Allen Township Centralized School - Dixie Yearbook (Van Buren, OH)

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I THE DIXIE Left to right, top row: Woodrow Zeigler, Leonard Silveus, George Yeager, Gaylord Rader. Second row: John Brandeberry, David Neal, Harold Kuhlman, Rudolph Fisher, Robert Ohl, Willard Ault, Earl Hosman, Prof Hamilton. Front row: John Benedict, Charles Swab, David Burrell, Robert Trout, Ervy Ziegler, George Pearson, Avery Trout, Orlo Burrell. VOCA TIONAL AGRICULTURE Vocational Agriculture is one of the newer phases of education in our High School curriculum. This course has been introduced into our school to enable the boys in the rural communities to have a vocational course equivalent to the vocational courses given to his city brothers. This course is the outgrowth of the need for more scientific, specific and practical training for the farm boys. S In this Work the boys carry an Agriculture course each year plus a general shop course in the second year. In the class room they are taught the fundamentals and advanced practices, supervised by their parents and the Agricultural teacher. This business of actually doing that which has been learned in the class room impresses it upon the boy's mind so that he will remember it more easily. There are three main purposes of the supervised farm practices or project. They are mainly, to closer unite father and song to better teach the boy how to make a living on the farm, to make some extra money for the boy, and to teach him to keep records. The success of any project depends primarily upon the interest of the boy, that of his parents and that of the Agricultural teacher. The course here at Van Buren is the oldest in Hancock county and one of the oldest in the state of Ohio. Six teachers from four states having taught the work here and the boys have had a wealth of variety which is a great aid to the community as a whole. 1928

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f------------------f------ THE DIXIE Top row, left to right: Eloise Trautman, Mildred Billingsly, Violet Coleman, Grace Stump, Grace Beck and Miss Heckathorn, instructor. Second row: Lulu Archer, Flossie Norris, Violet Nebergall, Dorothie Switzer, Mildred Fellers, and Marie Wolfe. Those not in the picture are Bertha Perkins and Hilda Daniels. HOME ECONOMICS There are fourteen members enrolled in the Home Economics course this year, six of whom are Sophomores and eight of whom are Freshmen. The work is organized so that the pupil will get all of the training for the practical efficiency in the home. The course of study for the Freshmen girls is divided into two parts. An equal amout of time is devoted to Food work and clothing work. The Sophomore girls work includes a course in cooking, sewing, die- tetics, sanitation, home sanitation, home nursing and a general course in Home planning and Home management. Hot lunches, sold at a low cost each day are prepared by an able cook who is assisted by the Home Economics girls during the noon hour. Each pupil of both classes will have to do some project work, which will give her more practice, for Practice makes Perfect. Both classes have progressed this year with the help of their teacher, Miss Heckathorn. -Flossie Norris 1928

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Left to right: Robert Keelor, first tenorg Howard Poe, second tenor: Earl Neuman, first bassg Willard Ault, second bass. MALE QUARTETTE Although few appearances have been made, the music rendered by the Male Quartette has been well received. As this is the second year for a High School Quartette they have displayed their talent exceptionally well. Two of the boys are Seniors and will leave this year. We hope their places will be filled efliciently in the future. -Mary Miller 1923