Castro Valley High School - Laconian Yearbook (Castro Valley, CA)

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Their Skills We Win. w-.t . an K g. AL Nuneskeep busy on a rainy day in Horticulture. During the second semester of Mechanical Drawing, Jim Rees a Junior, tackles a working-parts problem. MV. McEneany explains the functions of a V-8 engine to one of his Showing one of the. many interesting projects in Autoshop classes. Woodshop, Chal Supwzzo works on his barrel-chair. 4l

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Students Sho I Larry Brown solders some wires for his project in Electricity l-2. Many Spartans are interested in the In- dustrial Arts as training for such future oc- cupations as electricity, forestry, and carpentry. Others, however, are simply interested in supplementing their general knowledge. There are a wide variety of subjects from which to choose. Courses offered are Wood Shop, Electronics, Radio, General Metals, Art Metals, Auto Shop, Mechanical Drawing, Horticulture, Forestry, Shop Service, and Land Design. All liking to work with their hands, the projects made by these students are displayed in exhibits around the school and state. The course in greatest demand is Mechanical Drawing in which students review math, take up freehand sketching, orthographic projection, geometric problems, blueprint reading, use and care of instruments, sectional drawing and auxiliary views. Art Metals involves selection, design, and construction of objects made of brass, copper, aluminum, and nickel silver. Work in plastics for home and personal use is also done. This course develops interest for craftsman- ship and industrial applications of metal work with trial applications of metal work with copper enameling and tooling, etching of metal and soldering. Auto Shop includes the principles of the internal combustion engine-- its functions, operation, and maintenance. More advanced courses go into actual analysis and rebuilding of engines and operation and repair of power train and electrical systems. General Metals includes a wide variety of metal work using simple tools and processes. Class discussions and problems, demonstrations, reference reading and special studies afford experiences that assure growth in knowledge and under- standing of the technical information as well as skills. Landscape Design provides an opportunity to work with tools in the garden area, to pro- pagate plants in the green house, and to create and prepare landscape designs. Many of the skills acquired by the students in these classes will prepare them for the future. Dennis Balletto, Steve McDonald Steve Kostal uses the jointer in Woodshop 4 -7.

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Mrs. Larmuseau has Dorothy Weame demonstrate the proper way to feed a baby in her Child Care Unit. Mrs. Morris keeps her sewing room buzzing. MIRIAM TOTH GWENDOLYN CURRAN DOROTHY LARMUSEAU Marshia Rutherford, Deanna Caskey, and Isabel Chavez show offtheir projects proudly. JUNE MORRIS Girls with all different futures and goals in life make up Castro Valley's H o m e m a k i n g classes. Whether composed of college prep, business majors, or homemaking majors, classes are always made up of girls eager with the natural desire of learn- ing to cook and sew. Ranging in difficulty, detail and skill, cook- ing and sewing are the basic subjects taught in all four years of homemaking. In addition each level goes into other areas in- cluding home nursing in the sophomore year, interior dec- orating and child care in the junior year, and family relations, money management, and general review of the past three years in the senior. By working on indivi- dual, as well as group projects the girls learn by the best, and in this case the only reliable method-- e Xp e r i e n c e. Always learning and constantly busy, they begin to understand the in- volved, and not always so simple life of a homemaker.