Edon High School - Key of E Yearbook (Edon, OH)

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wood working. The second year class in their first semester, continued in their wood working, increasing the skills they had acquired in the first year. In the second semester, they returned to drafting to learn additional techniques in this field. In the Ind. Arts III class, part of the year was devoted to metal working, where they constructed such items as a dustpan. They also got into electronics, where they worked with such items as motors, generators, anmeters, and calibrators. The Ind. Arts IV class worked on layout and construction. They worked on using the metal lathe to make tractor hitch pins. The class constructed such items as funnels and gear pullers. Being Mr. Senger ' s last year at Edon High, he said the favorite class of his for the past year was the Juniors. The Industrial Arts classes of the past year followed the same general curriculum as the years in the past. The Ind. Arts I class began drafting in the first semester, in which they were introduced to the basic drafting tools and their function. In the second semester, they went to the shop and made various projects in Todd Muehlfeld working at the drawing table on his drafting assignment. John Mohre asking Mr. Senger a question about his drafting. Mr. Senger giving Doug Stayner additional instructions at the wood lathe. Tom Bloir concentrating on the plans to his project.

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Mr. Caris ' To The Right: Gary Bowling working hard in typing class. Deb Manges increasing her speed in Shorthand II. Guest Speaker, John Ackerman, from International Business College. GENERAL BUSINESS: The class spent time studying different types of insurance, stock markets, buying and selling. Guest speakers were: Dick Mesnerd, Gene McCrea, and Lyle Manges. BOOKKEEPING: This all senior class learned how to keep accurate books for a bookkeeping business. They did a practice set in which they kept actual records for an imaginary business along with doing problems almost daily from a workbook. TYPING I: There were two classes of Typing I this year. The skill of typing and how to care for a typewriter were learned during the first semester. At the end of the first semester a few of the students who only wanted to learn to type for personal use, perhaps at college, were permitted to enter other courses. Second semester, then, concentrated mainly on building speed. SHORTHAND I: This class taught the strokes that are necessary for constructing words in shorthand. Some dictation was taken later in the year. SHORTHAND II: This class consisted of six senior girls who were considering secretarial work as a career. They learned more about composing letters, punctuating, going to interviews and applying for jobs. TYPING II: This class also consisted of six girls except this time there was one boy. They did a practice set in class, typed invitations for the alumni banquet, Edon Women ' s Club booklets, Edon Machine union papers, and also individual work for teachers. Guest speakers were : John Ackerman and Jan Voors from International Business College who spoke about how to fill out an application.

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Mr. Steinman helps Doug Wehrle. The major change was a new teacher for Vocational Agriculture, Mr. Steinman. He is from Kenton, Ohio and graduated from the Ohio State. He received a nickname M Doc 11 because of the white coat he wears when in the shop. Another change was the number of field trips. First there was the Junior and Senior trip to the Farm Science Review at Ohio State University. All classes following speakers: Game Warden: Mel Weiss, Bill Siddler from N.W. Tech who talked on electrial motors, and Rich Gearhard, who talked about fertilization and electricity. VO-AG III-IV- In this class they constructed a little red bam 8x12 for the first time, and one paper box for the FFA paper drive. VO-AG I-II- are both two periods. For 12 weeks they worked on small gas engines. Each student furnished his own engine. They were also introduced to basic agriculture study such as soil, crops, and livestock. Vo-Ag II had the went to the Edon Co-op and Anderson grain elevator in Maumee touring the facilities. They also went one mile south of town for the four-wheel drive tractor day. Mark Trausch won the marketing contset G earned a steak dinner. Todd Dick concentrating on his welding. Larry Meyers grinding a piece of metal for welding. Mr. Steinman Doug Wehrle, Mr. Steinman, Terry Chroninger, and Dave Hake ' ' scrubbing up. M i