Ionia High School - Ionian Yearbook (Ionia, MI)

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Craftsmen Of Tomorrow The number of skllls berng taught 1n the shop has attracted many boys and grrls These tnclude woodworkrng sheet metal lathe work both wood and metal weldlng solderlng and band saw work lt has been surprrslng to see the number of grrls talang mdustrral arts There are 93 stu dents enrolled rn shop l4 ot these are grrls tour of whom are semors Of the 51 students enrolled rn drawrng two are grrls The grrls are Just as handy wrth the tools as the boys 1n tact some are better and they manage to keep busrer The grrls seem to be getttng the hrghest marks but there IS no partralrty shown All the glrls agree that rt IS one of therr most rnterestlng sub1ects The classes taught are lOth grade farm shop llth and l2th grade general metals and the general shop class and mechamcal drawmg for all h1gh school grades Formerly weldtng scarhng and brazmg band saw blades and band saw blade hlmg were sent out Now these operatlons are be rng done rn the shop and the students are also taught to servlce the1r own tools rncludrng the grrndlng of hand tools and lathe brts Both the grrls and the boys are learnrng Jobs that w1ll be helpful later 1n lndustry Wrth most of the boys gotng rnto the armed forces some of the grrls wrll have to go rnto defense tac torres T e condemnrng of the Jumor hrgh burldrng made the shop and draw1ng classes double up but the classes are managrng well The shop store room has been remodeled thrs year by the shop class puprls and therr teacher The classes have been farthtully and patrent ly gurded by therr rnstructor Mr Moore and the students agree that much of the1r success should be attrrbuted to htm Cough! wlth a draft Grease monkeys Shoppmg around The vlllcrge smlthxes The femmme touch l5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 , . 1 1 1 , . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 , . 1 4 1

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CIHSSICS For Culture The academtc classes Enghsh hrstory socral studtes Lattn and Spamsln were un der excellent supervrston thrs year Freshman sophomore and tumor Engllsh Atnertcan hrs tory and c1v1cs are the reautred subjects he thers are electrve Our new trrends the lreshn en under the sstpervtsron ot Mlss Buth Gneve demonstrated thetr speaklrg talents by gtvtng declamatrons The sopttomores under the drrectron ot Harvey Thompson who replaced Mrss Lots Bobrnson studted the Engltsh language as a devrce tor expressrng the1r th oughts n wrtttng and speech and appl1ed the1r knowledge tn decla mattons and term reports The tumors learned the rnterpretatron ot poetry under tle super v1s1on ol MISS Mabel Brown and made an an tnology of poetry as one of the1r protects for e year They also surveyed ne Nspaper work and modern drama The college preparatory Engltsh students struggled to wrrte term re ports and themes learned co rect grammar usage by studytng trouble spots and sur veyed Englrsh lrterature from 1ts begtnmngs The ettorts ot Mrss Vrrgtma Cooper were great I apprectated when the class learned tnat 'tone ot the1r predecessors have ever tatled tn college Engltsh alter havtng taken Englrsh l2 Tte qpanrsh classes d1scussed the culture ot our South Amerrcan netghbors mth the help ot Mlss Brown and the Lattn groups learned of Borne and Caesar arded by Mrss Cooper The modern mstory classes taught by Miss Betty Lehman who replaced Mr Harold Mrkle and Mrss Cooper learned of the do1ngs ot Napoleon and other great men ot the past Mtss Marcta Gulltord s ancrent hrstory students took Chma as a separate pro1ect and also rrtade a senes ot maps The soctal sctence group dtscussed socral problems and studted countertert money The Amerrcan htstory stu dents learned from Mrss Lehman and Pnnctpal Lloyd T Smrth the story ot the Umted States from rts begmntng whrle the ctvtcs students drrected DY Mrss Martha Zemke rnvestrgated our system of government at the present ttme Soctology and econom1cs were added the sec ond semester when Mr Clark Dye 1o1ned the taculty The students tn both classes wrote term reports about nat onal soctal and eco normc problems Lu clcxse de espanol Book reports due Fnday' For the R A F Footnotes Economlc policy 1.1 I 1 1 I 1 A A r . . , O . 1 . t . X . . . 1 1 . 1 H . . I , . N - A . - 1 . . th . ' ' , Y . 1 l-1 ' ' l 1, A 1.1 C , . . Y . 1 , r 1 r - 1 1 1 1 rg . 1 1 1 1 ,

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t' Hen party Agrarian cagers Lambsy divy F.F.A. club Repair crew Tiller-s of the Soil The major purpose of vocational agriculture is to help rural boys become established in farm- ing. In order to do this, boys are given instruc- tion in soils, crop production, care and feeding of farm animals, and farm management. The freshmen were included in agriculture for the first time this year. They joined the sopho- mores in the study of soils and crop production, making a total of 28 enrolled in the class. The study of the care and feeding of farm animals, offered to the juniors and seniors, is made more interesting by visiting the farms in the locality and judging livestock. The seniors also have a course in farm management in which the busi- ness side of farming is taught. The boys also work in farm shop where they repair home equip- ment, make new and useful things for the farm, and wash, oil, and repair harnesses. During the year all boys enrolled in vocational agriculture carry out projects on animals, crops, or farm placement. Approved practices are followed in these projects and records are kept, The Future Farmers of America, better known as the F.F.A., provided a complete program of work, recreation, and entertainment for 35 mem- bers, under the leadership of their president, Armon Leiter, who in mid-term joined the avia- tion cadets and took math studies to help him in this line, and with the help of their vice-president, Emery Townsend, also an aviation cadet, who assumed the presidency. Other officers were: Milton Hammond, who joined the Navy, treas- urer, Paul Tupes, and reporter, Richard Peterson. ln the FFA. speech contest, Wayne Waldron, with his oration f'Post-War Agricultural Prob- lems, proved to be a very good speaker by win- ning first place in the regional held at Fremont, and placing third in the state contest held at MSC. The speech competition is one of three national contests sponsored by the national FFA. ln the entertainment field were two parties, one in co-operation with the home ec. department and the other an independent St. Patricks Prance. The FFA. took part in the basketball round- robins with Portland and Belding, in which Beld- ing captured county honors. The boys also played a few games with other teams for fun. A softball team for the summer months is being organized to play off a seven-game schedule.