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

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Mr. B. Henry Shafer, who has been at Wyo- missing since 1955 as high school principal, teaches P.O.D. and acts as guidance counselor in addition to his administrative duties. Mrs. jean Miller and Mrs. John Troutman, upon whom the smooth operation of the office depends, check announcements to be placed in the faculty's mailboxes. Administration We bear it calmly, though a ponderous woe. -JOHN POMFERT. Mr. Allen W. Rank, who has been a member of the faculty since 1926, serving as principal from 1930 to 1948 and supervising principal un- til 1954, now devotes his time to the supervision of the school district. The efficiency with which Wyomissing High School's educational program is carried out is a re- sult of the combined efforts of Mr. Allen W. Rank, supervising principal, and Mr. B. Henry Shafer, high school principal. Mr. Rank, who attended Princeton Uni- versity, did graduate work at Harvard Graduate School and received his master's degree from Co- lumbia University, has been a member of the faculty since 1926. He served as principal from 1930 until 1948 when he also undertook the office of supervising principal. Since 1954, he has de- voted his time solely to the supervision of the school district. Mr. Shafer, who joined the school staff in 1955 in the capacity of principal, graduated from Freeburg High School and Susquehanna and Co- lumbia Universities. He is now working for his doctorate at the University of Maryland. In addition to his administrative duties, Mr. Shafer serves as a guidance counselor and teaches Problems of Democracy to the senior class. Mrs. Miller, office receptionist, switchboard operator and secretary, handles all correspondence and prepares official forms and grade transcripts. Mrs. Troutman is in charge of all school money, issues checks, orders supplies, and checks at- tendance.

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...Ti The Parent Teachers' Association, Mr. William Rosenberger, Mr. Bernard Allison, Mrs. Robert W. Ahner, Mr. B. Henry Shafer, Mrs. Conrad Busch, Mrs. Ralph E. Pendergast, Mr. J. Edward Seasholtz, Mrs. Richard Keiser, Mrs. Edgar Clugston, Mr. J. Elwood Hollenbach, Mr. Richard Moyer, Mrs. Clarence C. Ulmer, and Mr. George Bell, promotes the welfare of the stu- dent in his community. Parent Teachers' Association Where there is not vision, the people perish. -OLD TESTAMENT Cut Continuing Concern - All Children in This Changing World was again the theme of the 1960-1961 Parent Teachers' Association. Highlights of the year were: Parents Back to School Night and the Halloween party. This year the organization will again stage an amateur presentation entitled The Cat,s Meow, A Sketch- book of the Tuneful Twenties . As is its custom, the P.T.A. presented a gift to the school. This year they donated photo- graphic equipment to the high school darkroom. The newly elected officers are: Mr. William L. Rosenberger, presidentg Mrs. Richard K. Keiser, first vice-presidentg Mr. Richard B. Moyer, treas- urerg Mrs. Ralph E. Pendergast, lr., secretary, Mrs. Conrad l-l. Busch, grade school representa- tiveg and Mr. Bernard J. Allison, high school rep- resentative. The P.T.A., composed of parents of elemen- tary and high school students, endeavors to pro- mote the welfare of the pupils in their com- munity. Yahoo! The senior 'ifarmersw live it up at the annual Halloween Party sponsored hy the P.T.A. IO

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English Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready Mr. Russell T. Milford in- structs the sophomores, jun- iors, and seniors in the fine points of English grammar. Tl The junior high school students are introduced to the funda- mentals of good English by Mrs. Getz and Mrs. Houck. Such basic skills as spelling, writing, use of the dictionary, or- ganization, punctuation, and analysis of sentences are mastered by the seventh and eighth graders, then employed in the Writing of book re- ports, short themes, and letters: A developmental reading program, initialed last year and con- ducted by Mrs. Houck, is centered around the Science Research As- sociates Reading Laboratory. This program teaches the students the mechanics of reading, helps them increase their vocabularies, and de- velops their reading speed as well as their comprehension. This is supplemented by the Scott-Foresman Reading Service, begun in the second quarter, which also stress- es proficiency in reading. By using these materials, stu- dents learn to analyze and cor- rect their vvork and strive toward eliminating errors. S S i Mrs. Helen Houck ac- quaints seventh, eighth, and ninth grade with the me- chanics of English and Sowers. speech. Mrs. Clinton Getz, who teaches junior high school English, answers a question posed by B. I2