Gregory High School - Gorilla Yearbook (Gregory, SD)

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Q'f-X-Zi, e 2 1 5 xw., f---- 3 -5, LII Ijj 'i u--. - K l .fx nAx'L1f': XX'X- . f 'x yi f 5tLJ'lf1,4f pix ,X IE: ,A A ff L 1 W-,li,Qx'y fri. 5, .544 3 I , .U 'X-X 4 ' 1,4 n e fl: P 4 nf? 1 f - Jef' ' 1 L !:22::L?iE:::g3qi7f!4?'yf' In thc SmithMHughes Agricultural Courses four-year course is offered to students particularly interested in any phase of Agriculture, ' Ag I and Ag II are taught every year, while AgII and Ag I are offered alternately, In the fir't year class, studentseretaught how to prepare the soil for seeding of crops, different methods of scedingponservation and study of soil, identification and ways of destroying noxious weeds. Two-fifths of their class time is spent in shop, learning to identify and use the various tools, cutting and fitting. Animal Husbandry is offered in AgII dealing with the different types of animals and diseases of these various animals.It also consists of studying rations for fatten- ing farm animals. This class spends approximately two- fifths of their time in shop. Each member of the class has some project to make during the year.A common project is a cabinet of some kind. Ag II taught this year, was a farm management class pertaining to the manfgement of farm business, practical farming, ways of improving farming conditions from the standpoint of cconomy,mmrketing farm products,and various other problems codcerned with farming. Dealing with Firm Mechanics the Ag IV clans studied the principal parts of farm machinery and theirfunctions. Three-fifths of their time was spent in shop,overhauling and studying motor parts of carsf tractors and various types ,gf .. Vlrp, its I ,LI-lg-inf5:.1'. Forty-nine

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p5 AX 525702 , .,---., ,, ,, C HOME ECONOMICS Home Economics is the science of homemnking in which the girls acquire the art of cooking, sewing and the mak- ing of a home. Consisting entirely of Freshman girls, the Home Economics classes were interested in proper etiquette, personal grooming, the girl herself, her home, family and community. Cooking was also taken up when breakfast and luncheons were prepared and served in the laboratory. Different materials, care and repair of clothing,and con- struction of the garment itself were additional units studied. The Home Economics II girls benefited by learningiie general management of a home, which covered food preser- vation. Practicnl experience was acquired through serv- ing of meals, principles of sewing, and the construction of various garments. . ' In all classes candy was made to buy improvementsfa' the Home Economics rooms, and to pay the expenses of the two girls representing Gregory High School in the Smith- Hughes Contest at Brookings, South Dakota, April 25,e 26. - This contest is to select the girls or schools with the highest rating through examinations.f Adeline Papousek and Pearl Reetz represented Gregory last year, ratingtmo seconds in the individual contests. Bonnelle Jewell,Emma Preslicka and Marion Soesbe as substitute represented the school this year. m With Marion Soesbe as president, the Future Homenakr' of America Glub.was reorganized last fall. The girls tak- ing Home Economics and those who have taken it are the only girls allowed to join. ' Many improvements have been made in the Home Econom- ics classroom and laboratory. New curtains and a complete dining room suite added much to the appearance. Three new Singer sewing machines added to the equipment of the Home Economics room and made the work of the department more effecient. , The Father and Son's Banquet of the F.F.A. division and a banquet for the Rosebud Division of the South Dakota High School Press Association were prepared and served by the second year class of girls. s Forty-eight

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Qpfel eff? 3 ? , w A R ...-.........-..---- ....,....-........... A- e -I , Fifteen boys attended the Brookings Stnte Judging Con- test. The crop judging team consisted of Freshmmibcys Silas Barton, Adolph Goeden,Msrvin Kucere and DueneBleke The Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry teams were made up of Sophomore boys. The poultry team, Vern Yenglin, Lyle Winkler and the Livestock tenm,Vernon Rubel,Orgene Pet- ersen end Charles Jensen both won excellent ratings.The Dairy team was made up of Dernld Johnson, EugenePetersen and Vernon Rubel. Ralph Palmer n member of the Ag III Class, president of the Junior class and F. F. A., won e State Fermerdqyee which is, indeed, n great honor as only twenty boys out of 2000 in the state receive this distinction. AllJen Rajewich and Jerry Whitley were delegates to the conventkn. Mr. Thue, Ag instructor felt very proudri'the boys,stnting that there was some reel competition at the contest. . COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT Two years of Typing and Shorthand, e semestercf Bus- iness Principles and of Bookkeeping, make up the commennnl subjects offered in G. H. S. The typing room is equqped with typewriters, changed every three years, end with mimeograph and mimeoscope. ' , , Mimeogrnphing is done for civic organizations aswell as tests, play programs and bills, and for other school requirements, affording experience to class members who expect to use such office machines when in businessfmploy. The Annual was produced by this method. A unit on personality development was added ssl e Shorthand II unit, and as s conclusion the members mebe f scrnpbooks featuring articles on personality which includ- ed speech, dress, health, appearance, and the vital impor- tance of the first impression. Practical experience was derived from outside dictation. Subscriptions to the Gregg Writer afforded excellent study for supplementary reading and gave opportunity for individuals to work for the Nation el Gregg awards, an incentive for further study and recog- nition for attaining Shorthand and Typing accomplishments. Typing records refchadj' new high this yenr with tho first yeer students typing sixty'Hords Q minute ntethe end of the fifth six Weeks, and e number typing fifty words and more. The seventy mark was reached by one person in the Typing II class. Inez and Pearl Reetz made the Typing I record and Helen O'Neill the Typing II record. Evelyn Chocholousek and Julie Petrik ran a close rece to Helen's record. ' , g 1 Fifty I I