Ottumwa High School - Argus Yearbook (Ottumwa, IA)

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Senior Jo Billings learns tho art of tho printer during her class at the Tech. Building. WOMEN Introduction 3

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You’ve Come A Long Way, Baby! The “Spirit of America salutes the women of the United States. Women play a very important role in America. There was a sharp increase in women employment in 1975-76. Many women lead the role of the families. Women are now equal to men. not in strength, but in ability. Women are now sharing the same responsibilities as men. Women not only have the right to vote but they are now being voted for. There are women in our U.S. Senate and House of Represen- tatives. Many people predict that there will be a woman governor before too long. Also, let’s take a look at our out- standing women in sports. For ex- ample: jockey Mary Bacon, golfer Carol Mann, skater Sheila Young, and tennis pro Billie Jean King. These are just a few of the many out- standing women athletes that have made their way into professional sports. The women in sports here in our own school are also outstanding. Women’s sports at OHS include basketball, track, swimming, and track. Not too long ago at our school, only men’s sports were played. The women in our school speak out. too. There are girls on our out- standing speech and debate teams. Also, there are more and more girls enrolled in the tech classes. Printing, mechanics, and the like were often 2 Introduction Jody Wilkinson is active in the sports program at OHS. Janet Larson spends many hours at the local Hy-Vee store. Rhonda Tarr is currently employed at Turgot. referred to as the boy’s classes. Women are becoming more educated to be more important peo- ple. There are many women doctors, lawyers, scientists, and engineers. The number of women in law is rapidly increasing every year. Many women are now entering our military services. The first woman general was commissioned May 15, 1970. Also, for the first time, women are now being admitted to the Air Force Academy in Colorado. Women have played a major role in the United States during 1975-76. Women will probably be making many more important steps as our world and economy develops.

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Bill Stewart carries many responsibilities at the local Hy-Vee store. Work Study Programs at OHS are on the grow. This year alone there are 160 students involved in the four co-op programs. The Office Education Association provides jobs in office related occupations. It in- volves secretarial and clerical types of occupations. The co-ordinator of this program is Miss Deb Houston. DECA (Distributive Educational Clubs of America), under the guidance of Mr. Mike Thies. trains students to be a part of the world of marketing. DECA has been in opera- tion since 1946. VICA (Vocational Industrial Clubs of America) offers jobs and training to students interested in trade, industrial, health, and technical areas in our community. It is directed by Mr. Frank Fleagle. The newest co-op program at OHS is HERO (Home Economics Related Occupations). With it's co- ordinator. Mrs. Connie Helgerson. HERO involves students whose in- terests lie Home Economical related areas. The co-op programs consist of teamwork between four main groups Perry Thostcnson arranges the clothing racks. Doug Hoskins displays his merchandise at Poling's. of people: Students. Co-ordinator, Parents, and Job Supervisors. Together they work to make the in- dividual students’ placement a worthwhile learning experience. All the Vocational Programs in- volve three main phases: 1. Classroom-This involves the students instruction in skills, at- titudes. and knowledge that aid him in the working world. 2. On the job training-The student is placed into the business community on a part- time basis. There, the skills he has ob- tained are put to actual use. 3. Co-op 4 Introduction Cindi Copple is currently employed in the OHS library.