New Athens High School - Vespa Yearbook (New Athens, IL)

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Busy at work??? are Bill Bender, Charles Lampe, James Feurer, Neil Schaller, Jim Ragland, and Donald Bald. ..Wayne Nadler, Jim Kosarek, and Ronald Lara-more work hard to finish their drawings... Eager beavers, aren't we? say the members of Ind. Arts... The library seems to be helpful to teachers as well as to students... Freshman Ind. Arts students carefully work on their drawings... Mr. Pieron gives some helpful suggestions to the freshman students. £xfeesue tce i t£e deat te zc6e% Industrial arts students are taught various skills which will aid them in any odd jobs they may encounter. Mechanical drawing was one of the first things taught to the students. The boys were required to draw plans for a project and then construct the project. Simple projects of wood and metal were made at first, but as the student advanced, more difficult projects were tackled. The students also received an introduction to the modern machines, which help to simplify more difficult problems of construction. 23 JOSEPH J. PIERON, B.S.. M.S.

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 2uicte fo JOYCE DUDECK, B.S. 6ette cc i te4 Speed and efficiency are the basic factors in the commercial courses. The steady clicking of typewriters were heard throughout the halls of NACHS as the typing classes practiced to achieve high speeds. Direct dictation, given by Mrs. Dudeck, was taken slowly at first, but as the year advanced, the Gregg shorthand class found that they could take dictation quite rapidly and with few errors. The transcription class and secretarial practice classes combined the two skills of typing and shorthand. The secretarial practice class also served as secretaries to the faculty members. The task of transferring figures to different book keeping papers helped the bookkeeping students to become more competent in book work. Boy, are these shorthand figures confusing,” says the 9th hour shorthand class... Working hard to keep their shorthand speed climbing are Fern Mueller, Jeanette Beck, Joyce Herman, Bev Tanner.. .Trying hard to hit the right keys are members of the 2nd hour typing class.. .Wondering if they've done their typing exercises correct are the members of the 7th hour typing class... Members of the transcription class eagerly await their turn at the dictaphone.. .The fifth hour bookkeeping class is very busy at journalizing. 4

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— DON D. SEXTON. B. M. E. FRANCIS HUNSAKER, B.S. of Ed. Music provides a means of expression that transforms the most colorless personality into a channel of vibrant and meaningful life. Music should be part of daily living. Through it we express our love, our fears, our sympathy, our aspirations, and our feeling of fellowship. NAHS is very fortunate in having such capable and interested music directors as Mrs. Hunsaker and Mr. Sexton. The days spent at contests and festivals prove to be very educational. Getting ready for concerts and basketball games is work, but fun. The path that leads to successful musicianship is long and hard, but in the end there is a just reward. Neil Schaller carefully watches his music as Mr. Sexton explains a difficult passage... 1-2-3-4 claps Mr. Sexton as Karen Lischer, Carol Ann Schwartz, and Janie Walker play Music Man. ... Bobby Strassman, are you sure you played the right note? asks Mr. Sexton, as Bobby, Kenny Kraus and David Seibert read a new piece of music.. .The Friday morning sight-singing class looks over some new music... The second hour girls chorus is getting in the mood of the song.