington Young, Frank Renninger .lr., Francis Moser. Second Row: Floyd Landes, Ernest Royer, Robert Reifsneider, Vlfallace Oelsclllager. Fred Schlick. Clarence Kratz. Robert NIcCahau. 12

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ART DEPARTMENT This serious looking group of art students is concentrating on finishing their paintings of winter scenes. This is only one of the Fine Arts courses the students enjoy participating in. HOMEMAKING DEPARTMENT This homemaking class is learning the fundamentals of sewing. Supplementary to sew- ing, the girls are also taught how the prepare meals and be- come good housewives. AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT An important part of this agricultural course is land- scaping. These boys are apply- ing their knowledge by remov- ing unwanted shrubbery from the school grounds. The boys are given practical jobs so when they graduate they will take their place as skilled farmers. PHYSICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT In order to develop a healthy. sound body the entire student body is required to participate in the athletic program. This group of boys is ener- getically performing their cal- isthenics before the gym class begins. Mr. Bingaman feels this is essential in developing a healthy physique.