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

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i. It looks good enough to eat, doesn't it? Removing the luscious looking pie from the oven is D. Leibig as C. Horner wotches and J. Lamm assists with the oven door. But don't stick me, excloims E. Boyer to K, Kauffman as she has her jacket fitted, Meanwhile, M. Lutz patiently finishes mending an apron in on elective home ec class. Mr H. Miller, vocational Ag. teacher, orders new seeds. Agriculture is a science, a business, a profes- sion, and an industry. It supplies the nation with food, fibers, and building materials. The course gives preparation to boys who expect to take up agriculture as a profession, but also to keep be- fore the students a sense of the dignity of agri- cultural pursuits and to give them a vision of the opportunities for sociol and civic service. The 4-H and the F.F.A. clubs help to train young people in good farming. ln order to change the oil filter Mr. Miller explains in the shop to R. Reinholds, R. Wert, C. Dietrich, ond L. Emes. .-eg. J

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lewis' . ...Z .7 3, 'K' UQ 'E . ,n I Everyone likes a cheerful, well-run home that will be enjoyed equally by all its members. To prepare the girls for performing the important duties of homemaking efficiently and intelligently, and to stimulate their thinking along the lines of social and economic prob' lerns of family living are the purposes of the home economics department. All girls in junior high work at grooming, sewing, elementary cooking and homemak- ing. Those taking home economics as on elective are offered courses in foods and nutrition, clothing selec- tion and construction, and home management and family living. This program, centered around problems of family life, provides the students with cultural as well as practical values. Trimming the patterns before cutting their blouses in an eighth grade home ec class are M. Greene, A, Helm, and J. Wallace. I-Q Q ga, cv, Q 'Eb' .ff-F . ... 9- - . . Ordering seeds ore G V ag boys L Moyer, L Folk and L. Wonner. me ecanamzbs yfxlamaks cffeexlhl wellun ffames 'w .0 ' N? pk L f, l ,, I li ll! Mrs. E. Schenck and Miss A. Bast prepare refreshments for a meeting of the Berks County Home Economists. All oboordl call L. Emes, A. Cooper, E. Diefenderfer. Mlfbufaae sujidks aw cazmhy wzfff href mas! Ikfexzs, zzfufmfzy Jlllwlf IIIEQXIIBKS'

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Showing strength and endurance in a pull up test are E, Boyer and L. Etcheberger, Helping them in the feat are C, Zimmerman and A. Sweigart, Under the guidance of Miss S. Leinbach, the girls are in- structed how to keep themselves physically tit. Here is one of the gym classes engaging in regular exercising. fjfiyszbzzf SJQIUIZIQZVI i wffgwg Myszbzz A291255 Physical education instructors N. Hopp, R. Leininger, and S. Leinbach gather all the balls representing our varied athletic program. To stimulate student interest in health, courses are provided throughout the high school years. ln ninth grade, students learn to develop a steadfast personality and to build a strong character. Senior health classes offer the opportunity of becoming acquainted with the problems of family life and marriage. The physical education department, with its varied programs of instruction and actual prac- tice, works hand-in-hand with the health depart- ment in the building of staunch mature citizens. Just a few minutes before a scheduled movie is to be shown, the roving photographer sneaks into the auditorium and snaps this picture of the senior boys' health class.