Medina High School - Medinian Yearbook (Medina, OH)

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AC ,RICULTURE Left to Right: First Row — Hollister Nettleton, Paul Hostetler. Second Row — Theodore Kirk, Norman Abbott. Third Row — Horace Gamber, Rudolf Ruder, Virgil Curtis, LaVelle Kirk, Walter Roshon. Erastus Simmons. Fourth Row — Hugh Buchanan, George Porter. Fifth Row — Auhrey Hoddinott, Henry Ziegler, Harold King, Robert Crofoot, Mr. Barnes, Forest Hunter.

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HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA Left to Right: First Row — Donald Ausman, Arleen Beck, Audrey Sedgwick, Virginia Wilt, Martin Baldwin. Second Row — Victor Smith, Hugh Buchanan, Myron Pierce, David Heurlebaus. Third Row- — Horace Gamber, Everett Randall, Mr. Beck, Abner Nichols, Max Pettit.

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Srpartmrnt nf Hnraltnnal A rtrultur By H. F. Barnes The aim of the Vocational Agriculture Course as given under the Smith-Hughes law, is to fit the high school boy for useful employment on the farm, and also provide an opportunity for the pupil to find out what advantages this occupation has to offer, and his own adaptability for farm work. In short, it should prepare the student to work and to live as a farmer with as high a degree as possible of profit and pleasure to himself and of benefit to the rest of humanity. The vocational course attains this end through a four-year course in agriculture, correlating with this a strong gen- eral high school course. The Vocational Agriculture Course also calls for home project work by each pupil under the supervision of the vocationl teacher, who continues his work during the summer in supervising the home work of the pupils. This makes a continuous educational process throughout the year and should bind the school and community closely together. It should create a new interest in the regular school work by assisting directly in the application of its teachings to the practical affairs of the com- munity. The course is such that it helps not only those taking the work, but all others who are concerned and will make use of the opportunities afforded. The boys of the department carried on some interesting project work in animal husbandry last year with pure bred hogs. Alost of the boys are continuing the last year’s work and are thus obtaining a start in the pure bred hog business. This is always encouraged so that by the time a boy has finished his high school course, he may be fitted financially to start farming for himself. This year’s projects are proving very interesting and instructive. Five boys are keeping milk records and testing their home dairy herds ; three boys are scientifically caring for their home orchards, and nine boys are raising an acre of potatoes. Prospects now indicate a good year in the project work. ITe agriculture boys are inclined to somewhat favor athletics this year, having organized a basketball team and a baseball team. It is also rumored that with the increased enrollment in the department expected next fall, and there will be an agriculture football team on the field. I ' he social side of education is also included in the vocational department. The agriculture club, composed of the vocational boys, was organized this year. The club met several times during the year. The main occasions being a Christmas get-together, where each boy received some useful gift from some one of his classmates; a fishing party, and weiner roast at Rocky River. Walter Roshon was the champion fisherman of the party. The greatest social gathering of the year was the “Father’s and Son’s’’ banquet. The boys invited their fathers and prospective boys and their fathers, the county agent, and Board of Education and entertained them with a fine banquet furnished by the boys and served by the domestic science girls, after which a good program was carried out, with Prof. F. H. McMillin of the Agriculture Education department, Ohio State University, the main speaker of the evening. Now that the work of the vocational department is well under way, it is hoped that more will make use of the opportunities offered by the course in ocational Agriculture.