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

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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

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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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Mr. B. Henry Shafer, principal THE ADMINISTRATIO Wyomissing High School has long been known for the excellence of its Administration Department. We have achieved an especially high scholastic stand- ing as a secondary school, thanks to two of our main assets, Mr. Rank and Mr. Shafer. Mr. Allen W. Rank, our supervising principal, is responsible for the smoothness with which the school functions. Both his past record and his present posi- tion in the educational field are significant of the service he performs. He was graduated from Princeton University in 1921. To further his education, he took graduate work at Harvard Graduate School and ob- tained his master's degree at Columbia University. As for the present, Mr. Rank is occupied with super- vising instruction, acting as a liaison between school and school board, and initiating public relations. He also serves as Boys' Work Chairman of the Y.M.C.A., and vice-chairman of the District III Pennsylvania Miss Jeanne Albrightg Mrs. Marie Wartluft 16 N E 1 Mr. Allen W. Rank, supervising principal lnterscholastic Athletic Association, to say nothing of the many other community interest organizations to which he belongs. Mr. B. Henry Shafer, principal of Wyomissing High School came to us in 1954 with sixteen years of ex- perience as a social science teacher. He has capital- ized upon this background by serving also as a mem- ber of Wyomissing's faculty. Mr. Shafer was educated at Susquehanna and Columbia Universities and is now completing his doctorate at Maryland. Although 'lschool policyw has been somewhat altered by his ar- rival, every change has been for the betterment of the school. Our new principal has introduced into the system a testing program which is administered to all the students. It includes interest and personal inven- tories, intelligence and achievement tests. Mr. Shafer has also established a system of personal guidance, for students and parents, called General Educational Guidance. Also, deserving of much credit are the two office secretaries, Miss Jeanne Albright, who was trained at the Helen Moore Hoffman Business School, and Mrs. Marie Wartluft who attended the Reading Bus- iness Institute, These vital workers create a helpful, organized atmosphere in the school oflice. VVo1'king as a team. hir. Rank and Mr. Shafer, aided by their invaluable secretaries, are constantly striving to attain the highest possible educational standards for XN'yomissing. To a great extent their goal has been accomplished but the work of these industrious workers is never finished.