Greenfield High School - Tiger Tales Yearbook (Greenfield, IA)

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EDUCATION Vocahonal Agrncultu re ln vocational agriculture courses Future Farmers of America are able to start learning good farming practices while still youna Emphasis was placed on animal husbandry dur ing the Freshman year Classroom discussions became practical as Freshmen kept record books of their animal projects Sophomores studied crop production while the upperclass men stressed farm management A special televised farm management program from Iowa State College was viewed daily for a week by the agri culture students Boys are chal lenged by this call of the land and some day will make their fields rich with life giving foods and their stock will be champion results Ted Robinson holds Dean Miner s ani Rxchar l Dickey s full attention as he points out the parts of the cow Eddie Christensen Frank Murphy and Darrell Jameson receive instructx from Mr R1 by Q f. Q OHS Industrial Arts Students in industrial arts take great pride in their projects Fresh- man year is devoted to exploring each section of the shop - - - woodworking, metal, leathercraft and mechanical drawing Seniors are encouraged to specialize in one particular area Smoke rolling out the door and the motor chugging along mark the suc- cess of boys in the auto mechanics division. Although weldinv occupies much of the time of the farm boys, many find their skill at intricate de- signs hammered in leather hides. Each spring this department holds an open house and displays the finished cedar chests, cabinets, desks, lamps and other projects completed during the year.

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7 X-ms T own I JR pgVCR Q-q is ul f 5 TOP Phylhs St xrriw La xra Lee Gznfvery and Vlrpxma Rxdler enjoy playmg w1th sturfefl ammals they created flurmg the toy umt m If reshman home eco nomxcs MIDDLE A sweeper rlemonstratlon ms pxven by Nancy Parrlsh and Charlene McLuen for future homemakers BOTTOM Concentratmg hard IS Kezth Mueller whxle he dwulpes xn dellcate weldxn work VCDCATIONAL Home Economics Knowledfve learned 1n home economlc classes Greatly a1d the 011-l who plans to have a home of her own No longer are there the trad1t1onal Cl1V1S1OHS of cooklng and sewmv Umts 1D ch1na, s11verware, furnlture, and ch1ld care are a few that broaden the future homemaker Fresh man gurls were 1mpressed by the many Clever an1ma1s created by them durlng the1r unlt of ch1ldren's toys and books Sen1or homemakmfw glrls chmaxed thelr semester of cookmg by stagxrg a well prepared baked ham d1nner topped w1th homemade ICS cream M 1th the proper attltude and knowledge keeplng house can be very sat1sfy1ng for the homemaker qs g, x

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TYPING A -I JUNIOR BUSINESS BOOKKEEPING SHORTHAND lu Ile Meisen em er eeps the lass posted on large in SECRE TARIAL PRACTICE Though an individual does not plan to be a secretary, courses in the commercial depart- ment have a practical application in other fields of study. A semester of typing taken by the- majority of the students improve greatly the penmanship found on most term papers and reports. One of the best foreign languages to use in writing f?l notes is shorthand as practiced by the private secretaries. If the future busi- ness world needs bookkeepers, Greenfield Seniors are sure to fill the bill. They are experts now in finding lost pennies in the ledger even without the aid of adding machines. Students of secretarial practice received training in all the duties of office workers except practical experience in humoring the boss. LOWER LE!- I': The typing I class found it surprising that Underwood machines make mistakes. LOWER RIGHT: Mr. Doose teaches Shirley Mulhern correct tec iniques in mimeographing programs. , rgt. V -if