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

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English Department members: Mrs, Riffle, Mrs. Ice, Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Rollman, Miss Brown, Dr. Constein, department head, Miss Zug, Mrs. Shultz, Mrs. Herb, and Mrs, Hoffman check a new tenth grade course of study in their notebooks. Trying to increase her reading speed, Nancy Meckley experiments with the reading accelerator. Her eyes must keep up with the metal bar as it moves down the page. Q2 flea! awk, sim! fffe wall Miss Zug gives directions to several of her l2-B-l stu- dents as they start ta prepare their next literature assign- ment. They are concentrating on Shakespeare's Macbeth. -- fa ufzzkdshfzaf fffe jeaik To celebrate Christmas in true German fashion, several Deutsch students decorate their tree with colored paper stars which were all made by Mrs, Shult'z's classes. .Mg ,H 'QA ' apn- Rampela Vcl., Senor Fritz! exclaims los espanoles as he wields the yordstick to break the Christmas pinata. The fish shaped object is filled with candy and toys. Xfle f f li ffl fl f I

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C l X3 x N l l Q N VVA. g Q, t , 3 If gngkknl mmm asses auf! 4679212 everyday has Our English department is designed to enable the student to develop his abilities in reading, writing and speaking. By the writing of term papers and themes, as well as by the delivering of public speeches, he achieves the skill of self-expression. Through the study of literature, the student enlarges his voe cabulary and acquires a wide cultural background. Journalism offers theoretical and practical experience on the editorial staffs of the school publications. Q QA, 5 QV.: f4'. N.oT!2' The poem, Rime of the Ancient Mariner, comes to life for the John Reber, Joan May, and Joyce Kissinger, members 9-C-I English class as Frank Boulanger does the film proiecting. of the l2-C English class, record the witches' chant l X t fiw , .x j ,ki X Qfvlezyfz languages ,framak wall! zznzfzflsfanafizy Since the countries of the world are being drawn closer to- gether by modern advancements, the study of foreign language is imperative. A better understanding of the languages and customs of our neighbors is essential to bring nations into harmony with each other. The student learns to understand and respect the differences in civilizations. This study creates in our minds a greater appreciation of the indebtedness of our country to the cultural influences rendered by our world neigh- x X. Q kj x it bars. X t Mrs. Rollmon, Spanish, Mrs. Shultz, German, Miss Seitzinger, Latin, As J. Seifert reads, the other members of the 9-C l and Mrs. Herb, Latin, admire artistic signs of Spanish song titles. Latin class concentrate on translating the story. 2 4. 4 4'

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-23 :why lil fill? Mawr? . . . 1 Sym fleqmes mmf - I mafffemadbs Mr. Shook, mathematics department head, proudly displays a student gt-3Ometry protect to Mrs, Jones, Mr, Friend, Mr, E. Evans, and Mr. Moyer. 1 3, . X u v , i A tc, Q +- Which Iine is drawn first given this right triangle with the altitude drawn upon the hypotenuse and an acute angle? queries Mr. Shaak of l l-C-S. l 4 Two plus two was never like this! decide M. Rhoads and C. Ruth, Living in the Atomic Era, man has realized the need for a good foundation in the fun- damentals of mathematics, To- day, there is a demand for en- gineers and draftsmen, To help meet this demand, our mathe- matics department has courses in algebra, plane geometry, sol- id geometry, trigonometry, and advanced algebra. On entering college, the student will be bet- ter prepared to begin study in any ofthe fields of engineering or drafting. A basic grounding in mathematics is also given to a student who is planning to enter the business world, through the study of business math and consumer math. R. Clouse shows differences betwteen factors, terms, equations in 9-C-3.