Tulpehocken High School - Yearbook (Bernville, PA)

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Homema ?ing Carol Hartman and Kathryn Burk- hart demonstrate their skill in sewing, which, they have found, has helped to enlarge their ward- robes. Good grooming, cooking, childcare, and home management are just some of the subjects besides sewing taught in home- making classes. Bonnie Luckenbill, Clayton Wag- ner and Tanya Pyle show David Evans and Evelyn Baithaser how to decline nouns. These students find Latin basic to a colorful vo- cabulary in English and important in the understanding of world his- tory. At Christmas time the class enjoyed the singing of ’’Adeste Fideles.” £afin Music Dale Henne and Richard Wilhelm play a French horn selection with Mr. Berger. Students have regu- lar lessons on band instruments so they may become more profi- cient musicians. Junior high school classes receive instruc- tion in vocal music, and study the mechanics of, and appreciation for fine music. 47

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Qerman James Bertram reads ’’Die Kinder, while the rest of the class follow in their books. Most students find German interesting, since many of their ancestors came from Germany. German classes read many interesting short stories as well as listening to German records and reading the novel Immensee. Snglis d The tenth grade students prepare the themes Mrs. Matthew has as- signed them. English classes spend a great deal of time writing creatively, for this activity stim- ulates the imagination and gives students an opportunity to apply what they have learned about ef- fective writing. Reading, speak- ing, and listening activities are also included in the English pro- gram. History Paul Himmelber ger , Edwin Meredith, Joan Troutman, and Mary Long make use of reference books in their search for materi- als to supplement their textbook information about the Ancients. From the facts they gather, stu- dents prepare projects which are used as visual aids. ■»6

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Physical Sducation The seventh grade physical edu- cation class learns the fundamen- tal rules of hockey. While some practice bullying, others practice passing, driving and dribbling. The girls find a hockey scrim- mage very tiring, but lots of fun. Many seasonal sports are engaged in during the school term. Social Studies Sandra Benzel shows Kenneth Tobias, Byron Bixier, Lillian Bare and Sandra Messner impor- tant countries of Africa. The stu- dents of the ninth grade class have found studying the geography and history of foreign lands fascinat- ing. Bruce Good accompanied by Mr. Sleppy constructs stands on which students of the lower grades will do mechanical drawing. Manual arts classes are prepared for fu- ture construction work by becom- ing adept in the use of the many electrical and hand tools needed for this type work. 48