Defiance High School - Panorama Yearbook (Defiance, OH)

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EXPANDED CURRICULUM GIVES Driver ' s Education is becoming more and more a vital part of our educational program at Defi- ance High School. As educators realize the growl- ing need to train students to everyday living. Driver ' s Education is regarded less as a frill for a few students, and more as a necessity for every future driver. It is evidenced by the increasing mortality rate of highway accidents that every person who in- tends to operate a motor vehicle should be trained by a competent instructor in systematic driving. The importance of this course is emphasized by the lower insurance rates for students completing the course. Pot Commisso ond Betty Lloyd examine the parts of a car. MR. NED PRUCHA Bowling Green, B.S. in Ed. Ball State Teachers College, M.S. Driver ' s Education The Driver ' s Education cor is off on one of its eventful journeys. 28

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MR. KENNETH GREEN Bowling Green State, B.S. M.Ed. Distributive Education Bookkeeping Senior Class adviser D.E.C.A. adviser MISS CHARLOHE CLINGAMAN Bov ling Green State, B.S. in Ed. Ohio State University, M.A. Typing I and II Shorthand I and II Secretarial Practice PANORAMA business adviser MR. ROGER SMURR Defiance College, B.S. in Ed. Indiana University, M.Ed. General Business Typing I Guidance room HIGHLY TRAINED PERSONNEL Jean McCague practices her shorthand. Business Arithmetic and General Business are basically math courses designed to acquaint one with a broad general knowledge of the business world. Distributive Education offers the student actual job experience and an insight into public relations with customers as well as co-workers. Office procedure is stressed in Secretarial Prac- tice, which is offered to senior girls who have suc- cessfully completed two years of typing and short- hand. 27

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STUDENTS SPECIAL TRAINING Here in Defiance High School there is a certain need that has been filled in a very successful manner. With the establishment of special educa- tion classes all pupils are given the chance to im- prove themselves according to their abilities. Com- petition on the proper level gives those v ' ho have trouble in certain fields the chance to obtain all they con from a course. With a well qualified teacher our special education classes afford De- fiance High School a splendid opportunity for spe- cial instruction. M ' in Old Glory catches up with history . . . John Thiel. MR. ROBERT REX Defiance College, B.S. Bowling Green, M.Ed. Special Education Assistant track coach Assistant basketball Mike Barton and Joyce Keif nodel war plo 29