Woodbury High School - Sun Dial Yearbook (Woodbury, NJ)

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ACTIO ! offered. All courses emphasized careful reading, analysis, accuracy, and the satisfacf tion in doing independent thinking. FOREIGN LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT The Foreign Language Department strove to correlate its activities, not only with the English, history, art, and music departments, but also within itself. A certain amount of attention was given to the history, geography, government, customs, and arts of the nations whose languages were studied, along with the routine grammar and vocabulary. This helped to provide a backf ground of culture, thus broadening the stu' dent's outlook. Clear and accurate thinking and a morc thorough insight into our own language, its structure, use, history, and vocabulary, def vcloped as a result of the studying of foreign languages. SCIENCE DEPARTMENT The Science Department carried on much the same as in past years. Special courses in physics and biology have been added to the curriculum for the benefit of those students taking the General course. These are useful and informative courses, which are not ref quired. The biology pupils studied outdoors in co' ordination with their class work. In Dccemf ber they held their annual exhibit of wreaths. In April, the classes celebrated State Conf servation Week. Attempts were made to secure material from manufacturing concerns, so that chem' istry students might observe for themselves how chemistry is used in industry. The classes also took a trip to the Franklin Institute. COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT This year the Commercial Department cn' deavored to create closer contact with busif nessmen. The faculty were served a luncheon at which the latter, as guests, were asked to give their exact expectations of a commercial graduate and the weaknesses they had dis' covered thus far. The businessmen enlisted Mr. Paine, Mr. Legg, Miss Fritchey, Mr. McKay, Miss Moore, Mr. Hill, Mrs. Campbell, Miss Barber,

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R FACULTY ENGLISH DEPARTMENT S ALWAYS, the English Department , strove to strengthen the ideas and ideals of American democracy. To further this, the students participated in the American Youth Forum, the Cultural Olympics at the University of Pennsylvania, and several other oratorical contests, hoth county' and statef wide. The department hopes to give a hattery of Reading, Usage, and Composition Tests to all pupils in May of each year. A hsginning has already heen made on this. lt plans to use these results with teachers' ratings to classify the pupils in the first two years according to their needs in these three hranchcs of English. Furthermore, the department hopes to offer to pupils of exceptional ahility elective courses in English. The date for starting this plan is, however, somewhat indefinite. SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT In our Social Studies Department conf temporary history was stressed. Radio programs were used more extensively than ever before. Town Meetiiig, American Cavalf cade, and news reports were part of the curf riculum. The Presidents address to Congress was heard in several history classes. The Economics Department emphasized consumers' prohlems. Trips hecame more popular. Several groups visited the Stock Exchange and radio station WEIL. The American Legion contest was entered for the first time this year. Several of our seniors, sophomores, and a freshman expressed their ideas on Americanism, MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT The Mathematics Department offered pref liminary academic training for those who plan to enter college, technical schools, or extension courses to study engineering, ap' plied science, or mechanics. lt also provided less technical training in everyday inathcf matics in the development of our present civilization. For a selected group of freshmen, a coordif nated course in mathematics and science was Miss De Witt, Mr. Deist, Nlr. Allen, Miss Baker, Mrs. Baird, Miss Brown, Miss Wiggins, Mr. Byerly

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FACULTY their wholefhearted cooperation to give com' mercial seniors unlimited experience in thi husiness world which is their future. The aim of the Commercial Department was so to train the students that they will he prof iicient in certain skills that are a requisite for ohtaining a position, and that they will def velop desirahle traits of character and a pleas' ing personality. PHYSICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT Under the ahle direction of Miss Bess Taylor and Miss Lillean Hilhert, many green and white clad lassies participated in various activities, such as haskethall, volleyhall, howling, shufllefhoard, pingfpong, and had' minton. The girls were divided into squads, with one girl acting as captain over each squad. Each week the activity was changed. Boys' gym classes were carried on in a similar fashion. Showers were provided for those who desired them. The hoys participated in foothall, haskethall, matfwork, rope climhf ing, weight throwing, and hox hockey. MUSIC DEPARTMENT Under the direction of Miss Klepfer. our ahle Music Supervisor, excellent music has heen produced. The Senior Chorus, which has a special class on Fridays for music rehearsals, provided very impressive programs at Christmas time and the Spring Festival, Mr. Byerly, director of instrumental music, has increased the scope of the hand and or' chestra. The fine drill work and the ex' cellent music at hoth the foothall games and assemhly periods were provided hy the hand. The orchestra has achieved higher cultural standards in familiar and favorite music. The Bugle and Drum Corps, under the direction of Mr. Byerly, received congratulaf tions from the school and townspeople for its perfect drill work and for its award at Bridgef ton Parade in Octoher. The annual Music Festival was a signal success. Miss Sellers, Miss Fitzgerald, Mr. Taxis, Miss Huh- ter, Miss Hyde, Miss Heppard, Mr. Keebler, Miss Baessler