Zanesville High School - Comus Yearbok (Zanesville, OH)

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Positive Thinking Mr. Smith explains a geometry theorem to Nancy Brown, Delbert Cadd, and Kathy Stoneburner. Many students enrolled in plane geometry are taking the course be- cause of college entrance require- ments or as a prerequisite for ad- vanced mathematics, but all will profit from the deductive reasoning which should transfer to their fu- ture thinking. Reading Skill Shown here are Miss Mill and a group of students enrolled in the Developmental Reading course, just established this year. In this voluntary, non-credit course, aver- age to superior students are taught to lx- more proficient in their read- ing. Diagnostic tests are given, and reading skill is accelerated through graded and timed reading exercises which stress improved comprehen- sion and vocabulary achievement. Choral Workout Mr. Thomas and his vocal group can be quite exclusive in the well- equipped music wing with only kindred spirits (Mr. Stillion’s mu- sicians) for close neighbors. The vocal department has expanded this year with a hundred voice concert choir, and boys’ and girls' glee clubs. The group shown here in- cludes some early birds who re- ported to school at 7:30 to practice for the spring concert. Science Preview Science students of Mr. Taylor held a “brainstorming session” in the ZHS lab for the entertainment of visiting teachers of the Eastern Ohio Teachers Association Octo- ber 24. When science teachers toured the lab in the afternoon, they viewed an exhibit of class projects and heard a number of student discussions on many topics related to biology.

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We Study Zanesville High School curriculum includes academic and vocational subjects and conforms i,, accepted standards of flic North Central Asso- ciation. In accordance with recent trends, it has increased emphasis on math and science. Of recent years special emphasis is also given to college preparatory courses, to slow readers, to general acceleration of reading, and to organi- zation of class work at different levels of ability. The vocational program offers preparation for a number of interesting careers, which the student may embark upon immediately after graduation from high school if be does not wish to secure further training in special schools. Certain courses are required, and the student is given several choices of electives. Tlu various departments and their chairmen are English, Mrs. John Supplee; Science, Mr. I'.dwin Roe; Mathematics, Mr. Richard Parker; Social Science, Mr. Paul German; Foreign Lan- guage, Mr. Kenneth C. Thompson; Business Edu- cation, Mr. George L. Shai; Industrial Arts. Mr. Ellis Miracle; Home Economics, Miss Margaret Hook; Distributive Education, Miss Josephine Sebach; Art. Mr. Charles McCormick; Driver Education, Mr. Wayne Cunningham; Health, Physical Education and Sports, Mr. George Vlerebome; Vocational Education, Mr. Andrew Plant; Natural Resources, Mr. Charles J. Coyle; and Music, Mr. Glenvillc Thomas. In good weather outdoor basketball courts are very popular with gym classes and for a workout after a day of study. Photo by Cary Lrasurv Shown here art Charles Fleming, Harley Dorr, Cary Lennnert and George Ralph with the Natural Resources project they exhibited at the Junior Academy of Science at Muskingum College. Joe Nelson, junior, contemplates the timber rattler which he is about to dissect in Mr. Taylor s biology lab. Among his natural history trophies on display are bull buffalo horns, a pet alligator, and a gray fox pelt. Tuenty-one

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Talented Typists Typing students acquire rhythm and accuracy by practicing to mu- sic. The picture here was snapped in Miss Lowe's class. Other typing teachers at ZI1S are Miss Baugh- man and Miss Miller. Graduates of HS business course often secure •Ifn positions without further training. Future Engineers Student Boh Garich gets advice from Mr. Miracle in Mechanical Drawing class. This course teaches the fundamental principles of engi- neering drawing as they are applied in modem industry. The course is basic for college engineering de- grees and helpful to all professions and vocations where the reading of blueprints is essential. One basic and two advanced courses are of- fered by the drawing department. Cooperative Artists Pictured here are Jim Schaum- leffel, Sheila Combs, Jayne Roach, and Mollye Beale in Mr. McCor- micks art class. In this department individual talent is developed under expert instruction. The de- partment also finds time to coop- erate with many school activities, designing sets for plays and chap- els, decorating showcases which contain class displays, as well as assisting with art work for the pub- lications. Students of Nature Natural Resources boys are shown working with Mr. Coyle on projects to enter in the Junior Acad- emy of Science Day at Muskingum College March 21. Boys combined into teams to work and study some phase of conservation, forestry, soil, and water. The boys gathered in- formation from the Farmers Home Administration, the Soil Conser- vation Service, the Agricultural County Agent, the State High- way Department and many other sources.