Northfield High School - Shield Yearbook (Wabash, IN)

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John Brown n d afting class. GEORGE JERRY PRICE SMELSER General Shop, Drafting, General Woods, Gen- eral Metals, General Electricity, Power Mechanics, and Building Trades are the many courses offered in Industrial Arts. This department is a combina- tion of the studying of the theory of the problem plus the practical application put to use in the shop room. THuAcc Rod Dias using the sande The Music department includes junior high and high school band and high school chorus. Band is worth six-tenths credit per year and chorus is worth four-tenths credit. Band meets Monday, Wed- nesday, and Friday. Chorus meets Tuesday and Thursday. The aim of the instrumental program is to offer opportunity broadening and developing the student ' s ability and interests in music. The or- ganizations of the band were Concert Band, March- ing Band, Stage Band, and small ensembles for contest. To learn the skills that are necessary for a superior performance such as: tone quality, into- nation, correct breathing, clear diction, fine blend, and artistic intonation is the main goal of our chorus.

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MARY ANN MAST C. O. DUKER Don Fleck shows bad but cute typing form. The business course is entirely an elective. The courses include General Business, Typing, Book- keeping I and II, Shorthand I, Secretarial Prac- tice, Business Law, and Business Math. Our typ- ing room is adequately equipped with thirty-six typewriters. For Secretarial Practice the room is equipped with a variety of machines including three ten-keys, four educators, one electric ten- key, one calculator, one edi-phone, and one full- key. a cUcCcutee MARY PENROD Kandy Frantz browses through occupa- tional files. Every student has the opportunity to have a counseling session with a counselor about any matter. The counselors may call you in when there are certain decisions they know you will have to be making. The counseling area Is very well equipped with pamphlets on almost every problem you may meet. A student secretary is always present to set up appointments to talk with a counselor. Marie Weiss gives Sharon Cripe an appointmen slip to see Mr. Fansler. WAYNE FANSLER

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4 ntce(itufte J. p. Mattern, Brad Eads, and Keith Ford lookin through farm magazines. Marshall Wilson plowing west of Northfield. Agricultural Production and Mechanics, Ad- vanced Livestock and Crop Production, Farm Man- agement, Farm Machinery, Plant Science, Animal Science, and Soil Science are some of the courses offered. This department is meant for the boys who are not planning further education but are going right into the v orld as the farmers of to- morrow. A study of the problems faced everyday on the farm helps these boys become better men. The F.F.A. is the organization for these Future Farmers of America. o tte ScOHO HCC Three years of Home Economics are offered and one year of special Home Economics is of- fered for seniors who have had none or only one year. The year is divided into two sections. One semester deals with foods and nutrition value. The other consists of clothing and textiles. This year our- Home Economics department presented a style show on May 12. The special Home Eco- nomics course teaches also of family living. Judy Wilcox reaches for ingredients with which to bake.