Athens Area High School - Athenian Yearbook (Athens, PA)

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Mrs. Eleanor Bialek Mr. Leonard Gabriel Mr. Robert Martin Mrs. Arlene Louise Pickering MRS. EI.EARNOR BIALEK—B.S. Rider College; Shorthand I, II, Typing II, OHice Practice. MR. LEONARD CABRIEI B.S. Bloomsburg State College; Bookkeeping I, II, Refresher Math. MR. ROBERT MARTIN—B.S. Shippensburg Slate Col- lege, M.Ed. Pennsylvania State University; Administrative Assistant; Business Law, Typing I. Athenian Advertising, Director of Athletics. MRS. ARLENE LOUISE PICKERING—B.S. Indiana State Teachers College; Personal Typing, Typing I. Where are the girls? The Busy World of Business One of the best developed business proprams in the area can be found in our own commercial department. Commercial students in tenth grade study the fundamentals of Typing I and Business Arithmetic. The juniors advance their learning with Typing II. Bookkeeping I, (which contains the fundamentals of accounting), and Shorthand I (which teaches the basic strokes and principles). In the senior year. Bookkeeping II (which contains more advanced work) and Shorthand II (which is mainly to increase speed and accuracy) are taught. To provide first-hahd experience, the seniors become a part of office practice. It is in office practice that the students learn how to use the various office machines, such as the key punch, and how to do filing. The commercial department acquaints students with the outside business world and some of the problems they have to face in that world. It provides a basis upon which commercial graduates can either begin work in the business field or further their education in that field. 20 Get your foot off my penny!!

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Practices and Principles Looks good! The main reason for girls taking home economics is to broaden their education in homcmaking. Girls in junior high are required to take this subject while girls in Senior high may select it. During the junior high years, the girls learn a great deal about the many different phases of homemaking. A basic understanding in sewing, cooking, personal grooming, child care, making friends, and entertaining is acquired in junior high. Senior high home economics is much more detailed, and includes experience in the fields of human relations, gracious living, and wise home management. Their knowledge in the various phases of home economics will be very helpful in later life, when these students have homes of their own. The purpose of the Special Education program is to teach the individual student those skills that will enable him to become a self-supporting citizen of the community. He is given an opportunity to learn these skills at his individual learning level. In the junior high program, the emphasis is on basic skills that an individual needs (reading, math, science, art, and music, etc.) and how these are used in everyday life situations. In the senior high program, the emphasis is on occupational training. The students make a study of job requirements, the application for a job, and the places to find a job. They are given training in several on-the-job situations, both in the school and in business, which will help them to decide (1) what type of work they wish to choose as an occupation, (2) what the requirements are for specific type of work, and (3) what the responsibilities of a worker toward the employer and his fellow-workers are. What fun! MRS. MARY BROUGHTON—B.S. Mansfield State College; 7lh, 9th, 11th, 12th Homcmaking; Sr. F.H.A. MRS. MARIAN C. McDONALD— B.S. Mansfield State College; 7th, 8th, 10th Homemaking; Jr. F.H.A. MISS CLADYS REEVES—Th.B. Malone College, A.B. Marion College, M.Ed. Pennsylvania State University; High School Special Education. MR. MICHAEL A. YUHASZ—B.S. Mansfield State College; Reading; Assistant Football Coach, Sponsor Touchdown Club. Mrs. Mary Broughton Mrs. Marian C. McDonald Miss Gladys Reeves Mr. Michael A. Yuhasz

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Learning by Doing To acquaint its young men with the world of machines and electronics, Athens High offers a broad industrial arts curriculum. The junior high boys take a compulsory shop course designed to familiarize them with simple hand tools. In senior high the course becomes an elective. If they choose to go on, the boys learn to use power tools and to repair automobiles. They study mechanical drawing, too, and by completing several Required and elective projects, they learn to plan, design, and finish various articles. In our industrial arts program emphasis is placed upon the boys’ exploration of the field so that they may decide whether or not they wish to continue their training. Also offered as an elective in senior high is a course in agriculture. These boys spend their freshman and sophomore years studying basic farming. In their last two years they take agribusiness. This is the study of how farming affects the economy. Considered in this field are such topics as marketing, management, and cooperatives. Upon completion of this course the boys have a basic understanding of agriculture and its relationships with other fields. Now in this corner ... MR. PHILIP L. BUTLER—B.S. Mansfield State College; Automechanics, Mechanical Drawing. MR. EDWARD J. DRABINSKI—B.S. Mansfield State College; Metal Shop. MR. ELDRED M. HITCHCOCK—B.S. Pennsylvania State University, M.Ed. Pennsylvania State University; 8th Gen- eral Science, 9th-12th Vocational Agriculture; Young Adult Farmers Advisor, Future Farmers of America, Junior Future Farmers of America. MR. DONALD RIKER B.S. Pennsylvania State University, M.Ed. University of Wyoming; Industrial Arts, 11th. 12th Mechanical Drawing. Mr. Philip L. Butler Mr. Edward J. Drahinski Mr. Eldred M. Hitchcock Mr. Donald Riker 21