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

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Social Studies The History is philosophy Mr. Charles Gebensleben conducts a Current Events day in a sophomore class. r ,eeoe eeee i We M- gr gt or s gjlrit f: r ... , ,X 5 3 Mr. B. Henry Shafer puts a point across to his senior Problems of Democracy class. Mr. Charles Goodling, equipped with the necessary materials, familiarizes junior high stu- dents with United States and world geography. y 1 6 ''mbfhEAii0IQ'E5llifveagrifri'gIA3e'Qi212Lf ' W

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Humanities Spanish and Latin languages, and stolen the scraps. -WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE. Spanish, an increasingly popular language at Wyomissing High School, is ably taught to sopho- mores, juniors, and seniors by Mrs. Knipe. Because she believes that students can acquire a more com- prehensive knowledge of the language through oral' aural practice, Mrs. Knipe conducts many of her classes in Spanish. Once the student has mastered basic forms of grammar and conversation in the first year, he is ready to undertake more difficult trans- lations and to learn about the background and customs of the people of Mexico. Mrs. Knipe also conducts a senior elective Psychology-Sociology course in seminar fashion, which allows each student to analyze himself and improve his social relationships. The informal atmosphere of Mrs. Knipe's psy- chology classes encourages senior students E. Jones, B. Heckman, and M. Johnston to present their opinions. Because the basis for the Romance Languages is Latin, most ninth and tenth grade students become well acquainted with the fundamental aspects of Latin grammar before they undertake Spanish or French. During the first year, Mrs. Schrack stresses vocabulary and grammar so that myths and portions of Caesar may be translated in the second year. Those who wish may elect a third or fourth year of Latin in which Virgil's Aeneid and Cicero's Orations Against Cataline are read, respectively. This year the second and fourth year classes traveled to Philadelphia to attend the Annual Latin Festival in observance of National Latin Week. Mrs. Norman Knipe explains the conjugation of a new verb to a second year Spanish class. M. Westkott, M. DeLong, 1. Kitzmiller, and L. Zalewski, four of the seven girls taking fourth year Latin, meet in the library conference room with Mrs. John Schrack.

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I I 1 I Humanities teaching by examples. -HENRY BOLINGBROKE. The Social Studies course, a compulsory major in the high school curriculum, enables stu- dents to understand the complexities of con- temporary civilization. Seventh graders receive instruction in world history from Mr. Reitz, and learn important geo- graphical features of the world from Mr. Good- ling. In eighth grade, students acquire a general knowledge of the history of their country, also from Mr. Reitz. Freshmen are instructed in Pennsylvania history and civics by Mr. Geben- sleben, in which they learn the governmental functions of the state. Mrs. Schrack also teaches a ninth grade civics class this year. Sophomores are again exposed to world history, taught by Mr. Gebensleben, and juniors delve more deeply into American history, con- centrating on the Constitution, the Civil War, and the World Wars. As seniors, students are instructed by Mr. Shafer in a course concerned with Problems of Democracy. They explore such things as the organization and function of the Communist Party, education, presidential elec- tions, and local issues. A trip to the Court House is a traditional and interesting part of the course. Social Studies Mr. Reitz reviews homework questions in a junior high class as B. Coblentz, M. Horst, and B. Bankes listen attentively. Mr. Goodling seems to have asked L. Keller a Sophomores R. Sweet, N. Cvartner, N. Wademan, difficult question which V. Quereau, B. Cum- 1. Rothenberger, and W. Simmons appear entranced mings, and P. Miller are also reluctant to by Mr. CVs narration ofa history film. HHSWCY.