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

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The study of Hygiene is PHYSICAL EDUCATION Eighth grade gym Miss Ganter Education is necessary, but along with it goes the training of the body which must be taught to obey the commands of the mind. Miss Doris Ganter teaches junior high girls a variety of group and individual sports. Emphasis is placed on the fundamental skills and strategy. This affords added challenge and enjoyment. Senior high girls develop leadership by helping to teach junior high classes. Girls participate in such sports as Held hockey, volleyball, basketball, softball, organized team games, tumbling. apparatus, rhythm, ten- nis, archery, track and badminton. Boys at all levels of high school profit by the instruction in physical education given by Mr. Bernard Allison. His program assists normal physical growth and development of the student, and provides the opportunity to develop a variety of motor skills. In addition to many outdoor and indoor games, the boys enjoy apparatus work, archery, tumbling, and wrestling. Every boy in encouraged to participate in intramural sports. Thus, both boys and girls learn many recreational activities which help to co- ordinate and develop their bodies. HYGIENE directed by Miss Doris Ganter and Mr. Bernard Allison. Of- fered in the seventh, eighth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grades it is designed to make students aware of the importance of cleanliness, etiquette, and good health habits. Seventh grade girls study how to improve personal appearance through good grooming. In addition, they learn about the opera- tion of the senses. Miss Ganter combines the study of the physical and emotional changes of adolescence with discussions of social problems and those relevant to dating. For the boys, who are taught by Mr. Allison, seventh and eighth grade Hygiene is devoted to body hygiene. Miss Ganter presents an interesting course of physiology to the tenth grade girls, while the boys at this age are taking up extensive training in first aid. At the eleventh grade level girls study mental hygiene, boys take up etiquette and family life, and both study personality development. Senior girls and boys study the problems of married and family life, as well as how to choose a partner. The two groups have been combined on occasions for panel discussions on dating. Hygiene classes provide an excellent outlet for problems of social, physical, and emotional development of the students. It adapts itself readily to their needs and, therefore, is profitable to young people of all ages. 24 I Mr. Allison Eighth grade Hygiene

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RT It is the belief of Mr. Wertz that everyone is an artist, as art is in every thing we do. With this reassurance, many students become vitally interested in Mr. Wertz's art program which is tailored to give the boys and girls a chance to explore as many different art media and techniques as is possible. The course gives to potential artists a glimpse into creative thinking, and provides a good foundation for the social, economic, and recreational aspects of life. This course is made interesting by the great variety of projects oH'ered to a student. In addition to painting, junior high students make attractive masks. They carve stencils for Christmas cards, study and copy the structure of trees, Eighth Grade Art Music is a very necessary supplement to any curricular Mr. Walter Wertz and learn to understand the beauty of nature. Those who elect art in senior high are allowed to choose their own work from Mr. YVertz's long list. With the thought that talent should be guided and en- couraged, Mr. Wertz makes his art course a potpourri of activi- ties and enjoyment. MUS C of parts. program if it is to produce well-rounded students. Music imparts to us an appreciation of one of the finest arts and offers another outlet for talent. Mr. Robert Emery, Wyomissing's music instruc- tor, makes this course interesting and beneficial. In junior high, he takes up study of the life stories of composers in connection with their composition. In senior high, boys and girls begin to Mr. Robert Emery Seventh Grade Music 1 sing for pleasure, as they are taught to harmonize in the singing High school students are given the opportunity to participate in the Glee Club, one of the ramifications of the music course. After hours of practice and training the Glee Club is ready to present a polished performance, whether it is for a PTA meeting, the Christmas program, or the Night of Music. In these capacities, as well as in County Chorus, Mr. Emery encourages students to express their musical talent. 23

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I-I0 E ECO OMICS The scope of Home Economics is broad enough to include a variety of different and fascinating fields. This course, therefore, develops imagination and originality. The purpose of home een is to help girls and boys to contribute to better home and family living. Mrs. Ruth Wagner teaches seventh graders about nutrition, foods, grooming, and clothing. From this mixture of subjects, students derive benefits which become very handy a little later on in life. Eighth graders study child care, knitting, costume design, and advanced clothing. They become accom- plished knitters, and some even fashion beautiful sweaters for themselves. In Ninth grade Home Ec ninth grade, a very interesting arrangement has been effected whereby the boys have a course in Home Econom- ics while the girls are taking Home Mechanics with Mr. Shirk. Girls also deal with such subjects as advanced foods, social relations, interior decoration, and home nursing. The senior high Home Economics course becomes elective and in it pupil and teacher work out a planned course according to their schedules and interests. DRI ER TRAINING Instruction in the rules of the road is given by Mr. D. C. Shirk, who has changed the method by which pupils learn Driver Training. He has intro- duced a committee system whereby three students take over each class period, and prepare the les- son. A different committee serves for each period. Tenth grade Driver Training Thus, students learn by explaining as well as by listening. At the end of the class, Mr. Shirk spends approximately five minutes summing up the material covered by the students. The course is made more interesting by the use of speakers, films, and dem- onstrations. Special apparatus is used to test a driv- er's reaction time and eyesight. With so many more families owning automobiles, it becomes increas- ingly more important that drivers observe carefully the rules established by law to make the roads and highways safer. Driver Training courses have pro- vided a way to teach good driving habits to teen-agers before they begin to drive. The course is of- fered for the tenth grade, since the pupils of this age group are just about old enough to obtain licenses. The Pennsylvania Vehicle Code becomes one of their most important textbooks. Of course, this is only the classwork end of learning to drive. The actual instruction in driving and road training are given by the lVest Lawn Motor Compnayg however, the groundwork is laid first as a preparation for making good, intelligent drivers from teenagers. 25