Jonathan Alder High School - Power Horn Yearbook (Plain City, OH)

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KAREN HARDMAN Home Economics FHA Advisor New Subjects Provide New Opportunities B. S MARY JO SMITH, B. S. Home Economics FHA Advisor Miss Smith teaches freshmen the art of sew ing. HOME ECONOMICS Future homemakers get their basic training in the home economics department. With courses offered in foods, clothing, interior decorating, child care and family living, the students are given a good idea of what it takes to manage a home efficiently. BUSINESS EDUCATION Vocational Business Education was started at Jonathan Alder this year. Each junior or senior in business education is enrolled in a sequence of courses that will prepare him or her for some busi- ness or office occupation. Business education stu- dents have three hours each day in the commercial department to apply practical application of class- room theories. DOROTHY SAYRE, B.S. Business Education Yearbook Advisor CAROLEE HOUCHARD, B.S. English Typing Shorthand Business girls take a break to decorate Mrs. Sayre's bulletin board.

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Skills Grow In Shop And Art Industrial Arts provides an excellent opportunity for boys to make useful articles with wood, metal, and leather. ART The purpose of the Art Department is to develop talent and creativity. Working with paint, chalk, and clay students develop a sensitivity to form and color. GLENN WILLIS Industrial Arts Football Wrestling Track JAMES ADAMS, M. A. Vocational Agriculture FFA Advisor INDUSTRIAL ARTS Jonathan Alder shop classes train boys through first-hand experience. The department provides machinery for manual training. Students pride themselves in completing projects of useful value. VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE The major objective of Vocational Agriculture is to train the individual student for a beginning and advancement in farming. A project planned course in Vocational Agriculture also prepares a student to pursue higher education in related fields. JOHN COOKE, B. A. Art 18 Through art classes students are able to express their feelings in their work.

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Through English We Probe The Power Of Expression RUTH TAYLOR English Library Quill Scroll KAREN LEBER, B.S Spanish English MARILYN JOHNSTON B. A. Spanish English JULIA BAUGHMAN English Speech Y-Teen Advisor Class Plays ENGLISH The ability to communicate effectively with others is essential in today's world. English classes are designed to develop this ability, both oral and written, in Jonathan Alder students. Not only do students study the fundamentals of grammar, but they also gain an understanding and appreciation of literature through the study of famous authors and their works. Mrs. Leber questions her students. Will they understand enough to respond? concentrate intently on Mrs. Taylor's lecture about Chaucer