Strong Vincent High School - Spokesman Yearbook (Erie, PA)

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Tu Build Strung Bullies, Physical fitness is, undoubtedly, our first line of defense. Strong bodies and responsive minds are needed by the American nation to carry on the great tasks that lie ahead. The main purpose of Strong Vincent's extensive physical education program is to develop muscular coordination and control, and to teach good sports- manship and fair play in an environment Where the best health habits prevail. Two exciting and stimulating periods of gymnasium Work and pool practice are provided each week for both boys and girls. With such a program of physical education, the development of the body and of the mind keep pace. They may be all wet, but how they do enjoy it! Miss Weinheimer's class gets in the swim . . . ln the Crthgpedic class, students learn to make decorative, as Well as useful articles . . . Sam Kramer counts while his gym class proceeds to tie themselves into knots. l lNineteen l

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Tn Create Better nderstanrlinq, Today, the high school realizes the increasing importance in equipping every student mentally, physically, and socially to do his part in creating a solid founda- tion tor tomorrow's world ot peace. Training each student to think and to speak with clarity and understanding is ot the greatest importance in our ever changing society, for the individual is no longer able to disregard current events when he is constantly called upon to analyze situations and to give opinions. The Social Sciences go hand in hand with English to aid the student in interpreting the forces Which create better understanding. Mc: :rn I Q hem Jon deWitt, Jim Phillips, and Priscilla Arrowsmith pause long enough to admire the interesting exhibit in English class for the Literary Chess unit . . . The P. O. D. class makes use ot the maps to check on the latest military movements about the world . . - George Levin and Elayne Phillips emote tor the public speaking class play, The Christmas Gift That Bouncedf' Eighteen

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Tn Ilnnrdinatn . . . The pupils in the Solid Geometry class are properly im- pressed by John Schumachexfs knowledge of a difficult problem . . . There is a woman in the case, Martha Dean reveals to the members of her Latin class . . . Bill Kelley, Julia Maj or, Betty McLaughlin, and Bill Nelson diligently study the maps in Physiography class in order to chart the weather. The science of mathematics has al- ways occupied a very important position in the advancement of civilization. Recognizing this fundamental fact, Strong Vincent's mathematics depart- ment has provided a thorough course, comprised of algebra, geometry, and trigonometry, which is presented in the order of the student's ability to master the different steps. To understand and to sympathize with the problems of our World neigh- bors, it is necessary to become familiar with the language, customs, and back- grounds of the different nations. Through the media of the modern languages and of Latin, too, the high school student is able to study, first hand, the environ- ments of European and South American countries. Today's World is dependent upon all the branches of science for advance- ment and for preservation. Therefore, a complete course is offered in many fields of science to those who wish to become acquainted with the intricacies of the universe as well as to those who Wish to lay a firm foundation for college science courses. Twenty