Jordan High School - Beetdigger Yearbook (Sandy, UT)

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Y 'A Colene W'nre and Donald Ebert clean up after nrt production. A. F. Smith's class is engrossed in trigonometry. ,L ws... i 4' A1 .. ' A ,z X ' f F X f 55,7 I A ' J B Q, . 4 Glen Dunn and Berva Beclcsread pre- Royal D. Madsen adjusts a clarinet. ,loan Steadman, lacltie Hart, David Gourley, pare hydrogen. Cheryle Mously work a biology problem. For self-expression, leading to a respect for and a love of the beautiful, students take art-creative painting and design, crafts, and commercial art. They choose technical courses in electricity and radio, learn stage craft - new construction, showing of motion pictures, care of the sound system. lndus- try, home-making, even our armed forces depend upon sci- entists and their work. Students must be learned and able in arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, the fundamentals of biology and general science, and physics and chemistry. ln the laboratory they see things happen first hand to under- stand better the world around them - the physical world of matter and energy, the chemical changes, the factors bring- ing about these changes, and the products resulting. These sciences are essential to future engineers, nurses, home econ- omists, doctors, dentists. Page twenty-one

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7 S sittin ,fy U7 ' I . EE' 'J fl ' Marilyn Day takes Mrs. Cfasper's place as secretary of the princi- Gerald Ainsworth and ,lack Xlviilker, in the lihrary, have access to about pal, Barbara Vvehster is office and bookstore clerk. 5,000 hooks, 1200 of which helong to the county, also magazines, news- papers. In -J 4 ' , . 9 . X Vt'.l ' 'l V Bryant Miner and Maureen Edwards examine jo,-fe Cjomehvglev R chart showing alcohol to be an American words. safety problem. Sociology, economics, American prohlems, commercial law, puhhc discussion, dehate, teach responsihilities, privi- leges, opportunities that concern the citizen - social, eco' nomic, and political, and how to meet them, helping the students to become happy, useful citizens. Seniors also talce American and world history. A democracy needs citi:ens with skill to read understandingly and critically, to listen at- tentively, to think straight, and to give clear, forceful expres- gion to their thoughts. Language-arts gives just such lsasic training. ln addition to fun.lamentals. students may develop ielca x. x 4 Wm. 5.-1143 1 Steinfeldt learn new Gwen Xlinnick, Irene lee Chance sttzdv glohc. special interests or receive direct aid in individual needs. home develop reading skill. Ftudcnts find opportunities to explore several Fields for special interests. Some talce dehating, others creative xvritingg some write for and edit school pulrlif cations. A review of tundantentals and a survev ol' English and world literature ls given the college prep seniors. Some choose httsttiess English. Non-college seniors get practical, hroadening tinishing activities. il-he department suliscrilies to the countrv's l'est niagazines tor the students. use. lluting the present year films have lreen added lor teaching of lsoth the mechanics of writing and of literature.

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H445 '- K --P f ' ..,i , , lf' t Robert Hansen and Shirl Vfright ,lames Miller and Vaughn Price turn George Padien uses the cutting rejuvenate a farm tractor. out a lamp on the lathe. torch to go through a piece of metal. ln the shops students acquire general consumer knowledge and explore various fields as possible vocations. ln auto me- chanics they take apart, study, and put back together all moving parts of the standard auto. In farm mechanics they learn the skills required in the maintenance and repair of lay Toone, Gerald Ainsworth, and Gail At- kinson adjust a faulty carburetor. Agriculture helps boys with farm problems. Students take drivers' training and learn to drive safely, sanely, and cour- teously, and to pass the required tests for a driver's license. A photography class learns how to compose, focus, develop, and print pictures. Psychology helps students to develop into well-adjusted adults by helping them to understand their personality problems and mental maladiustments and to know what to do about them. Spanish, French, and German enrich the lives of and add culture to many. Vlath the installation of a Hammond electric organ, organ music now begins and Page twenty-tu o -.og , U I Q farm buildings and machinery. ln mechanical drawing, in- dustrial arts, vocational woodwork, boys learn to read blue- prints, make working drawings, use tools and machines, build and repair furniture. They learn welding for vocational and industrial arts, a relatively new industry with unlimited pos- sibilities. LeRoy jones polishes piece of metal. -muni- ends each assembly and students learn to play and to con- tribute greatly to the music in their communities. Others learn to play in band, orchestra, to sing in chorus or in smaller groups. Classes in speech and drama teach boys and girls how to prepare and give speeches before groups, how to interpret what others have written and how to put on plays. A coun- selor for the boys and one for the girls assist students to make better personal adjustment in their social and emotional lives, and to formulate and carry out their educational and occuf pational plans. The welfare counselor looks after the stu- dents' welfare.