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

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Industrial arts IV boys busily work on their wood projects . . . The boys in industrial arts I are learning the basic fundamentals of mechanical drawing . . . The boys in industrial arts II work on more complicated forms of mechanical drawing . . . Kathy Brown receives permission from Mr. Pieron to go to the typing room from 10th hour study hall . . . Industrial arts I boys listen to a lecture about electricity . . . Jim Fewer thinks it is fun to shave wood. to Do it ‘TfoccioeCfi Under the supervision of Mr. Joseph Pieron, the industrial arts classes learn to make many useful items. Woodworking, mechanical drawing, metalworking, and electricity fundamentals are the major fields of study in this course. In the 7th and 8th grades instruction is started so that the students are fairly well acquainted with the course upon entering high school. For metalworking, a new 18 roll forming machine was added. The upper classes spent a day touring Granite City Steel when it had open house. JOSEPH J. PIERON,

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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

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Under the able direction of Mr. Don Sexton, the NACHS band has had the privilege of getting acquainted with many types of music, such as marches, popular music, and classical. During the summer, the band marched at various parades in and around New Athens. All band members attended summer band which was climaxed with a swimming party. After school started, the students began to make plans for the fall, Christmas, and spring concerts. Also during the spring, is contest time. Much time is spent in preparation for the district and state contests. Playing for the basketball games is enjoyed by band members and fans. The band members work hard at all these activities, but have a lot of fun doing it. £,ducatto«uzl, ‘rtycvtci 02t vi6 — Mr. Sexton helps Jim Feurer with a difficult passage in Heat Lightning, one of the pieces for the fall concert ... Is band always like this on Monday morning? . . . Don D. Sexton, B. M. E. . . . Mr. Sexton plays the first part, while Barb Nuernberger, Sondra Schopfer, and Lois Muench provide the harmony ... In his leisure time, Mr. Sexton enjoys playing the piano.