Swanton High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Swanton, OH)

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PHYSICAL EDUCATIGN ANDREW KANDIK The Physical Education Department was recognized and approved by the Stats- ljepartment of Health in the year l930. That year the Physical Education classes were under the direction of Ralph Ceer, who was also football and basketball coach. Cliff Nelson came in 1935 and left in l9-40. In 1938 Mr. Faber helped in this department. later becoming football coach. Mr. Maurice Hoffman replaced Cliff Nelson as coach and physical education teacher. Dale Vaughan aided Mr. Hoffman who joined the armed forces in 1942. Mr. Kandik took over in l943 and is our present physical education teacher and coach. Mr. Kandik's chief aim in physical education is to coordinate the body and mindg that is. working them both at the same time, so that a person will develop a strong mind as well as body. He also wishes to provide a physical and an emotional outlet which cannot be achieved except through physical exercise. Mr. Kandik has a total of sixty boys in his physical education classes which meet twice a week. This does not include all those boys who participated in football. basketball and baseball throughout the school year. UNB

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AGRICULTURE WILLIAM DANIELS The Agriculture Department of Swanton High School was introduced in the school in the year 1923. The first instructor was llay Spilker, a Smith-Hughes teacher, who worked the year round in this department. In the summer and vaca- tion days he would instruct interested boys in care of livestock and crops. He was right on the farm with them. It was called the Smith-Hughes Agriculture Course hecause the government paid half of the teacher's salary. Mr. Spilker was here tor three years. then his duties were taken over by James Byers who continued until l930. Mr. Stephen Molnar was the next agriculture teacher and he remained three years. Our next teacher. J. L. Barnhart. taught from 1933 to 1937. The next gentleman to step into the boots of farming was none other than Mr. William G. Daniels, who is our present agriculture teacher. Mr. Daniels taught six years ol' agriculture before coming to Swanton. He was principal of Milton Center School for tour years, and during this time taught some science. too. Mr. Daniels' aim in teaching agriculture is to get the boys to know the up- to-date methods and practical aspects in agriculture. He also stresses the idea ot' tretter livestock and better crops. and is interested in getting people to know hon important soil conservation is to us. Mr. Daniels has twenty six students in this years agriculture class. This course of study includes: Animal Huslrandry. Farm tfrops. llorticulturt' and Farm Mariagemcrit. HID

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I DUST RIAL ARTS DARWIN EATON The Industrial Arts Department ol' Swanton High was estahlished in l9122 with Charles Vannorsdall as the teacher. The shop was in what is now the hiology and physics room. Hand tools were all the tools tlial were availalmle. and wood- working was the only course offered. In l92+l Ray' Spikler took over the class. After him. starting in l926. James Byers took the jolt. holding it until l93U. During this time. the shop was moved to the annex henind the main building and more equipment added. Other teachers were Stephen lVlolnar for l9I3l and l932. Barnhart from IQ33 to IQ37. when the first power machinery was in- troduced. Elmer lfalier. l9l38 to I9-12. and since then lVIr. Darwin Eaton. Each year there have been many improvemtnts made in our shop. Since tht- Iirst power machinery in 19341 we have been collec.ing until now we nave a very well equipped shop including a band saw. two wood lathes. steel lathe. drill press. buzz saw. wood planer. jig saw. and all kinds ol' hand tools. Me are now trying to get some of the army surplus equipment. Gradually new courses were introduced into the shop until now lvesides nood- working we offer drawing. metal work. sheet metal work and lrlue-print reading. Industrial arts has been of great interest to many high school hoys. It has helped many in their preparation tor their work atter tinislung school. the en- IUIIIIICIII has increased lrom about lifteen students in IUZZ to one hundred anal ten today. ranging Irom the seventh to twelvth grades. In the seventh and eighth grades the lioys are required to take two periods ol shop each week. 'their course consists of learning the use of tools, and working with wood. ln Shop I you must take twelve weeks of drawing, the rest consists UI woodworking. In bliop ll you must draw a blueprint of your projects and make something on the wood lathe. bliop llt consists of woodworking and sheet metal working. I'hey' also work with aluminum and plastics. bhop lv is largely draw- ing. This year several students have hranehed out into cartooning. All the high school classes meet ten periods a week. HUD