Edison High School - Reflections Yearbook (Milan, OH)

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0 ,us , ,I ,Y 13? Joe Ross is showing Ed Gormley where to cut the wood for his project, as Nlr. Day watches

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Shop Students Learn Woodworking Industrial Art students l-Ill de- veloped general to advanced skills in woodworking, metal work, electricity, machinery, and weld- ing. Some of the projects pro- duced in these classes were book- shelves, cedar chests, tool chests, and candle holders. Mr. James Boyden, instructor, encouraged Industrial Art IV stu- dents to work on an individual basis in areas of their own interest. Classroom instruction was kept to a minimum in order to strengthen individual attention. Ken Dt-:Lamater is working on cornice details for houses in Mechanical Drawing ll. Terry Cheeseman is sanding his project. Some projects from this class included a speaker cabinet, tape cases, traction bars, engine stands, cedar chests, and a rifle rack. Mechanical Drawing I students experienced the uses of different instruments, shape description, size description, pictorial drawing, architectural drafting, and inking. Mechanical Drawing Il students experienced advanced problems in shape description, auxiliary views, sections, working drawing, ele- mentary gears, cams, and survey- ing. Mr. Donald Day was the mech- anical drawing instructor. Steve Warden is working in the weld- ing booth as other students look on.

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Students Learn Math Fundamentals Programmed math was a basic self-taught review of pre algebra mathematics. Each stu- dent was able to progress at his own rate. Alegbra I students experienced the funda- mentals of algebra, including signed numbers and algebraic notations and calculations. Plane geometry students worked with lines, angles, triangles, and other plane figures. Advanced lVlath Courses l-IV were offered to the advanced student. During the month of January, 35 math stu- dents rented a Monroe lVlodel 1655 electronic calculator, which was entirely a voluntary program. A course of instruction totalling six hours was organized in order to teach those participants unfamiliar with the machine how to use it. The math classes were taught by lVlr. Dixon Nliller and lVlr. Jerry Osborne. eff S IVlr. Osborne is instructing a Geometry class Wu., ,is IVlr Nliller is showing an Advanced Nlath lll class how to An advanced lVlath Ill student working on the calculator do sq uara fpots.