West Reading High School - Vaquero Yearbook (West Reading, PA)

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4 The 1933 Beacon IIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIII I IIIII I IIIIIIIIII III I I IIIIIIIIIIIII II IIIIIIIIIII I I IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII I IIII III I I I II III IIIIIII IIII III I II I I II I I I B O3.I'CI of LICZIIJIOII HARIQY F. RAI-IN - - Pregidmf IELMER A. MU1-Is - V ice-President ERIC C. FIEGLEY - - S5'f7'efary PAUL D. SIIULTZ - - - T1-easmfer HARRX' XV. BAGENSTOSE 0 WHAT W. R. H. S. MEANS IN THE EDUCATIONAL WORLD HE citizens of VVest Reading have a very honest reason to be proud of their High School. There are two organizations whose approval is eagerly sought by the High Schools of the State of Pennsylvania. The Department of Public Instruction of the State, through its Super- intendent, classifies the High Schools on the basis of physical equipment, courses offered, teacher qualification, and other items. The Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools of the Middle States and Maryland places on its approved list those schools, public and private, which can meet the very rigid standards set up. These standards govern all phases of the work of a sec- ondary school, including the organization of the school, the efliciency of instruction, the qualifica- tions of teachers, the teaching load, the program of studies, and the physical equipment. All these factors are checked and examined intensively bi-annually, and the efficiency of the school is further examined by a study of the records of the High School graduates in their work in higher institutions. Since 1923 the VVest Reading High School has been classified as a First Class High School by the Superintendent of Public Instruction of the State of Pennsylvania. Since IQ28 it has been on the approved list of the Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools of the Middle States and Maryland. These two approvals mean that the pupil who graduates from our High School is qual- ified to enter, on certificate, and without any examination, any college or University in the East, with the exception, of course, of those Universities which do not enter on certificate, and with the restrictions set up by the individual college, such as requiring certain examinations of those who are not in the upper one-half, one-third, or one-fourth of the class, as the case may be. It might be of interest to some to know a few of the reasons why these qualifications accrue to the graduates of our school. The equipment and work in Shops. Home Economics, Physical Edu- cation and Health, Dental Hygiene, Music, Art, Commercial subjects, and Library are especially commendable, but it is in the high special certification of the teachers that a great deal of the value lies. Some of these teachers hold certificates testifying to professional work equivalent to a Master's Degree. In the academic departments of the school there are at present live teachers who hold such degrees, from reputable Universities-University of Pennsylvania, Columbia, Pennsyl- vania State College-with others working toward that end or even above it. Not only in professional preparation, but also in professional experience do the teachers rank above the average. The teachers of the Vlfest Reading High School average fourteen years of teaching experience. This combina- tion of preparation and experience make possible a development of better teaching technique throughout the system. But even this splendid corps of teachers could not function without a good program of studies. The school has endeavored, in its various courses of study, to meet the needs of a great majority of the children who enter. The Commercial course has been designed to meet the needs of those who intend to go into business. The Academic course provides a training equi.pping the pupil to enter any college. The General course provides for those whose interests have not yet crystallized, and who, therefore, desire a training which will be basic for whatever they later decide to pursue. The two Arts courses give more intensive training in particular phases of adult life. In other words, the school endeavors to provide each of its graduates with a combination of practical, cultural, and, in a Way, pre-professional skills and knowledges. A recent survey of the High School by a representative of the State Department .points out these various features as excellent and commendable, with the statement that the one serious limita- tion tothe further development of the educational program in the High School is the lack of ade- quate room in the present building. IIIIII

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The 1933 Beacon 5 HERBERT P. HOLTZMAN Ph. B., A. M. Supervising Principal EDWIN B. YISICH, A. B., A. M. LOVINA N. KLINE, B. A. High School Principal English English