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

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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

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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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MR. I. I. SHELLY the ceiling of the science room where the pre-Hight students studied them. The mechanical drawing class had more students than usual. This year more empha- sis has been placed on the mechanical draw- ing work. Following a well planned course, the students go from elementary drawing through ten steps, on completion of which they will have had contact with all the spe- cialized types of drawing in use today. Fol- lowing this, the student may pick out any Held and do more research in this kind of drawing. COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT Now THAT we are engaged in a total war, the Commercial Department plays a part of growing importance. The Government needs stenographers, typists, and bookkeepers to bring victory, therefore, those trained in the EQQ CGKLGQJIEGQT commercial Held can be of great assistance. To qualify for graduation, the pupils of the department must be able to pass tests in short- hand at one hundred words per minute, and typing tests with a minimum speed of forty- Hve words a minute. In addition, each pupil learns the centering of letters on letter-heads' and other office practice. A short course in hling is also given. Because of the knowledge gained while taking the commercial course, many of the students are able to take jobs while still in high school. This gives them a great deal of practical training which is invaluable to them in their later business life. Miss E. N. NACSLE A patriotic gesture was made during the year when Miss Nagle, head of the depart- ment, left her position to join the Womenis Army Auxiliary Corps. Because of her valu- able training as well as experience, Miss Nagle thought that she could be of great assistance. ' 8. Z'J1.u.aL.. Twenty-three