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

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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

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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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Mrs. Ruth Mrs. Ruth E. B. Danko Jones MRS. RUTH B. DANKO—B.S. East Stroudsburg State College; Physical Education; Girls Athletic Club. J.V. Cheerleaders. MRS. RUTH E. JONES-B.S. East Stroudsburg State College, M.A. New York University; 9th, 12th Health. A Healthy Body Encourages Good Thinking To participate in many of the modern world’s careers, people must not only be mentally fit, but also physically fit. Our physical education teachers try to increase our fitness through a series of exercises. We also participate in various competitive sports. The primary goal of our physical education department is to help the students to become physically alert and physically fit. People must also be aware of how their bodies will react to strenuous physical activities. Our health department offers us a fundamental course in general health. Included in our studies are causes, symptoms, and effects of most serious illnesses. We are also instructed in basic emergency first aid. Physical development as well as mental development is the main objective of secondary education. MR. KENNETH OAKES—B.S. East Stroudsburg State College; Health, Physical Education; J.V. Basketball Coach. MR. VICTOR S. WEISS—B.A. Moravian College; Physical Education; Football Coach. Mr. Kenneth Mr. Victor Oakes S. Weiss 22 All together now, 1 .. 2 .. 3 .. 4