Sharon High School - Mirror Yearbook (Sharon, PA)

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The Mirror of 1931 MISS STEWART MR. ROSENBERG MR. GRIMES History Department Tlu savage cave-man the cultured king of Egypt- the citizen of Rome the students • I (• reeee the savage barbarian of W estern Europe the crowned monarch of Europe— the freedom-loving colonist—the adventuresome explorer—the present day statesman and diplomat. These and many other equally interesting and romantic figures come trooping from the pages of our history books. Thus a history in the hands of a good student heroines the most romantic story ever told. The value and pleasure of history may be further increased by a well-planned and well-supervised course of study. The student in Sharon High School has a great advantage. His course is arranged with respect to the chronological order and to the complexity of history. The more recent and therefore more complex history is left for the older students. The freshmen, through a semester of vocational civics, is enabled to choose a vocation and shape his high school career to that end. A semester of ancient and medieval history gives a background for further study. The second-year history student traces, in modern European history the growth of the European republics from despotic kingdoms. The junior traces the growth of his own nation from a few scattered colonics. And finally, in problems of democracy, the senior is enabled to learn the fundamentals of good citizenship. (.RKTCHICN STEWART Grove City College, A.B.; Columbia Uni vrruity, M.A. Modern European History. HELEN REED Wellesley, B.A. Ancient and Medieval History and Vocational Civics. HARRY GRIMES Allegheny College, B.S. American History. STANLEY CURRIER Grove City Collette, B.S. Ancient and Medieval History, Vocational Civics, Commercial Law and Salesmanship. Lit.B. American His- JANE BROSIE Grove City College, tory. TED A. ROSENBERG Grove City College, B.S. Problems of Democracy. DAVID MINK Huckncll University, B.S. General History. I

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The Mirror of 1931 MISS GIBBONS MISS GAMBLE MISS MOORE The Language Department MR. RANEY miss McBride MISS SAEGER The Language Department of our scliooi exists primarily to teach foreign languages, but this is not its only function. It also brings to us a knowledge of ancient and modern history that cannot ordinarily he gained in a history class. The Language Department is indeed an exceedingly interesting phase of school life. Students who never studied Latin often believe that this language is not interesting because it is not being spoken at the present time. This belief is absolutlv wrong. First-year Latin books contain typical stories of Roman life. The next three years arc devoted to the study of famous men in Roman history, such as Caesar, Pliny, and Vergil. Besides being interesting, this course in Latin forms an excellent foundation for the study of any foreign language, because most present-day languages contain a large percentage of words that arc either derived from or are identical with Latin words. Spanish and French form the modern language division of our school. Spanish, in the opinion of many people, is the most beautiful and simple language of the world. The Spanish books acquaint the pupils with present-day Spain and Spanish America. More people speak Spanish than any other tongue. French, however, is held the standard foreign language of today by many people. One of the French books used is, Around the World in Eighty Days,” by Jules Verne. This well-known novel appeals to everyone because it contains both adventure and romance. The Latin Department is the oldest of the three, the French Department is next in age, while the Spanish Department is the youngest. Each of these divisions maintains a club which provides entertaining and instructive programs. These programs often develop talent for interscholastic events that might otherwise remain undiscovered. (). W. RANEY Westminster College, M.A. Latin III-IY. ANNA McBRIDK Westminster College. B.S.; Columbia University Summer Sessions. French I-II. VKRNICE SAEGER Thiel College, A.B.; Cornell Summer Sessions. Latin II. AUGUSTA GIBBONS Allegheny College. A.B.; Columbia University Summer Sessions. Latin I. ELEANOR GAMBLE Westminster College, A.B.; Wisconsin Sum mer Sessions. Latin 1-11. RUTH MOORE Westminster College. A.B. Spanish I-II. Thirteen

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Commercial Department Seven years ago a new department was organized in Sharon High School -The Commercial Department. During this time it has become a very practical and worthwhile organization. Its main purpose is to train our boys and girls to enter the business world. Many alumni who missed the opportunity of studying some of the commercial subjects are returning and taking the Post-Graduate Course. Each, year the number of commercial students is increasing. Before school started in the fall of 1931, the partition between the typing room and the office was removed. More typewriters were added and this year it is possible tor forty students to type in the same period. First year shorthand gives the principles and basis for,the work of the second year. The second year work consists of dictation, transcription, and research work. The work of the first year students in typewriting consists of drills, sentences, and speed and accuracy tests. The second year is more complicated, taking up budgets, legal material, tabulation, and accuracy tests. Business arithmetic is taught during the second year and proves a benefit to those in bookkeeping. The first year of bookkeeping teaches the principles and how to keep books for a small partnership, or firm. The second year work deals with the handling of a corporation’s books. One-half of the year is devoted to commercial law and the principles involved. The second half of the year is devoted to salesmanship. V. !.. BRANDON State Teachers College. Wisconsin; University of Illinois. Typewriting ami Commercial Law. FREDA KERNIS Indiana State Teachers College. Typewriting and Stenography. RUTH FILER Grove City College. Bookkeeping. MARC. A RET HANRAHAN Indiana State Teachers College. Stenography and Bookkeeping. FRANCES HAVES Grove City College. Business Arithmetic. MARY SPECHT JONES Grove City College. Typewriting.