Cobre High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Bayard, NM)

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Prepare Students For Future Occupations • ' y-fK Av ' ftfe Mr. William Crav Learning all the safetv rules is a ma- jor factor in the general shop, car- pentry and woodwork classes, it the boys are to work efficiently. After the first six weeks of school, with this knowledge behind them, they start working on their selected projects. The students in woodwoik use hand tools, the power saw, and other power equipment to accomplish their projects. They construct such useful things as desks, tables, shelves and other wooden articles. The students taking general shop do all sorts of repair jobs, build fee- ders, and do other welding jobs. This year, Mr. Fred Tillman taught botli general shop and wood- work. Mr. William Gray also taught two courses, which were woodwork and carpentry. General shop was taught also by Mr. Dwight Houston. During his carpentry class, Ray Baca helps construct a ticket booth for the football Homecoming game. Gabriel Chanez. Joe Chavira. Riibcn Facio, Joh.uiy uesada. and Ralph Delgado work on the talile a in wooduork.

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Selective Training In Vocational Courses In the crafts classes the students deal mainlv with leather, and in the latter part of the year they work with clay. At the beginning of the year they study the sketches or drawings show- ing them how the stamping and lac- ing work is done. The students then have their choice of doing certain leather articles such as coin purses, cai-d holders, cigarette holders, key ca.ses, belts, moccasins, etc. During the year, the students en- rolled in art do orthographic projects which help them understand blue print reading and other works of drawing and design. Crafts, this year, was taught by Mr. Charles Moore and Mr. Darwin Bleak. Mr. Fred Tillman and Mr. Charles Moore taught art. Tonv Udero, limmv Hernanadez, aiul Rickv Enriquez listen to an explanation by Mr. Moore. .Mr f:llarle Moore Wiley Connell, Dana Fortenberr and Kim ' lieatherli - cast a belt Inickle

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Tony I ' dero gives the engine a performance test, while Arthur Duarte and Jerrv Silva check over the eng Auto Mechanics: Skill For The Future In the auto mechanics class Mr. French instructs his students in the construction of various automobiles. He teaches how every part is made and its function in the automobile. The students are taught how to re- pair cars that are not working. So while going to school they are also acquiring a special skill, that they can use when they leave highschool. Jimmy Rich aiid RaMiioiid Delgado. with an interested bystander, weld a lieam together.