Wilson High School - Wilsonian Yearbook (West Lawn, PA)

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l o Looking over the material of their department are Mr. Moyer, Mr. Evans, seatedg Mr. Weik, Mr. Klingler, and Mr. Arner, department head. Working tediously 'over their never-ending phy- sics experiment are L. Huntzberger, J. Doremus, R. Coleman, and other members of the 12-C class. Little star, 0 tell me, pray, Where you keep yourself all day? In order to understand what goes on around us everyday, we need a sound background in all branches of science. The science department not only gives students a broad general scientific knowledge hut prepares them for a career. In this age there is a never ending demand for engineers and technicians of all kinds to develop and im- prove products for both peace and wartime use. 10 THE CHILD HND THE STAR Oh! Whafs that? This is the question asked so many times hy the 10-Cl biology class. Here we find Mr. Klingler answering the questions of D. Krick, D. Gipe, and J. Hinkel. The senior science class looks over the filter beds at Maiden Creek Filter- ing Plant as Mr. Evans asks the guide a question. 4 5 l 1 1 I Q 1 . I 1 I Y am.w.'.,, .- ,e.... -. f, X :- f. ,...ssza-Wwt-1,..sf.sff,

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Herr Haas exhibits a German Pfeife to Miss Seitzinger and Senora Rollman. Among the other souvenirs are a cameo from Italy and a sombrero from Mexico. Six Deutscher gather around the Christmas tree singing 'LO Tannenbaumf' They are T. Miller, J. Noble, P. Amour, C. Leininger, H. Liss, and M. Longenecker. 9 THE OLD WOMAN FROM FRANCE Miss Seitzinger adjusts A. Zwicky's toga as he prepares to take part in a Latin play' All eyes are on Senorita Schultz as she attempts to break the pinata being held by Senor Eberly during the Spanish II Christmas fiesta. The foreign language department enriches the stu- dents in the speaking of foreign languages. A better understanding of other peoples of the world and their customs provides the student with a better cultural background. Modern day use is emphasized along with the similarities and derivation of many present day English words.

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MULTIPLICHTIQN IS VEXHT ION As the modern world becomes more and more complex, a mathematical background becomes increasingly important. Not only is it necessary for an individual to be able to perform mech- anical computations, but the underlying prin- ciples shoulcl be unmlerstoocl. Although pupils are taught to think clearly and reason for them- selves, they still say, Multiplication is vex- ation. R. Steubner sweats it out while proving a theorem during an ll-CS plane geometry class