Stanton County High School - Trojan Yearbook (Johnson, KS)

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Social Science And Business Ed. Mr. Staker points out the location of territories to the American History class. Mr. Staker, teacher of American History, World History, and Constitu- tion, discussed current events with his students and helped them try to solve the many problems involved in the world today. Besides teaching, Mr. Staker had the big job of being one of the senior class sponsors. Many of the interesting peculiari- ties of the world were revealed to the Sociology and International Relations students under the instruction of Mr. Herndon. In Sociology, an unusual study was made of a teen-age girl who had been raised by a wolf pack. Coach Ogletree, teacher of eco- nomics, typing, and shorthand, spent many hours listening to the clicking sound of beginner typists. Coach, who transferred from Manter High School, was kept busy as a Freshman class sponsor by helping them adjust to the new life of high school. He was head Basketball coach. Many hours were spent by the Bookkeeping students as they tried to solve the difficulties that popped up during class while working in their workbooks. Mr. Vecera, principal, helped out by showing the future accountants how to make the debits equal the credits. These boys study International Relations with Mr. Herndon's guidance. Everyone concentrates in Mr. Ogletree's typing Beth Canny and Janice Fields have Mr. Vecera class, while trying to keep from making mistakes. help them balance a bookkeeping problem. 11

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Science, Math, And Home Ec. Coach Morris, teacher of General Science and also senior sponsor, had some interesting experiences with the freshmen this year. They did some dissecting and gave oral reports in class. He coached Cross Country, Track and was assistant Football coach. Mr. Downs, the sophomore spon- sor and new science teacher, taught Biology, chemistry, and physics. A big project in the biology class was the dissecting of a pig. Getting through the year without any explosions was felt to be a big triumph by the Chemistry students. This was Miss Jordan's first year of teaching. She taught Homemaking I, II, III and IV, teaching cooking, sew- ing, and home living in each class. Besides spending much time with her classes, she was kept busy with her task of sponsoring the Junior Class. Mr. Parks spent his days calcula- ting math problems. He taught algebra I and II, geometry, and trigonometry. As freshman class sponsor, he helped with the class treasury. Go ahead, Bobby, it won't bite! says Coach Morris during class. Miss Jordan helps Mary Sue Harmon and Roetta These senior boys enjoy solving the problems that Floyd with pattern layouts in Home Ec III. Mr. Parks assigns. 10

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P.E., Drivers Training, Shop Coach Ogletree's girls' P.E. class enjoys building Coach Morris umpires a boys' freshman P.E. class pyramids. baseball game. Coach Morris shows David Ford that it's what's under the hood that counts. Get it J-U-S-T right, Charles, says Coach Younger. Mr. Ogletree has kept the girls' P. E. class busy with basketball, track, gymnastics, and exercises. This was the first year that girls' physical edu- cation was used as a whole year-one credit course. The boys in the P. E. class stayed in shape with the help of Coach Morris. In adverse weather, the boys enjoyed doing gymnastics stunts in the gym. Coach Morris, known for his calm nerves, also conducts Driver's Training. Besides learning how to drive, the stu- dents learned different parts of the motor. Coach Younger, junior class spon- sor, was new here this year. He taught shop, woodworking, mechanical draw- ing, and crafts. He was head Football coach. 12