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

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,ty 1, .it Margaret Stover QMrs. Arthur? and seniors S. Pierce and B. Ruth find cookie-baking a pleasure. D. Searfoss and D. Spang receive some expert advice in the art of wood-working from Mr. D. C. Shirk. Pay close attention, says Mr. Shirk to P. Hawman and B. Jamison, who are learning to operate a driver practice machine. The Let every man be occupied, and occupied in the highest Home Economics The Home Economics Department of Wyo- missing, under the direction of Mrs. Stover, offers junior high students a wide range of subjects to prepare them for future lives as homemakers. Some of the main topics studied during the year are: nutrition, child care, social relationships, in- terior decoration, and family health and safety. Senior high students' courses vary according to their abilities and individual interests. Home Economics is a valuable course, for it develops imagination and originality while it helps students contribute to better home and family living. Industrial Arts Mr. D. C. Shirk, head of the Industrial Arts Department, endeavors to introduce each boy to the basic tools and materials of the 'lshop . In the compulsory courses of the seventh through ninth grades, the boys become accustomed to working with various hand and power tools, and learn the fine points of mechanical drawing and blueprint reading. Pupils may elect the course in senior high as their schedules permit. Elective photography allows interested tenth and eleventh graders to increase their knowledge of camera operations and darkroom techniques. Driver Training With Mr. Shirk at the wheel, tenth grade Stu- dents are piloted through a course in driver ed- ucation from which they emerge eager and capable learners . The classes, which meet once a week, use textbooks prepared by the American Automobile Association and the Digest of the Ve- hicle Code of Pennsylvania to familiarize them with the rules of the roadn. This is augmented by pamphlets, films, special lecturers, and acci- dent clinics in which causes and preventions of local accidents are discussed. After completing this course and receiving a learner's permit, pupils begin actual road-training under the watchful eye of Mr. joseph Pitcherello, licensed driver-trainer instructor.

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' 1 Sciences error and no longer hesitate to shorten our woes. Science -INIAURICE MAETERLINCK. J. jones listens intently as Mr. Hartman explains Mr. Jesse Sheetz points out the internal organs that the copper sulphate will be removed from the of the frog on a plaster model used in biology water in the flask by distillation. SENIOR HIGH SCIENCE After having received a general intro- duction to science in junior high, the senior high student is ready to specialize in biology, physics, chemistry, or senior science. Mr. Sheetz teaches the tenth and eleventh grades their first laboratory science, biology. Students are acquainted with the organs and various systems of plants and animals as they dissect worms, clams, fish, and frogs. In physics, Mr. Weik stresses the study of heat, light, sound, electricity, mechanics, and atoms. Laboratory periods are devoted to proving related theories by group experimen- tation. Chemistry, one of the senior science courses, is taught by Mr. Hartman. Students learn about the structure of matter and the composition and properties of various ele- ments and compounds. Senior Science, taught by Mr. Sheetz, is an advanced general science course which is offered to those seniors not taking chemistry. classes. Mr. Sheetz and Mr. Hartman exchange views during the judging of science projects in the cafeteria.

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Minors employment of which his nature is capable .... -SYDNEY Library Responsible for providing numerous sources of reference material on unlimited topics, a myriad of interesting books, and a quiet place to study, the library, under the guidance of Mrs. Heffner, is one of the most important facets of Wyomissing High. Throughout the school year it aids every student in discovering at least one new fact or idea. Mrs. Heffner, who maintains the library at its best, instructs the seventh graders in the use of the Dewey Decimal System. This year a display of paperbound pocketbooks , which could be or- dered through the library, was offered to the stu- dents at Christmastime. Music The Music Department, under the direction of Mr. Emery, encourages students to express their musical talent. Music, a necessary supplement to the education curriculum, is compulsory in the junior high. Students study all phases of music: theory, harmony, and appreciation. The senior high girls are given the opportun- ity to participate in the Girls' Chorus which pre- sents several programs during the year. The music department, including the band and or- chestra, exhibits its talents during the traditional gfflhristmas Candlelight Service and the Night of usic. Art Because one can express himself through his art, the art course, supervised by Mrs. Kains, is a popular one with all students. Introduced to var- ious media in junior high grades, pupils have a working knowledge of many phases of art work when they reach senior high. Paper sculpture, ceramics, copper enameling, pencil sketching, and mobile construction are a few of the many subjects offered. Senior high students also aid in Christmas and Easter play productions by painting scenery. SMITH. Rebecca Heffner QMrs. Ruhll types busily in her office amid stacks of sundry books and pamphlets. R. Dodds, an accomplished accordianist, demonstrates his prowess to Mr. Robert Emery and W. Hayes. 23 Eleanore Kains CMrs. Sherwoodj supervises M. Rogers and K. Bradley, aspiring ceramic artists.