Carlyle High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Carlyle, IL)

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0 0 O Vocational Ag. I boys look over a list of questions which will better help them keep their record books. and the farm VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE ln the study of vocational agriculture, students learn new and better farming meth- ods. The quality of different grains and soils are studied. The boys test their skills and broaden their viewpoints by entering judging and public speaking contests. By dismantling machinery in class, they be- come better acquainted with farm mechan- ics and the maintenance of farm equipment Throughout the year supervised farm record books are kept. Frequently farm pamphlets are received from Carbondale for study and further analysis. By scientific study of farm- ing, students learn how to increase prosperity through better farming methods. Benny Von Burg and LaVerne Debatin use shop welding equipment. Advanced Ag. boys look over the wide variety of tools available to them in the shop.

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llutihlcllllllglllllg These first year Industrial Arts Students are learning the fundamentals of metal- working. Blueprint reading and the making of working drawings are experienced by the students enrolled in first year Industrial Arts Class. INDUSTRIAL ARTS To become better prepared for the future, a great many of the boys of C.H.S. take Industrial Arts. Industrial Arts I helps these boys become accustomed to the general use of the tools in the shop. It also helps them to learn how to repair minor things in their homes. Industrial Arts II, III, and IV break down the course into detailed classes. These classes of metal-working, drafting, wood- working, and electricity help the students to become specialized in the afore-men- tioned areas. or in rurstfpiny .. Q .. Senior Industrial Arts students Ray Gray, Jackie Linton, Russ Knutt, and Ron Adams prepare to work on their woodworking projects,

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Over 90070 of the students at C.l-I.S. take typing. These four Iunior girls demonstrate this popular elective. ruisiiness Education These three office practice students are preparing themselves for future secretarial work. Jane Edwards is transcribing on a Dictaphone, while Opal Boeker and Karen Gambill study letter forms. tg. BUSINESS EDUCATION Approximately two-thirds of the student body enroll each year in one or more busi- ness subjects. The Business Education De- partment instructs in the basic secretarial and clerical skills of typing, filing, short- hand, business machines, bookkeeping, and office practice. Instruction also includes for some students, a general background in banking, insurance, credit, social security, and taxation. Students majoring in business receive special training which prepares them for a job upon graduation. Many students receive valuable work ex- perience while attending school by working in the office. at popiut are eileetfzive C, 0 0 Gary, Wes, and Bernice are displaying their knowledge of bookkeeping and accounting. n is f J' '..f 1:,f3'f' ' K