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

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Mrs. Raymond McGonigle, Mr. John McConaghy, Mr. Don- ald Charlton, Mr. John Bowman, Mrs. Ruth Kitzmiller. SCHOOL BOARD The distinguishing feature of a good school board is that it does not run the school. Instead, it sees that the school is run. Our Wyomissing School Board has this attitude. Its duties are well-defined and it performs them effectively. The liaison between the school and the school board is the school administra- tor who is engaged by the Board, and through whom the School Board works in its relations with the staff. The School Board consists of Eve men and women Mr. John McConaghy: Mr. john Bowman It looks sittablef' 14 elected as representatives of the people in our school district. One or two new members are elected every two years, so that each one has a six-year term. These live policy makersi' hold their organization meeting each year on the Hrst Monday of December. Mr. Donald Charlton, president: Mr. John McConaghy, vice-presidentg and Mr. John Bowman, treasuren hold their offices for one year: whereas Mrs. Ruth Kitzmil- ler, secretary, holds her oliice for four years. The sec- retary has contact with the State Department of Public Instruction. The Board is sub-divided into four committees: Buildings and Grounds, Finance, Teachers, and Health and Welfare. Each of these committees was established to look after a specific need of the school, even though the Board usually decides only prob- lems of a general nature. It has the power to form jointures to enlarge the educational area. It helps to elect a County School Board, and every four years it votes on the selection of the County Superintendent. Since 1906, the year of its beginning, the School Board has generously supplied our administration with all the tools necessary for the education of the students. By maintaining the Wlyomissing schools in such a manner, the School Board is of inestimable value to our community.

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ACADEMICS From contemplation one may become wise, but knowledge comes only from study. A. E. Newton

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Mrs. james Parker. Jr.. Mr. WVilliam Breitinger. Jr., Mr. NN'illiam L. Rosenbergcr. Mrs. J. Frecleriek Keeler. Mrs. Con T. Troy. Mrs. Robert Rothermel. Mrs. William Hiester, Mr. Samuel Kozloff. Mrs. Nevin Hollinger. Mr. Hans Westkolt. Mrs. Russell Fegley, Mrs. PARE T TEACHERS' ASSOCIATIO The purpose of the Parent-Teachers' Association, accord- ing to its official manual, is to promote the welfare of chil- dren and vouth in home, school, church, and communityg to raise the standards of home lifeg to secure adequate laws for the care and protection of children and youthg to bring into closer relation the home and the school, so that parents and teachers may co-operate intelligently in the training of the childg and to develop between educators and general public such united efforts as will secure for every child the highest advantages in physical, mental, social, and spiritual educa- tion. One of the specific functions of the organization is to supply the school with the luxuries', which do not fall under the management of the school board. In this connection, the organization, with the money it raised over a long period of time, donated to the high school this year a beautiful organ which has filled a long-felt need. The Halloween Party, spon- sored by the PTA. rates high with students of the grade school and high school alike. This year's Halloween Commit- tee was headed bv Mr. William Breitinger. As its main money making project. the PTA presented a show in the spring. In charge of this was Mrs. Anna May Stevens. The organi- zation also received a share of the profit from the Book Fa-ir held in December at the high school. The officers of the organization are: Mr. Samuel Koz- loff. presidentg hfrs. Wfilliam Hiester, first vice-presidentg Mrs. Robert L, Rothermelg second vice-president: and Mr. Hans Vlestkott, treasurerg Airs. Nevin Hollinger, secretaryg Mrs. Elwood Hollenbach, corresponding secretary: Mrs. Russell Fegley, grade school representativel Mr. R. T. Milford, high school representative. 15 Mr. Allen W. Rank: Mr. Samuel Kozloff Giver and receiver Betty Cavanna: lValter Farley PTA L'Book Fair