Wilkinsburg High School - Annual Yearbook (Wilkinsburg, PA)

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w-5 KATHARINE R. MCFARLAND Superviser of Ar! ART An interesting feature on our set is the Art Department. Here instruction is given in many lines of work, as designing, color harmony, water color painting, oil painting, lettering, poster work, etching and block printing. The Art department annually sponsors an exhibition of the work of its outstanding students. WILLIAM A' PRICE dr! MECHANICAL DRAWING Another interesting feature is mechanical drawing, which is interest- ing to all who have any talent for drawing. In the beginning of the courses, the work consists in drawing geometrical Hgures and designsg later practice in the drawing of machine parts and architectural figures. This gives an ex- cellent foundation for future draftsmen, architects, and related professions. C. K. WICKER Mefh. Drawing 1'ff'7ii?k1?lf' V32 1-K V ' mf.. ii Q . . . C. FRANCIS Y1z'r'rER Arty Mech. Drawing 17

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i W' EDNA M. REITZ Adviser lo Girls COUNSELORS Two very important positions in our school are the dean of girls and the guidance counselor. Besides conducting the girls' health classes, our dean aids in personality adjustments. She is also in charge of all social functions of the high school. The guidance counselor acts as the educa- tional adviser for the entire school. He helps students plan their courses EDWARD F' ESE that will best prepare them for after school life. .Ytadent Caumelar THE LIBRARY The library is like an enchanted isle, apart from the bustle of a worka- day world. Here, with a gripping story, life assumes a cheerful tone, care Y vanishes. The adventurousome spirits launch their Argosies on seven seas in search of New VVorlds to Conquer, happy to have found the gateway to adventure and romance. MARY S. FORNWALT Head Librarian ELIZABETH NEWELL Librarian 16

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.i .A i K tg X- ir f CLARA A. GREER English HE LEN HEAZLETT English RUTH I. LONG English HELEN A. ANDERSON RHODA M. BEATTY ELIZABETH BRINDLEY English English, Journalism English THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT English is the spoken and written word of more than two hundred and Fifty millions of people. Since the time of the Phoenicians, words have been man's chief tool of communicationg thus practice in the correct use of words and a thorough knowledge of the entire English language are es- sential courses in the English curriculum in the High School. It is practi- cally impossible to spend one day in the modern business world when the situation does not arise which commands a competent and able handling ofthe English language. Demosthenes, most noted of Greek orators, spent many long and tiresome hours in overcoming a serious impediment in his speech. Hourly, he practiced throwing his voice against the mighty roar of the ocean's waves, and finally overcame his serious handicap. By doing so, he became one ofthe world's best known orators, and won for himself 18