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

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MRS. HELEN Y. SMITH Head of Department HISTURY THIS DEPARTMENT is no longer confined to the narrative of past experiences of the human race. It has broadened its scope of study and instruction so that it reaches into the field of social, economic and political problems, thus inculcating into the minds of students the democratic principles of life which successfully com- bat the idealogy of the dictatorship types of government. The study of current world events together with contemporary legislation combining the ideals of Amer- icanism are included in the courses of each of the years in the Wm. Penn Sr. High School and a study in this field is bound to make every student proud to be an American. This department aims to make its courses practical instead of theoretical by the wide use in classes of current mag- azines, newspapers, editorials all of which tend to encourage the student to do out- side reading instead of use of text books alone. In the 10th year students are given a course in World Historyg 1 1th year, American History, 12th year, Problems of Democracy. Seated, Left to Right: Miss Englar, Miss Mentz, Mrs. Seaks, Miss Altland. Standing, Left to Right: Mrs. Smith, Miss Curran, Mrs. Loucks, Mr. Trattner. 28

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DEPARTMENT Man, That's Solid! It may be Plane, but it's pretty deep. O Come Now, Potts, You're Fakin'. 27

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DEPARTMENT Students prepare to meet Problems oi Democracy. 29 P. O, D, students listen intently as Mrs. Smith discusses current international alfairs.