Wyomissing Area High School - Colophon Yearbook (Wyomissing, PA)

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Azftiffic I7Zg67'lZlflDf Fe NIANUAI, LABOR XVATER ci0l.UR HARMONY As usuai liu- Ari Dc-parlnu-nl iias iwvn exirvinc-iy imusy. Beside piain cirawing many shui:-nls ciimi a1imiiliOnai wuric in jvwciry, rvpoussv ami if-alilor tooling. Adcicci to iixis new lypo wOric. liiai Oi' painling On lin i'Oii, a very Sl1C'l'f SSivlli experiment by one Oi tile sopho- more giris. Again exiiiiuis were ileici fOr Opvn ilousv anci ciaiiy in lin' arl suile. As usuai Iiirvc slucivnls vxiiiiiiivci in time Ttil annual HYOung Ann-rivan Painlsu in lime ixillSOUlIl oi Nalurai iiislory ami Ari in New York Cily. A iOrnu-r viassnlalf-, Xviiiiam Kess- ic-r, iiaci lim ciislinrlion Oi' iiaving ilaci iris painlings sc-nl IO liiis 1-xiiiimil iOr lime sixlii yi-ar. Dawn i.4-iunan ami iiliwi Haas iiaci lin-ir painlinqs sc-nl lO N1-w Yoric iOr ilu' iirsl lime' liiis year. limit-r lin- 1-W1-iivnl riirm'liOn Oi ixir. Siu-iiy. lnany slucic-nls 4-ivcle-ci inc-ciianicai rirawingf. iiqiiis yr-ar aimul sc-vc-lmlyfiixr imys. im'iuciing,5 imlin limsc- in Junior and S4-niOr iiigil Sfimoi, sc-if-Flvci liiis lype of woric. For 1-abil gratis- a xiefinilv course is iairi Oul. illvillcivti in lilis is vvvry iype Oi. work iron: imiuc-prinl rvaciing for sevenlil Qracic-rs lO Arriiilrwlllrai Drawings and Furniture- D4-sign iOr lin- sc-niors. Ari: H. N. PRINT! Tuwnly lilrvu i - H 1 'J 5 IUQLH

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Application of Practical Arty Home Economics: JEANETTE HENRY . NU'rRmoNA1. EXPERIMENTS FOR WARTIDIE Industrial Arts: J. I. SHELLY Perhaps the most active department in the school is Home Economics. Here the girls learn not only to coolc and sew, but also the principles of interior decoration and child care. The purpose of the clothing course is to provide accurate information on clothing construction. analyzing and learning materials and selecting the correct garment that is suitable for each individual girl. The food department treats with the selection and care of household equipment. The girls have not only planned and coolced specially priced meals, but they have learned to maice candy, fancy sand- wiches and desserts. Budgeting, balancing menus, and teaching correct table man- ners complete a most efficient economic course. The manual arts department provides practical experience for boys as amateur craftsmen who turn a piece of wood into anything from a hoolcraclc to a bookcase. Situated in the basement Hoor. we find a classroom where more noise means more achievement. Though the majority of the hoys practice woodworic on handicraft. there are a few receiving basic training in the art of drafting. After the United States entered the war many of the imoys learned to build airplane models for the govern- TEN STITCHES T0 AN INCH ment according to government scales. IIIILUPHIIN T,.,.,.,,.,,,.

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Pbyfiml Befrermem' Physical Ecluvation: NIABLI-Q CZEIGI-IR, R' H. DIEDRICK To ,lilt-I Tlili Senna Prolmailly tile most active periocls ot ttie clay are tile gym Classes. Xvitll a spaeious gymnasium, moctern equipment. anct time eapalzle clirertion ol Niiss Geiger ami ixir. Deid- fifli, tllis cteparlment otters a line program tor pllysieal iwetterment. During tlle winter montlls, tile Classes engageci in imaslietimall, volleyball. imaciminton. turnlmiing ami exercises on tile parallel imars and tile tlorse. At tide tirst sight ol spring imotli time lmoysi ami girls' attention turneci to trafic. ami alter seilool tlley were seen lxurrying over to tile atlxletic lieltt for prartice. Tile girls' new instruetress. ixiiss iwiaix-l Geiger, lms introclureri several new pllases ol gymnastic worlc into tier rlasses tlxis year. Bowling was one ol ttlem. Starting in tile tall ami continuing until spring. tile clitterent classes tnowlect against ottxer students, ami some weelcs willl tile t9ilt'ilCl'S. Xvitti time pure eliase oi an arcllery set, anotlmer new piere ol gym equipment, tile girls set to world per- lecting ttlelnselves in tllis sport, Also. to llelp lceep tile stuclenls in gooml lnealllm, Dr. C. E. l.errl1. time sclmool ciovtor. and lwiiss Dorottly Lewis. tile clental llygien- ist, rnalxe their roumls ami examine every pupil. If any pimysicai cielevts are louml, a report is sent to time parents so tliat tilese defects can be fheclxeci. An inlirmary, outf littect with cientai equipment, ami a lJf'llI'O0lll D ' I H , , I N155 LIWS provide time ciesireci environment. en a ygmms : I 2 I: UUtl!!lll..N. ff .i,. I