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

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Dr. B. Henry Shafer, Supervising Principal ACADEMICS It was Browning who said, A man's reach should exceed his grasp, or what's a heaven for? Perhaps the poet was saying that man must have faith in something beyond him- self if his life is to be meaningful and re- warding. A life is truly dismal when the in- dividual has nothing but himself to think about and to serve. Psychologists tell us that sound mental health requires that man have a purpose, a cause, a faith to which he can dedicate himself. In an age when man looks to science to answer all questions, when even certain the- ologians tell us that God is dead , trust in one's fellow man and faith in some Uni- versal Power beyond ourselves are still the only bases for a wholesome philosophy of life. Consider, also, the possibility that Browning was making the poetic point that man's hopes and aspirations can be reached only through imagimztion. A work of art or literature, an invention, a better world in which to live, an outstanding issue of the Colophon-all require the exercise of imagination, a mental reach beyond the im- mediate grasp of our senses. Serendipity, or fortunate happenstance, does sometimes occur. But progress and achievement seldom result from chance. They are the product of knowledge, imagination, dedication, and courage. B. Henry Shafer Mrs. Jeanne Miller, secretary Mrs. Nancy M. Troutman, treasurer

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ACADEMICS Q SCHOOL BOARD: Mrs. Nicholas Braun, Mr. Elwood Hollenbach, Mrs. Sidney Kline, Mr. Alexander Dracha, Mr. W. M. Breitinger, Jr., Mrs. Raymond McGonigle, Mr. Charles Fisher, Mr. Joshua Alley, Mr. Alfred Walter. INITIATIVE APPROVAL SERVICE PROGRESS PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION: Mr. Edward Seasholtz, treasurerg Mrs Marion Dinsmore, second vice-presidentg Mr. Humbert Munzolillo, presidentg Mrs. james Butler, first vice-presidentg Mrs. Gershom Krom, secretary.

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The classification of students into grades according to age, with a particular goal for each grade level, was introduced by john Sturum in Strassburg, Germany, in 1537. This program was introduced into the American school system in 1847 at the Quincy Grammar School of Boston. Regretfully, this concept of a graded school according to age has remained with us. In the 1966-1967 school year, Wyomissing High School became actively involved in the educational renaissance. The Board of School Directors, the administration and the teachers have committed themselves to- a school which will continually seek ways forhtheir students to receive the best education possible. David R. Barrett Mr. David R. Barrett, III, Principal