Albert Lea High School - Tiger (Albert Lea, MN)

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trical appliances, foods and other household items. The Home Economists Learn Domestioity Dealing with problems and situations of family living and upkeep of the home were a few of the things studied in home economics. Knowledge acquired in this course will prove valuable in the future as these young homemakers start to build their own homes. Planning wardrobes and future homes, studying home furnishings and developing sewing skills were the highlights of the first semester. Each student picked out a pattern and material of her choice and undertook the job of sewing an article of clothing for herself. The second semester was spent on baby and child care, family life and cooking. New foods were tried and old ones were revised. Special emphasis was on meats and salads. The girls studied digestion, the buy- Loneng Bqnovetz Phyllis Hostage: ing of food on a budget and the care and use of elec- Home Economics 11, 12 General Home Economics Home Visitation Home Visitation girls also studied synthetics, rugs, coloring of rooms and many other things that will prove valuable when they are confronted with the problems of interior decor- rations of their own homes. Senior girls had an opportunity to make either a coat, suit or dress using winter fabrics. Besides sewing they studied types, kinds and colors and the ways of choos- lnq CICCQQSSOUGS' They planned lhfslf Spnnq wardrobes' KAREN MATHEWS and Suzanne Helqeson diligently worked on their first dressmaking feats as part of their sewing course. CONCOCTING SOMETHING undoubtedly de1iciuse. were Barbara Hegland and Karen Meixell as they undertook their cooking assignment for the day. CONSTRUCTING CHRISTMAS TREES of toothpicks and cork balls and spray painting them various pastels were the tasks of Mary Vig and Sandra Bergo. Page 25

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Russell Esson Earl Iacobsen Electricity Industrial Drawing Aeronautics Photography Adviser To gain practical experience and basic technical knowledge, many students enrolled in some of the various industrial arts classes offered at Albert Lea. The industrial arts courses were divided into four general areas. One of these, aimed at developing technical skills, was instructed by Mr. Earl lacobsen, and included machine drawing, blue print reading and shop mathematics and architectural drawing. Metals, a one semester course in basic metal work- ing, served as a pre-requisite for Vocational Machine Shop I, and was open to all senior high students. luniors who progressed satisfactorily through the first course in vocational machine shop were allowed to take a second year of it as seniors. These courses in metalworking were instructed by Mr. Linus Siefert. Electricity and basic electronics, delving into the world of radio and television, were taught by Mr. Rus- sell Esson. Through the course in aeronautics, students learned the principles of flight and navigation. Mr. Sydney Schwartz headed the classes in wood- working. ln the basic course of machine woodworking, any senior high student was given an opportunity to learn safe and proper use of the tools used by an exper- ienced craftsman. Upperclassmen were permitted to learn the many aspects of cabinet-making, and exper- ienced seniors learned much about the trade through a practical course in carpentry. Linus Seifert Sydney Schwartz Metals Machine Woods Vocational Machine Shop Cabinet Making Sh P 'd V t' 1'I' g AS THEIR MACHINE SHOP project, Steven O'Neal, Gary Rupp, Gary CAREFUL MEASURING and calculating had to be considered before Nelson and Dennis Stoa constructed a motor scooter on which to ride. David Larsen could finish his architectural drawing assignment. If - Page 24 in

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Agriculture Studies Far-m Aspects Donald Paulson Agriculture 10, 11 Coordination and Home Visitation Future Farmers oi America Lowell Ross Agriculture 12 Farm Accounts Home Visitation Young Farmer Program LARRY LARSON, Gary Thompson, Charles Pererson and David Mor- reim admired a bronze bull. an FHA award. Page 26 LEARNING THE GROWING process of hybrid corn were Gary Thompson and David Morreim, pupils of Larry Larson. Helping to train the future owners and operators of America's largest single industry, farming, was the task of Mr. Donald Paulson and Mr. Lowell Ross, as they taught senior high boys correct farming practices. Aided by Mr. Paulson, the sophomores were taught the basic fundamentals of crop and livestock produc- tion. Many of them joined the Future Farmers of Amer- ica, composed of boys taking vocational agriculture. ln their junior year they devled more deeply into the areas of crop and livestock production and learned how to make a bigger profit by using the correct fertilizer. They also learned that by using soil conserva- tion they could keep valuable top soil from washing away, helping to alleviate a big farming problem. Skillfully supervised by Mr. Ross, the seniors dealt With more involved problems concerning the farm. lt was during this year that they dug more deeply into problems they had dealt With in their junior and soph- omore years. Another important part of the year, which Was the equivalent of a second year in any other course, was learning to keep accurate records.