Jefferson High School - J Yearbook (Jefferson, WI)

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JEFFERSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOUL COMMENCEMENT JUNE 8 CONGRATULATIONS SENIORS (Opposite page bottom left) The graduation cap is a long-standing tradition. The square, also called the Oxford Cap, enables the placement of the tassle. (Opposite page bottom right) The Jefferson baseball team won the championship in 1972, before leaving the Badger Conference in 1976 to join the Rock Valley Conference. (Left and bottom left) For one hundred years Jefferson graduates have celebrated the transition to a new life. (Below left) The football team won the Badger Conference Championship in the 1974-75 year. (Below) The MVP awards were displayed at one of the last all-sports banquets. Theme 13

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Many changes occur in student curriculum options The curriculum line-up at JHS has undergone many changes over the years. In past years it was standard procedure for students to choose a field and to pursue their goals by taking one of the four curriculum tracks offered. The four tracks consisted of: the General Course, for people who were not continuing education beyond high school; Agriculture, for students interested in farming; Teacher Training, for students wishing to become teachers; and the Commercial Course, for students pursuing a business career. The course offerings varied within the different tracks. For instance, the General Course offered English, penmanship, Latin, physics, history, and other selections. Animal husbandry, plane geometry, and agronomy were available in the Agriculture track. Future teachers were r quired to take English, algebra, p ysiology, and various methods c isses, as well as many other coui ses. The Commercial Course included shorthand, bookkeeping, typing, and other work-related courses. If you hear students complaining about course offerings, tell them that they are lucky. They could have had even fewer choices in the past.

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Rules for teachers experience changes in century Rules for teachers have changed. Take a look at the following list of rules for teachers in 1872: 1. Men teachers may take one evening each week for courting purposes, or two evenings a week if they go to church regularly. 2. After ten hours of school, the teachers should spend the remaining time reading the Bible or other good books. 3. Women teachers who marry or engage in other unseemly conduct will be dismissed. 4. Any teachers who smokes, uses liquor in any form, frequents pool or public halls, or gets shaved in a barbershop will give good reason to suspect his worth, intentions, integrity, and honesty. 5. The teacher who performs his labors faithfully and without fault for five years will be given an increase of 25c per week in his pay, providing the Board of Education approves. The science department of the 1950's included not only the standard textbooks (right) but also some still recognizable members (above). Can you recognize Mr. Follensbee, Miss Marshall, Mr. Nodolf, and Mr. Hoffman? 14 Theme