Ashland High School - Hi Life Yearbook (Ashland, KY)

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lhe connnerctal classes ol .X. ll. 5. are stlllle' ol the niost active in the school. 'lillis large department. con- sisting mostly ol girls. is always striving to be modern in its study ol ollice practices. The shorthand classes are constantly working toward a new goal in speed writing. This year tnany awards were presented to girls who 9 showed outstanding ability on speed and accuracy short- hand tests given by the Order ol Gregg .Xl'lisls. ln the ollice training roont there are mans machines 'rake A to be mastered bx future secretaries. Machines such as electric typewriters. adding machines. and duplicating machines are kept in line condition so that they may be worked elliciently and with the best speed and ac- curacy. Filing and bookkeeping are tnastered by stu- dents who use practice sets. 'I'hese practice sets are exact copies ol all actual liles and dillerent bookkeep- ing ledgers and journals. By using duplicates. students are able to experience the actual problems they may have in an olliice. Better qualified secretaries are being tttrned out by using these modern tnethods ol' teaching. II11rry'.g1'rl.s.' 'I'lfi.vgrum117111-f'rt.s'e.v.sperwlin xllortllrtrld. Il'fnr1er.s' will llc' rezurzrclrfcl zvftli II prtrly-g1'rff'r1 by Ifll' lo.s'f'r.s'.

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Downbeat ' Nlnsic' llllINl lizwc chzirins ol sonic soil hc cznisc so inziny lin-oplc :irc nnun'-nninlcal in oni- wny or zinollicr. 'l'hc popnlzir .Xslilzinml ilifllllfill llllllllOlli1'l'SllillllllllgllllllL'XlDCIill'l1t'L' llllllfllflllilll one lnnnlroml :expiring niusiciznis. Nc-girly lhc sgnnc- ninnhvr ol' girls lzilu' lJ2ll'l in thc Girls' Chorus. whinh presents two comcrls czicli ycan' nnml rcprc-wins .Xshlzincl high an thc Slilll' Nlusic lfcslivzil. AX snlzillcr Chorus, known as thc Nlcllo- clctlcs, L'lllCl'lLllIls local luncheon clubs Zlllll olhcr organization when it is lll1lJl'2ll'llC2ll lor thc lzirgcr chorus io hc usccl. Trios. quzirlcts, solos. and other CIl5CIlllJlCs lroin thc inslrunicmzil znnl vocal clcpzirtnu-nts a1lmlx'u11'i'x on thc high traditions ol .X. H. S. ' mf' ,, f Air. Robert llosx, IIlll.S'if' IiIISfl'II!'fUl', r1'll1'11r.ve.s' his All- Slnlz' rllorus n1f'nil1f'r.v for theirapp1'r1i'r1i11'1' in Ifxiiiglrni. Who Knows ? There Ma e a Picasso .Xrl citzilcs an hczinlilul sccnc lor thc slnclcnls ol .Mh- lznncl high. Dccp in thc lnzucim-111 ol lhc school. 2ll'l cnlliusizasls :irc husy expressing their thoughts znnl Iccl- ings on czilivus. Miss Ann Clrzill, thc new 1!I'l lczicliciy hcfznnc zu invin- hvr ol' thc .Xslilznncl lllflllly lhc soc-onal scnic-slcr. Sho has inlroclucccl nvw inclhomls :incl sannplcs ol' :uri lo thr- sluclc-nls in :iclmlilion to lumlznncnlail painting. 'l'hc larsl pair! ol thc' yczir, thc slucln-nls llllllll' lllfhllllx :irrznigccl in lmczrulilul colorccl Iilvs. 'Iilll'X look plcxmiil' in lcznnllig thc' right wary ol llllgl'l'lJ1llllIlllg' :incl wzilvr color painting. 'loolliliiclgs wcrc' lhc' cc-lilcr ol znlraiclion while lhc Slll1lCllIN were hnilnling nuinc-rous gcoinvlricul slrnclurcs out ol lhcin. During thc llznllowccn sn-zlson. thc sluclcnls pzirlim ililll- vcl in painting thc wimlows in thc .Xrc'zulc. This rc'- snllccl in thc winning ol lirst prim. The clzmu also nianlc wcirml looking pznlmicr-xiiziclic inznlw. Clonclnmling zu wry cxciling ziclvciiliirc in llI'l. thc zul- raniccml claus lm-wiilc-cl an IIIICYCSIIIIQ url L-xhihn lor thc- Prolcssionnl XX'oniznik Cllnh Clonrcnlion. In lim nil flaw ln Ilf'i1rlf'i.wni, .llwlvin Srzljzlfflz. lmlr liwll. 111111 .SIIIHIIIHI I.lHlf' llzfllrr' Illfl.Xli'N lor H11llon'1'1'rl awlfflr' l.11i'ix' Cfnll1'fr1l.s 11111 o11fr'rl,s for nlolzilrfx.

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an Works From un to un .Xshland Area Yoeational-Teelniieal School ollers to the high school students classes in auto Il1Ci'l1ZilllC'S. eleetrieity, machine shop, sheet nietal, and woodwork. Designed courses give basic' training in the various lields. The student learns the use ol' hand tools, fundamental skills, lIl2li'lllI1Cl'f', salety, and the trade theory. Students inust he a junior or a senior and at least sixteen years ol' age. They should have nieehanical and IIl2llllClIl2llli'2ll aptitude, should he in good physical con- dition, and have a background in nieehanieal drawing. physics, mathematics, and English. Many of the skills and qualities needed lor the trades in which apprentieeships must be served are basic in Plllllilx' in rfomliorml srllool show both tmininlg and these courses, and the graduates lind jobs that often lead tlcill Ill the fllIIIllIIlIf 7IfIll.Y of wooflzuork. to high pay and opportunities as lorenlen and specialists. l'w11't1'u1l experiefzfe for future jobs is gllfllfll bv tllexf' l'lUf'IlfliIHlIll boys in the opemtimz of nmrliiize lrztlms.