Hickory High School - Hickory Nut Yearbook (Hermitage, PA)

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Mr. Paul Currie, Jefferson Avenue, receiv- ed a B.S. degree from Slippery Rock and a Masters in Education from VVestn1inster. He teaches World and American History, is the junior class adviser and has been at Hickory thirteen years. Mr. William Ritter, Farrell, was grad- uated from Slippery Rock with a B.S. degree and received a Masters in Education from the University of Pittsburgh. He teaches civics and American History and has taught at Hick- ory eight years. Mr. Walter MacDonald, Hermitage, at Hickory sixteen years, teaches American His- tory and Problems of Democracy and advises the senior class. Graduated from Westminster College with a B.A. degree, he received a Masters in Education from the University of Pittsburgh. Mr. Jack Gaus, Sharon-Mercer Road, re- ceived his B.S. degree in Physical Education from Slippery Rock. He teaches seventh and eighth grade social science and is junior Var- sity basketball coach. This is his first year at Hickory. History and Required courses for all students the study of the social sciences is of vital importance to society since they teach students to think clearly while stating their own views. P. O. D. emphasizes experiences and ractice in the observation of daily, Eolitical, social, and economic problems. Junior American History includes, Europe's finding America, birth of a nation, young republic, growing pains, businessman's nation, Imperial America, the new deal, World War ll, and eace. Sophomore World History, dealswith the beginnings of civilization, the Mid- dle Ages, the Modern World, struggles for Democracy, growth of Nationalism and the conflicts of the greatest powers. Civics, taught to freshmen, pursues the rights and duties of citizens, forms of government on a local, state, and federal basis, weekly current events and the Constitution. Trips, illustrations, essays, and special projects are included in the courses. Armstrong Grocery Co., Baby Rose Foods, 215 W. State St., Dial 4124 26 Evans Barber Shop, Al Evans-joe Luchette-Joe Conti, Shenango Ave.

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Department Vocational Agriculture is a three year course including annual summer pro- jects. The seniors study farm manage- ment and scale drawing of farms. The juniors pursue animal husbandry em- phasizing hereditary characteristics. The sophomore course offers vegetable grow- ing, crop and orchard management, and soil conservation. Other activities in- clude F.F.A. Week at Pennsylvania State College in June, Forestry School at Slip- pery Rock in july, and veteran's shop classes one night a week during the school year. A two year course, vocational home- making also includes annual summer projects. The juniors study advanced food and nutrition, consumer buying, home management, home nursing, ad- vanced clothing and tailoring, home planning, and furnishings, and vocations allied to homemaking. The sophomore course offers care of equipment, food preparation and preservation, groom- ing, clothing construction and selection, child care, personal and social relation- ship in everyday living. General home- making is taught to junior high school girls one period a day twice a week. Woodworking deals with hand tool and power machine operation with in- struction given in all available tools. The different kinds of wood are studied as well as their suitability and economy with regard to texture, color, weight, grain, resistance to weather conditions and ease of working. Various methods of finishing are stressed. The mechanical drawing consists of problems bringing out the principles of orthographic and isometric projection. As the student advances, elementary machine drafting will be offered, along with development work, intersections, and problems pertaining to sheet metal work. For students interested in archi- tectural drafting there is an opportunity to study and make simple plans of houses. Miss Dorothy Hovis, Superior Street. Grove City, who was graduated with a B.S. degree from Indiana, has taught general and vocational honlelnaking and advised the FHA club at Hickory for four years. Mr. Lacy Enterline, jainestown. teaches vocational agriculture, advises FFA and has taught at Hickory seven years. He was grad- uated froni Pennsylvania State College with a B.S. degree. Mr. Charles Mangus, East State Street, teaches shop for the second year at Hickory. He received a 15.8. degree from California State Teachers College and attended the Uni- versity ol' Pittsburgh. I x I United Natural Gas Company, 47 Vine Ave., Sharon, Pa. 25

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Music Departments Going from the north-west corridor into the freezing out-doors and bursting into the gas-heated annex, we find our dear Miss L'Buck. Miss Buchanan has done many things to promote interest in vocal music at Hickory. We now have five vocal organ- izations including grade school chorus, seventh grade chorus, eighth and ninth grade choruses, high school chorus, and the newly inaugurated choir. Miss Buchanan accompanied the choir on many personal appearances and radio broadcasts this year. The grand finale of the music season was the long awaited Spring Festival. Each chorus presents numbers to show what they have accomplished in the choral department. After all the work was completed, Miss Buchanan, the chorus, and choir jour- neyed to Idora Park. Each year Miss Buck gets her age guessed as sixteen. Miss Marion Buchanan, North Buhl Farm Drive, was graduated with a B.M. degree from Xdlestminster College. She is vocal supervisor and directs the senior, junior, and elementary choruses, senior choir, and girls' ensemble. She has taught at Hickory three years. Every year Mfestminster College sends a majority of its public school music majors to Hickory to practice teach. Mr. Louis Cohen, Fifth Avenue, Sharon teaches and supervises instrumental music. Graduated with a B.M. degree from Dana School of Music, he directs parades, concerts and music for games and festivals. He taught in Sharon, Brookfield, Kinsmen, New Wil- mington, and West Middlesex, before coming to Hickory thirteen years ago. The instrumental department, under the direction of Mr. Louis Cohen, con- sists of a sixty piece band and a forty piece orchestra. Along with these, free instrumental instruction is given to any student electing it. The main problem of the department this year was crowded conditions for practicing. The band and orchestra held rehearsals on the gym floor because of the bleechers set-up on the stage. The band presented the annual con- cert this year in the gala night club effect of Club Hickory. Music included high spirited marches, light classical numbers, symphonic and operatic overtures, and popular numbers. Mr. Cohen has been the instrumental instructor at Hickory for thirteen years and has come a long way in spreading the love, appreciation and importance of music in our lives. Thomas Floral Shop, Sharon Fashion Florist, 1424 E. State St., Phone 4156 McCracken News Agency, Sharpsville, Pa. E 27