Arcadia High School - Arcadian Yearbook (Arcadia, OH)

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English In English 10, the students learn to read with understanding and to express their thoughts clearly in both oral and written forms. English 12, also taught by Mrs. Sharninghouse, is an intensiv e study of American and E nglish Literature. This course is essential for all the students who are planning to go to college. English 8, taught by Mrs. Reardon, deals with literature mainly as a source of entertainment and pleasure, with emphasis on the true story and biography. Elements of grammer are reviewed with stress on spelling. Reading Circle books are of great advantage in book reports and for class discussion. In English 9, more complex sentence s t r u c tu r e is introduced, together with paragraph building and written themes. Literature includes interpretive stories and longer biographies. An aim of this course is to build the foundation for a varied vo- cabulary. The business English class, taught by Mr. Justus, is designed to discuss, in a manner as simple as the subject will permit, How to Get Along with People at a Dis- tance. A further purpose is to illustrate to the youthful student who is preparing for a successful career, not necessarily in business but in a life activity allied to, associated with, or affected by business the necessary attention to details. Spelling and letter writing are the most emphasized in this class.

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Speech Many different phases of dramatic skills are taught in the speech class, but one that probably creates the most interest is the speech choir. The speech choir as an active unit is the only one in Northwestern Ohio. The choir works in class preparing programs that may be presented before outside organizations. The main produc- tion'this year was the presentation of the Christmas program, which was the retelling of the nativity story in a beautiful and impressive manner conducted by Mrs. Sharninghouse with her never-ending patience and helpful guidance. Although not holding a leading role in the program, Faye Presler and Norma Shaull performed an outstanding task in assisting with the effective background music. Traveling the famous journey to the holy city the blessed couple, Mary and Joseph, Fred Pessell and Karen Spearman encountered many joys and heartaches along the way. Living in Bethlehem at that time were Elizabeth and Zacharias, Nancy Kuhlman and Leonard Snavely. The citizens of Bethlehem were portrayed by members of the entire cast. E F iv , l . Ay Tcnding their flocks on this chilly night, the shepherds were told by an angel of the Lord proclaiming the Christ child's birth. These shepherds traveled far to bring their small treasured gifts to the newborn King. The im- pressive climax was reached when the angel appeared to the holy family, the shepherds, and the wise men in the stable at Bethlehem, Glory to God in the Highest rang the voices of the choir. I0

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Commercial BOOKKEEPING Bookkeeping is a good math course for anyone who plans to be an office worker in the future. The Commercial Department has two adding machines to help the stu- dents with the long bookkeeping problems. The Commercial Department, head ed by Mrs. Edith Covert, is one of the larger departments of the school. ln this depart- ment, bookkeeping, typing I, typing ll, shorthand l, shorthand ll, and office prac- tice are taught. T YP ING The typing ll class learns to operate many different office machines, such as the ditto, and mimeograph. The Commercial Department has one electric typewriter, which the students take turns in using. Typing is a subject studied by many sopho m ores, juniors, and seniors. The first year of typing teaches the students the basic fundamentals of typingg for further knowledge in typing, typing ll is offered.