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

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 p€Vu4t4 — Tfatcott The teaching of agriculture in schools today will mean food for the American citizen in the years to come. Mr. Taylor, teacher of vocational agriculture, instructs the pupils who wish to become tomorrow's farmers, veterinarians, agricultural teachers, and the workers of the other related occupations. Throughout the four years of ” ag everyone works on projects at home and in the shop. These projects are graded at the end of each school year to test the student's progress. DENNIS TAYLOR, B. S. in Ed. Mr. Taylor explains the difference between good and defective corn to the first and second hour ag class . . . Seventh and eighth hour students test soil to see if it will produce good crops . . . After seeing this type of brier, you'll be able to exterminate it at your home, explains Mr. Taylor to the third and fourth hour ag class . . . The senior ag boys weigh some corn taken from Clyde Zanders’ field . . . After completing their record books, the freshman ag class files them . . . The sophomore ag class is proud of their paint job on the old tractor.

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Evelyn Grott, Nelda Kniepkamp, and Barb Nuernberger carefully measure the ingredients for their cookies . . . The ninth and tenth hour home ec girls cautiously cut out their skirts . . . Mrs. Taylor checks the sewing machine for Donna Wolf ... Is sewing really that much fun in senior home ec, girls? . . . The 3rd and 4th hour home ec class listens to the lecture by Mrs. Taylor on well-balanced meals . . . Girls concentrate intensely on their sewing projects in the 7th and 8th hour home ec class. ‘ytywte Sc S tcacviaye£ cutcC Girls of today are very lucky to have die advantage of being able to take a course in home economics. NACHS can be very proud of its neat and modern home ec room. Under the direction of Mrs. Pauline Taylor, the girls learn to sew, cook, and care for their future families. In sewing, they learn the fundamentals of sewing, and also the styles and color schemes of clothing. During the cooking course, the girls must prepare menus and go shopping for the best values and foods for this meal. They also study table settings and the food values necessary in each meal. In their last year, the home ec girls make scrapbooks of their future weddings. 4 PAULINE TAYLOR, B. S. in Home Ec. Ed.

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The transcription class hurriedly takes a letter in shorthand . . . These bookkeeping students put their work on the board for the rest of the class . . . One of the duties of the secretarial practice class is to mimeograph the school paper . . . The shorthand students pause between each dictated letter to find unfamiliar words in their shorthand book . . . Mrs. Dudeck pauses during publications to record some grades of the day . . . The bookkeeping class busily works on their practice set. The secretarial practice and transcription classes, under the leadership of Mrs. Joyce Dudeck, try to improve their speed and accuracy in typing and shorthand by taking dictation and then transcribing the notes into mailable copy. Valuable experience is gained by serving as secretaries to the members of the faculty. The very practical course of bookkeeping teaches that the key to good business or home management is good bookkeeping records. The shorthand class practices faithfully writing the shorthand symbols to increase speed and accuracy. At the end of the year, shorthand students are awarded a pin denoting their progress. Mrs. Dudeck also is serving as librarian for her first time at NACHS this year. JOYCE DUDECK, B.S. in Ed. 6