Salem High School - Quaker Yearbook (Salem, OH)

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FIRST YEAR woodworkers Paul Kerr, George Segoila, Ronnie Wilson and Larry Heddleson concentrate on planing, a fun- damental of wood industry that students must master be- fore tackling projects. Superior facilities provide vocational training Utilizing the modern facilities of SHS's voca- tional arts department, students learn first-hand the practical applications of their courses. Up-to-date electric typewriters, calculators, and dictaphones simplify and expedite the secretarial tasks of commercial students. Keeping accurate journals, balance sheets, and prolit-and-loss ac- counts initiate bookkeeping students into the world of finance. Seniors not planning to go to college find dis- tributive education and salesmanship invaluable. Knowledge in the classroom, supplemented by on- the-job training, increases students’ selling and merchandising skills. Amid the buzzing and whirring of machines boys learn fundamentals of woodworking and metal arts. Salem High takes pride in having a greater variety of industrial machines than any other high school in this area. Potential engineers and draftsmen learn mechanical drawing, the art of graphic rep- resentation, a skill basic to all industry. Taste-bud tingling aromas emanate from the kitchens of the foods classes where girls prepare tasty and nutritious meals. Home He 111 provides a basic knowledge of homemaking skills and child care, and Home Ec IV teaches advanced sewing, dinner planning and preparation, and etiquette. 16

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ARRANGED in the shape of an S, the band plays the alma numerous musical opportunities, both instrumental and mater while senior members receive recognition. SHS offers choral, which provide valuable training and fun. Art, music encourage cultural growth, creativity CREATING A MOSAIC, David Izenour artistically lays tile. Art students worked on projects varying from sculpture to ceramics to oils. Music and art stimulate originalty, self-expres- sion, and creative enjoyment. Salem High’s three choirs provide singing op- portunities for any interested student. Instrumen- talists can acquire perfection and music apprecia- tion in the band, both a marching and a concert- izing organization. Principles of design, perspective, and color are developed in a four-year art curriculum which stresses new and varied forms of expression. In a nation founded upon the individual, SHS’s cultural activities fulfill a basic need. A CHEERFUL, well-lighted room provides creative atmos- phere for artist Jack Sweet as he puts a final dab on hfs latest painting, a landscape in the style of Van Gogh. 15

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GAINING SKILLS for business careers in the future, seniors Gretchen Shoop, Georgianna Wukotich, Marilyn Stratton, Marsha Thomson and Nancy Ward beat the buttons on electrical calcu- lating machines as part of their advanc- ed course in office training. for future secretaries, homemakers technicians IN PREPARATION for the day when they will manage their own homes, girls in homemaking classes learn valuable skills in cooking, sewing, housekeeping. A CALL FOR HELP on a difficult problem brings mechanical drawing instructor Raymond Knight to the side of student Herb Stanyard, 17