Wilkinsburg High School - Annual Yearbook (Wilkinsburg, PA)

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Faculty and The School till NsI+,I,tJRs. lo help us in our social activities and to help us select the proper c ourses are the duties of the dean of girls and the guidance counselor. livery year, Mr. ltlge interviews each student personally ai id discusses his course with him. 'l'he psy- chological tests which are given to the seniors each year are also under his direction. that ie Vt'hile Miss Reitz does not help in the selec- 1 te a yantw lor this p rnose tion of courses, she is l' '. blems which may arise among the girls i order m k ht ml li e leasant and worth- while. Iler ot r duties in 'l , t ing health asses, managing' the Girls' C incil and the C ir 1 nselors. and . Jervising all social fun' ions. ICNGLI H. Ifirst in im ance o - languages taug here in high. s iool, is our n' ' n ue 'ln lis The objectiv s of the coursl are to acq wxjtnm 'le 4 1 d a d 'elopment of Jill. so that ie student m 1' -' 1 pa 1 t ke his Jlace in socie '. and may use hi' l i.u - tt - ' ' ag I 2-K l's1 fore. the lint' to instruct lim ther lary velol an original styfle w 3 l -ex liy cicouraging tl f tingu sh the various 'l'he W rk of the sopht the rea ing of severa troductit to essay a IJ partment endeavors to 'ncrease his v cabu- in the use of correct gr mmar, and o de- rxss' '1 'ritten compt 'ition. Lea img o gmol ie atu e. he learns o dis- lte 1 y y ' aid to ' -rpret their m aning. no v a 'l de' a eview of gram ar and l p fs. nove s. an arrative poems. An in- nd thei ' ' is also given. 'l' e follow- ingt year, part of the ' s s mes er s spent in the 'udy of the American w 'ters. ' of plays, spee es, pt mythology. S6111 erature as a whole. ht the Six' lx'f1gt'1' Jr Civil? Sl'l'll'iCI'l. Popular in speech. ln order more is required to t and worthwhile. but l'he r s of tl 'u ior year is spe in the study lCngli'l is ev d to a s 'ey of English lit- vetry, b' apl y and a six eeks course in 1 ul as s is ace the study of ,lltn'!u'f!1, , J 'wrfcj lt1jT1',v, and ilfflflllllf .llifmr Pr1t'111.v. among electives are the three courses offered to acquire facility in speaking. every sopho- ake a period in public speaking. Interesting, not compulsory. are the courses in oral inter- pretation and play production offered in the junior and senior years. ss liimxa Rit:i'rz NIR, lzpw-tan lu Iam.

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lVlA'l'H1ClVlA'I'lCS. 'l'he pu rpose of teaching mathematics is to prepare the student for advanced work in engineering, surveying, and sciences. A most import ant objective. however. is to teach the student to reason methodically, in order to enable him to surmount his own problems in life. U ne year of plane geometry and three semesters of algebra are required of every academic student. .Xu additional semester of in - rr ' - ne of college algebra also U Q may be had. lfor - tecl i and triffonomet combined a trial course z e four semest r SCIICNC The must a I - science iven in h gh schc s ' . a 1 r of solid geometry ' 'l'o sup ement the indus- w math . d perhaps most interesting . -- try. This course has been organi' d for the u .1 of re arinf . iors for more .dvanced work ' college che n' 5 'l' tir r cita 'on periods are evoted to a tudy of the n . ta n es an their attiliatio with hom and industr . I' w bo a ry peri ds are inten ed to deve op a techniq e 1 b or ro edure- skill and c re in han ing equipme t , ethocls of collecting tta. and the inter- pret. tion of chemi al he n na. mportant to n s de t i a b 'ic kn 'ledge of N ture's funct ins and laws. Th co 'e n p ys' s is designed f r that purpos . It is especi ll 0 tlw l si ce 'e must all ha e some knowle fe at least of t scienti c a n which we liv . Class recitatio and laboratory Wo --1- ' h the basic pri ciples in mechanics. work, light, he Open to ny student, 1 for sophonior ., is a year in ti n ity. while the second s - ester t at of n tany or ant life. The pur- biology. The st semetger als ith zoolog or animal life. e t pose of this course is things, to learn to protect ing interest in plants and ani and m u ' with the many living preserve life, and to acquire an abid- mals. LIBRA RY. A most valuable aid in our school work is the library. Not only does it supplement the work of every subject, but it also encourages reference work and leisure reading, so that after gradu- ation the great value of the library may be appreciated and fully utilized. A Class IN DEslt:NlNG