Bell High School - Eagle Yearbook (Bell, CA)

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'I, l ' Because most of the girls in a school like Bell have homemaking and becoming good wives and mothers as their highest aims. the home economics department of the school is of the utmost importance. Not only must the girls become skilled in the arts of cooking and sewing. but they must also know how to make a home beautiful and to keep themselves attractive to their family and friends. ' With these facts in mind, Bell has been supplied with modern cooking equipment, light. airy, sewing rooms, and has organized a crafts class for those girls who want to learn to beautify their homes and surroundings. UA still more recent addition has been the beauty culture room where modern beauty care is taught to those who desire to know more about keeping themselves and others attractive. ' Success of the department is shown in delicious luncheons. attractive style shows, and neater ap- pearances oF the girls of Bell. Nineteen

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is sf 1' -if q x ..,. , QL ' The boys of today make the men of tomorrow. With this idea in mind, the boys of Bell are receiving excellent trainfng in the shops, of which there are six: print shop, wood shop, auto shop, electrical shop, mechanical drafting, and metal shop. ' A general auto repairing course is given all boys interested in automobiles, and they are allowed to bring in their own cars and use the school machinery and tools to repair them with for experience. ' ln the woodshop they are taught mainly how to use the tools skillfully and care 'ully and are able to make useful household furni- ture for only the price of the wood. ' The general basic facts of architecture and construction are taught in the mechanical drafting where boys are shown how to draw blue prints for houses, machines, and boats. The newest shop is the metal shop which has been in existence only two years. -fgzfiw .tfixfglf 7 Eighteen

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rf- f,f v .'f' ,,,a' 1,f' I .1 ,fff . X, QI ' -,,1. .1-- , l ' More and more historians of today are realizing that a thorough knowledge of the past is the best way to provide for the future. They also believe that early train- ing for adult troubles and trials will make the best citizens of tomorrow. ' With these ideas in mind, students of Bell are receiving extensive training in history and government in social studies classes as well as an early training in the problems they will have to face after grailuation in the comparatively new Senior problems classes. ' Thorough training in English literature, composition and debate are offered, and actual experience in using the principles learned is given to those students who are privileged to worl-L on the school paper. The correct pronunciation of words and the ability to, put acrosri ideas to listening audiences are taught in the debate classes. Experience gained in these classes is useful throughout the entire lives of the students. Twenty