Stroudsburg High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Stroudsburg, PA)

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Chemists of tomorrow learning the secrets of the te t tube in ou cherrn 'ry laboratory Science and Mathematics and a Liberal Education Biology physics pre flight aeronautics and chemistry are our school s science courses con tributing to our liberal education Biology tenth grade course is the last formal science instruction tha many stcldents not going on to college will secure Whatever they learn of the scientific spirit and methods of accumulat ing knowledge 1 concentrated in this course The aims of this course are attained in part t irouah study of the work of great biologists Pasteur Mendel Dar Nin and Harvey for il .ustration-and in part through individual pro- jects involving field or laboratory work whicn run parallel with the activity of the classroom. Those students preparing to enter college are urged to take a course in physics or chemistry or in both if they plan advanced work in science and mathematics in college. Our courses in physics and chemistry give a sys- tematic presentation of the basic concepts and principles of the physical sciences. These courses aim to supply a broad view of the nature and organization of the physical world ana a more mature approach to scientific con cepts Tre impact of the war brought pre flight aeronautics 'ito our school to stay This course applies the principles of physics meteorology and astronomy to flight Those aspects of mathematics that are re quired for all students are mastered by the ena of the ninth grade For those students who do not plan to go to college our school offers the following review courses commercial arith metic shop mathematics and senior mathe- matics. tor the college preparatory student two years of algebra and one of geometry are reaui.ed subjects, Any student who plans to taice col ege work in science mathematics medicine or engineering is urged to elect trig- onometr, and solid geometry as well. These students are the ones who have better than average aptitudes in mathematics. Our good students are urged to study higher mathematics for the truly liberalizing effect these subjects have on their education. Thirtcrn

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I Q LE M IC '?3.A'C Y AT W O it E5 zu xx... .. evsrsvay f Sriram ig. uf .F 3 pig.. .M pn, F. ,,.hA,, Makin: r' iA'C'f'vf lQ'.': 'ff'g I' .'i+r1' lf-,L .. . Ali. . imma ..,, 4..i.,f, The Social Studies and a Liberal Educa+ion Man is r, 'A.' nature a political arxriial Si The war :ian driven horse to tne probleni' :i,,11fiAI'l:'iCJilfN lle further sad tgifzt virtue zrifi 'F coririirtipiion lfariy' civilians telt tlie iztz goodness in tgie :tate are not a riiatter of chance r ict ci .'. ar iaru1Olt,' lllffiflll YGTiOT1lF1CJ, price but the result of knowledge and purpose control, cariipaitgni, lor saving, and the tiaht What better reasons tor emphasizina the social studies in our program of liloeral education can be faund than these. Arnerican history is a required .nziltiect for every pupil in our iiiah sclzcol 'llnis courfie re volves about the careful and detailed study of rnany of tlie principal events, rnoveinents, per- sonalities, and institutional developments American lipstorff, lt strcnaly' factual in na ture, and aizzis to provide a foundation for all later study or discussion of .5.i:1er1can life and society and for participation in the activities of citizenship Qur eleventh arade pupils study Furopean history. This subiect is treated lroin the point of View that the rriain tendencies in the devel oprnent of our rnodern civilization stern troiti Europes roots. Witli this enipliass aoes YL. study of the geographical factors involved, Tz.'.'Iz'u aaoinst inflation. We have seen the iniraclo A V production take place in America, a presf' ina postwar question is whether, with the use we can distribute our potential intellifreriric, enty to the !3.nier,can people and so rnatch production :niracle with a consumption and astrilouticn rniracle. A course in consumer eduf LA. cation has been added to 'terinas tc enable the individual student tc our social studies develop vaicies and e,staol1sli standards of 'cicefrriakhgi viiicli will help liirri toward a richer, iiiore useiul, and happier life. Seniors study 'Problems of American Lite to understand the basic structure and processes ' ,'.' hich constitute oiir political, econorriic, and social sfvterii This course treats ot the valuef- expressed our institutrons and constantly' challenges the stpident with the rnaxirri, Poli' tics without history has no roofs'

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., 0 ,wwe t This is the throbbing near? of our schcol Here you :wee it in action The School Library and a Liberal Education Yes, the library is the heart of our school Furthermore, our principal believes our library should be the center of school life, and the most potent single agency in the school for promoting the continuance of education after school days are over, Wliile some high school libraries are chiefly a storeroom for books, ours is an attractive and spacious workroom for students, housing our 4500 books. The room, decorated in a soft shade of green, can easily accommodate seventy students. On the walls of this light and airy room are three beautiful landscape paintings of picturesgue Monroe County. One of these paintings is by the late Cullen Yates, N. A, and is valued at several thousand dol- lars. The school is indebted to Dr. Vffalter Angle, our friendly school physician, for this beautiful work of art. The other two attractive paintings were donated by Mrs. Agnes Dyer from the work of her deceased husband, H. W. Dyer. Mrs. Dyer has two daughters who are llt1tf'li'm1 graduates of our school, Florence of the class of 'SG and Agnes of the class of '4l. In addition to being a source of reference material for courses in English and history, our library is a training school for proper methods of using library aids in looking up a topic. lt is also a room for joyous voluntary reading. liere, the student has a chance to browse among good books and magazines of all kinds. Our library functions as a genuine service unit. It supplies materials for developing and exe panding interests. Through its reference tools, indexes, bibliographies, and catalogues, the realms of knowledge may be explored. The library, under the supervision of Mrs. Frederick Shoemaker, cooperates at all times with the other faculty members in helping students learn to use books and libraries, to find infor- mation, and to study. By its bulletins, exhibits, posters, and atmosphere, the library teaches informally. By its introduction to books, it suggests the lifetime use of reading to further any interest.