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

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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

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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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It’s the Little Extras That Count The major purpose of any school is to prepare students for their place in society. In our high school, we have a group of educators specifically trained to guide us in our duties as useful citizens in the school, in the community, and in the nation. Reading is a basic in education. It allows us to expand our knowledge of society. The library supplies us with the necessary materials, w'hile the guidance department, in turn, aids us in interpreting the information to fit our pattern of living. Another basic of education is the co-ordination of mind and body. The school nurse is on hand to help insure a healthy body by updating the health records of each student with annual testing. Another test of the co-ordination of mind and body is the one staged on the highways of our community. To enable us to meet this test, the services of the drivers’ education department are available to anyone desiring them. MR. HARRY E. AYER—B.S. Buckncll University, MS. Bucknell University; 7th, 8th Developmental Reading. DR. CLYDE W. BRESEE—B.S. Mansfield, M.Ed. Pennsylvania State University, Ph.D. Cornell University; Lancers. MISS EDITH HINE—R.N. Robert Packer Hospital; F.N.A. Club. Mr. Harry E. Ayer Dr. Clyde W. Bresce Miss Edith Hine Mr. Thomas E. Jones Miss Julia Harriet Lunger Mrs. Margaret D. Pruyne MISS JULIA HARRIET LUNCER—M.Ed. Pennsylvania State College; Guidance Counselor. MR. THOMAS E. JONES—B.S. East Stroudsburg State Col- MRS. MARGARET D. PRUYNE—B.A. University of North lege, M.A. New York University; Drivers Education. Carolina; Library Assistants. Now what was I looking for? Watch your fingers. 23