William Penn High School - Tatler Yearbook (York, PA)

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ENGLISH ,DEPARTMENT To TEACH English speech and composition as living, growing, changing mediums of self- expression, so that worth-while ideas may be presented as effec- tively as possibleg to teach the prac- tical life interpretations of great literature as well as the artistic values always present in the work 5 of literary masters--these in sub- stance, are the goals of the English department. 4 MR. LAMBERT GREEN AWALT Teaching during the present world conflict has been given the closest atten- tion. English projects completed all have a definite connection with the present global war. Letter booklets, specialized study of 'wartime literature, themes and panel discussions are the current mediums of instruction, supplemented by re- cordings of patriotic and other timely pieces of literature. Seated Cleft to rightjz Miss Porter, Mrs. Palmer, Mr. Greenawalt, Mrs. McCulloch, Miss Jacoby. ' Standing: Mrs. Schlegel, Mr. Heiges, Dr. Danner, Dr. Haar. Mrs. Brillhart absent. 21 7

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'DD I Seated Cleft to rightlz Miss Ernst, Miss Webster, Mrs. Metzler, Mr. Rudy, Directory Miss Altland, Miss Wertz, Mrs. Ensminger. Standing: Mr. DeBerti, Mr. Britcher, Miss Riedel, Miss Kelley, Mrs. Miller, Mr. Arnold, Mr. Wile. CML Waleski, member of the department cn leave to assist in proctoring while the regular study proctor has answered the call to service.J , ' 'I WTHE VARIED Business Education Program of Studies supplies the student 3 -f it lwith the activity he is most interested in, such as stenographic, bookkeeping, clerical and distributive education. The Cooperative Business Education Program of Studies furnishes the student with work-experience and furnishes employers with employees who have experi- ence. This plan has been accepted favorably and the trainees act as ambassadors from the school to the business community. -Q ,Office Occupational work-experience provides the student with the oppor- tunity of putting into practical use the fundamentals and skills acquired in the class room. In Distributive Occupational work-experience the students get training in becoming junior retail- ers. The students work at selling and store administration through actual experience in the stores and distributive services. In York, the school administra- tors, business executives, faculty, employers and the public have co- operated with the Work-Experience Programs. A committee of representatives from the local office and distributive occupational institutions has been formed to formulate the policies ef- fecting the work experience pro- gram for administrative considera- tion. This type of cooperation and coordination has helped to insure a successful Business Education PI'0gI'8m- MR. s. GORDON RUDY

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l HISTORY is a glorious adven- f H ture in freedom and democ- racy. We are living in a fast moving and rapidly changing world. His- tory, being a narrative of experi- ences of mankind down through the ages, We must through realism inter- pret to our youth a thorough under- standing of the world in which we live, by associating the Past with the Present. Our History Department is stressing the teaching of current World Events and progress of the war, since today the average stu- dent finds little time to leisurely sit MRS. HELEN Y' SMITH down in his home and carefully scan a newspaper or magazine on the issues and news of the day. We are giving every history student an opportunity to become acquainted with world problems, people, and the progress of the war, by making careful class- room assignments and study of these problems. It is extremely important that this generation has a iirm background and knowl- edge of History, including democracy and the government of other countries, for the students of today will be the leaders of our post-war world. First Row Cleft to rigl-ntl: Mrs. Seaks, Miss Englar, Mrs. Smith, Miss Mentz. Second Row: Mr. Byers, Mr. Trattner, Miss Curran, Mr. Grove, Mr. Kauffman. Miss Altland absent. 22