Bentonville High School - Tiger Yearbook (Bentonville, AR)

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VETERANS TRAINING ON THE JOB On February 14, 1946, the first class in related training for veterans training on the job met at the Bentonville High School. During this two year period more than two hundred veterans have enrolled under this training program. Forty-two were on roll at the first of the program, but during this time the program has maintained an average enrollment of seventy-five veterans.As time goes on some drop off the program, new ones enter, and others complete their period of training. All the trades and industries are represented in this training program-mechanics, electricians, plumbers, salesmans in the distributive fields, insurance, real estate, and banking. Every phase of business is involved in giving this training to the veterans program. 'Four hours a week are spent in related work, under the supervision of teachers in Law, Carpentry, Blue Print Reading, Mechanics, Electricity, Business English, Business Math, Bookkeeping, and Salesmanship. Other courses are added or discontinued as the need arises. INSTRUCTORSS - Mrs. W. B. Boyd-Supervisor of Related Work. Mrs. J. H. Carithers-Business Math, Business English, Bookkeeping, Salesman- ship. r Mr. Floyd Rees-Law. Mr. Lloyd Eyer-Carpentryj Blue Print Reading, Mechanical Drawing. Mr. Charles Proctor-Mechanics, Electricity. Pictures of classes and instructors were not available.

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'VJ Q VETERAN CLASSES Pictures of the four other classes were not available. The Bentonville High school has been operating a veteran's agriculture program for the past 20 months. The school now has 156 veterans enrolled in this program. Seven instructors give the veterans comprehensive class instruction in agriculture, to- gether with actual work on the farm. This helps the veteran farmer to become estab- lished in a worthwhile farming program, which will provide him with a favorable en- vironment, and a knowledge of how to farm successfully through training to become a successful farm operator. Instructors, Left to Right: james C. Boyd, Vocational Agriculture Instructorg As sistant Agriculture Instructors: Olen J. Webb, Dilford Hutchens, Lloyd E. Eyer, Wm T. Carroll, Carl Hutchens. Instructors not shown: W. R. Terry and Robert E. Russell.

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FUTURE HOMEMAKERS OF AMERICA Back Row: Hazel McCurdy, Phyllis Logue, Donna Jo Holly, Janice Roberts, Betty Sandwell, Julia Harrison, Ola Mae Bland, Ellen Featherstonl Marie Woods. Sue Law- son. Caroline Gordon, Marianna Grammer. Second Row: Miss Drummond, Helen Brewer, Emma Lee Boyd, Vonna Lu Sher- man, Sue Johnston, Mary Ellen Joses, Joyce Wheeler, Kathyrn Crouse, Beulah Sooter, Patsy Yates, Kathleen Walker, Jo Ella Moody, Jo Ann Crouch, Doris Dean Cash. Bottom Row: Rose Whitcomb, Mary Lou Boren, Donna Mae Holt, Sue Kehmeier, Rosa Sullivan, Margaret Doerge, Della Mae Cawood, Donna Steepro, Edna Louise Begley, Jaxine Sherman. ACTIVITIES OF THE F. H. A. October- In charge of serving lunch to the 5,000 guests of the Kraft Cheese Plant open house. November+Served Boy Scout Banquet sponsored by P. T. A, Served Thanksgiving luncheon to Faculty. January-Served Chamber of Commerce banquet sponsored by P. T. A. February-Served third year Home Ec. girls buffet luncheon. March-Served high school faculty a St. Patricks Day luncheon.