Clay High School - Crystal Yearbook (Oregon, OH)

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Dental assistants Linda Smenner, Barbara Metli, and Monica O'Konski practice learned techniques on Jean Hoffman. Mr. Charles West, mechanical drawing teacher, shows a draft to Clark Gordon and Chuck Kiggins. Mr. K. R. Bradley explains the gauges of an automobile to auto mechanics student Steve Laiti. instructors prepare The traditional role ofxthe high school is that of preparing students for college, a career in business, or marriage. Because of the modern need for skilled labor, Clay has added a third dimension to its curriculum- the vocational courses. The dental assistants course is a one year course open to senior girls who are inter- ested in working in dental offices or going on to college and becoming dental hygien- ists. During the first semester, the girls ob- serve in a dental office once a month, make models of teeth, and learn to mount X-rays. This year the third class of dental assistants completed the course. The mechanical drawing course is a two year course preparing students for drafting iobs. This year seven seniors were the first to complete the mechanical drawing course at Clay. After the two year mechanical drawing course, the students receive a cer- tificate from the state of Ohio, they are now prepared for a variety of drafting jobs. Of the first five daily periods spent in mechani- cal drawing, one is devoted to mathematics and one to lecture. The first semester deals primarily with the drawing of machine parts, while the second semester consists of archi- tecture and the drawing of house plans. Near the end of his senior year, the me- chanical drawing student draws blueprints of the house he would like to live in. The mechanical drawing class has contributed much to Clay High School by drawing charts for the student council and maps of the school campus, Oregon and Toledo. The auto mechanics vocational course de- votes its time to the study of the complexi- ties of the automobile. lt prepares the boys for a career in the field of auto repair. ln October, the auto mechanics and me- chanical drawing classes took a field trip to Greenfield Village. The drawing class observed and compared colonial and early American architecture, while the mechanics class was concerned with the antique cars in Ford Museum.

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Mr. William Coontz, who teaches business machines and typing, is pictured here examining an adding machine. p omofe learning at 3-. K Af s tcm' F. A ,.,. - -'Hx V' Mr. .lack Hoefllin, civics and economics, Mr. Richard Emery, biol- ogy, and Mr. Russell Scott, drivers training, shared a ride to school throughout the year. Mr. James Routson, mathematics teacher, and Mr. Kermit Hoesman, biology teacher, pause for a moments con- versation.

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pupils in job skills Mrs. Opal Stryezek points out the structure of a tooth to the dental assistants class Mr. Bradley discusses an automobile engine with the auto mechanics class. Q