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

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ART ART IS integrated with every subject in the school curriculum. It contributes worthwhile information of cultural and economic value, stimulates the imagination, trains the ob- servation, provides opportunity for self- expression, and serves as an outlet for the emotions. Art is the expression of life in a fine way. lt relates itself to civic, social, intellectual, moral, and cultural agencies. We are all con- sumers and utilizers of art. Our judgment is a matter of training. A knowledge of art is vital for civilian and if M Miss H. M. PRINTZ military morale. It is necessary to increase enlistments in the services, for stamping out rumors, and financially to support the gov- ernment. These are not the only fields in which art plays an important role. Camou- flage, documentary work, architectural de- sign-all these fields require a thorough back- ground of art. Art correlates with all life's needs. It is in everyone-a power within, seeking for eX- pression. In school, it is the teacher's function to set it free and stimulate its growth. awe 92655210-J'J3l51llQt MUSIC Music, wrote Carlyle, is well said to be the speech of angels. Music is the fourth need of man: food, clothing, shelter-then music. It has become not only the soul's expression for the few talented, but recreation for all. But it can only be harvested through under- standing. Wyomissing has been a pioneer in incorporating music in its curricula and has made this art a standard subject. Classes have been formed in harmony and arranging for the teaching of the actual production of tones. lt is true, of course, that almost everyone re- ceives some pleasurable sensation from lis- tening to music, but only the trained heater can feel a true appreciation and derive the maximum of pleasure. Hence, recorded clas- sics are studied by the Musical Appreciation Club at its weekly gatherings. The newly organized swing band, under the watchful and critical eye of Mr. York, promotes jazz, jive, and jam sessions, it serves the school at sweater dances and played a part in the fashion show. In response to the baton of Miss Wanner and Mrs. Starr, the voices of the glee club sing out and the melodious crescendos of the orchestra rise and fall. Mu- Miss A. W. WANNER, MR. R. N. YORK Twcfzly-one

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,ESQ 32655165 CIJIMQT MR. E. R. HAAG, MRS. E. B. Douos LANGUAGES BECAUSE our world is shrinking, and all peo- ples are coming closer together due to faster modes of travel and communication, lan- guages play an ever present and increasingly important part. Language is a means of expressing thought. By studying foreign languages, students have not only the opportunity of mastering the speaking, reading, and Writing of the lan- guage itself but they may also read exten- sively on the literature and history of the people Whose language they are studying and so by the study of these peoples' thoughts learn to be more tolerant and understanding of their actions. Representative of the many important lan- guages are Latin, French, and Spanish which are taught senior high school pupils. Out of one-hundred sixty-three students in the Wyomissing High School, eighty-five pu- pils are investing their time in languages. In schools like Wyomissing, where a large per- centage of pupils attend college, languages are an essential preparation. Latin is a basis for all other languages and furnishes a back- ground of methods for language study. French and Spanish, tyvo romance languages provide opportunities for further perusal. Twenty LIBRARY BooKs ARE the chief weapons of the library in peacetime and Wartime. This year the school library has had to provide for contemporary thinking and planning of pressing problems in order to provide adequately for the new needs and services involved in the Wartime emergency. The present world conflict has introduced into the curriculum such studies as pre-flight training, an inter-American pro- gram, nutrition, and world peace problems. Books on the home frontf' including civilian defense, first aid, victory gardens, nutrition and democracy as well as books for recrea- MRS. K. L. BRININGER tional needs and morale have been stressed and brought to the foreground. Meanwhile the basic curriculum needs have been carried on and emphasized. It has been the aim of the library to continue to improve the read- ing habits and skills of pupils in all grades and to bring to their attention necessary tools available for their studies. Thus the library is striving to provide a means for the stu- dents who soon may be fighting this war, to inform students what they can do to Win the war, and how they can prepare to live in a post-War world.

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avg 9369.65 CIZHEGMQT sic classes do not only consist of glee clubs and orchestras. The history of music from its very beginning is also taught, for everyone can he an intelligent listener, if not a per- former. In general, the school body has be- come music-conscious and now has the op- portunity to express itself fully in this chan- nel. HOME ECONOMICS HOME EcoNoM1cs has, in recent years, in- creased in topics and intensity of study. A few years back, it included merely cooking and sewing. Now, though, it has increased to a detailed study of many fields. Nutrition 1 Mus. T. R. MURY is one of the most currently important of these. This is not only necessary knowledge because of the wartime rationing of foods and government health program, but it will be essential as well as helpful to the future homemakers who study it. To girls who complete the standard nutrition course is awarded a Red Cross certificate. The study of textiles and good purchasing are of major value. With the large increase of fibers used in making synthetic fabrics, potential buyers should know both how to distinguish one from the other and also the wearing qualities of each. Interior decoration is tied in closely with textiles. Knowledge of the many types of dyes, weaves, and fibers used in materials is an important part of this. In cooking there came to add to the com- plexity of working out menus, food costs, and nutritive value, the wartime necessity of food rationing. Today since more girls need better knowledge of proper child care, a course is given which includes the fundamentals. All these give the girls a wide range of home economics work so that they receive a foun- dation in good housewifery or future inten- sive study in any or several separate branches. INDUSTRIAL ARTS THE WAR today calls for men trained in wood- working and mechanical construction and also those well trained in engineering draw- ing for today more than ever we can see an urgent demand for mechanical training of the type offered in Wyomissing High School. Government and industry are demanding more and more the men who have had this kind of experience. Advancements and pro- motions are being given to individuals who, in the past, have had the foresight to avail themselves of this training. Manual arts students aid their school and community by constructing model airplanes of various types, including ships of all na- tionalities and sizes which were hung from Twenty-two