Bryan High School - Zeta Cordia Yearbook (Bryan, OH)

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Shop Students Turn Practice to Product Sinndges ol' hlaelt inlx and sore tlnnnlns testified that 160 Industrial .Xrts students pnt into prac- tical use the material in their textlmooks. The nexxest electixe, General Trade Mathematics. explained the practical procedures in shop situations. Ifach student gained a lmaeltground in General Shop uhile Wbodworking stressed procedures ol' designing and hnilding their own projects. Drafting helped hois interested in engineering or carpentry. The Printing class practiced setting and operating the presses. Students in Machine Shop familiarixed them- selves with tools and the processes involved. In Auto Mechanics, the mechanical principles involved in a car xi ere studied. Various speakers and field trips to .-Xro, Gorny XK'inxeler. Ohio Art. Central Foundry, and Challenge Cook rounded oft the courses. Cliniaxing the years efforts, the students displayed their projects in the spring Industrial Arts Show. .-XBOYIC: Entering a man's world. Patti Blaisdell hecomes BHS's first ixoman auto mechanic. BELOW l.lfI 'I': Sparks Hy as .kltiert Braun finds a hlou toreh useini in cutting a pieee of metal. Hlil.UW RIGHT: Craftsmen at Work. Tom Harmon and Xlilte Hobson ink the printing press. .91

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, , ii - 3 'Mis 1,5 i 'Q i L I ! 'w-Q i. . We sismll 1 5, . f Q lc il' '-'ini L-if I .Isl Business Courses Aim for Usefulness Developing business skills was the main ob- jective of 276 students enrolled in the ten commercial courses offered. Business Arith- metic and English taught by Mr. Miller, re- viewed general principles of correct business procedures. The General Business classes learned to operate efficiently and profitably in the free enterprise system. The procedures of claiming accident insurance and investing money in stock were emphasized in Business Law. Nlr. Kreps' students learned that business deals demanded understanding of law. ln Retail Selling, students gained tips on sales- manship and proper sales transactions. Typewriters elanged as Typing I students, under the supervision of Mr. Kreps, mastered the ukeysn of the fundamental skills of typing accurately. The Typing II program stressed speed and accuracy while typing from notes. Odd symbols puzzled students studying Short- hand until they developed skill in reading and interpreting the code. The second semester placed importance on acquiring the ability to take dictation. XVith the increasing importance of credit and social security, many tackled Bookkeeping. Long-term business reports were completed at the end of the year involving debit. credit, income. and expense. Office practice girls incorporated typing, shorthand. and bookkeeping skills in practical problems. Col Typists are off on another timed sprint, BELOW: Machines are handy, but Linda Smith, Marty Yan Cundy and Barb Barbee find they need brain power too.

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I.lfl T: A bent bumper poses a prohlem for Don Bowers and Terry Kloptienstein in farm shop class. ABOVE: Saving dollars: Denny Fox chips rust to prevent Costly upkeep. Vo-Ag Major Has Capacity Enrollment M,-ff .MW , .,,,.. Jimmy' A 19' EM ' 34 ,, Q .l As the center of a rural area, BHS maintained a comprehensive agriculture department with 49 students. Closely coordinated with FFA, the classes took field trips, worked on speaking contests, sold cider, apples, and Christmas trees, and studied soil, crop and cattle judging. During their four-year course students learned to estimate the profit from livestock, to figure the yield of grain per acre, to rehuild tractors, to plan efficient farm operations, to keep the necessary records, and to apply mod- ern science to farming. During the summer, each student developed a crop or livestock project of his own choice, Fresh paint and a little bit of know-how finish off Hie Daugherty is repair joh on a tractor in farm shop.