Haltom High School - Buffalo Yearbook (Haltom City, TX)

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First safety, then basics 'Wood project display encourages quality, ' Mr. Hurley said. Working with their hands and then using many different types of tools helped the students in shop to shape and mold many projects. Craft students made billfolds, belts and purses for themselves, parents and friends. First basic floral carving and project assembly was taught the first semester, and students undertook making projects. Students in my class I feel enjoy working with their hands or are just in- terested in the many ways which items can be made from leather, Mr. David McGee remarked. Mr. McGee also instructed students in metal shop, where students used both gas and arc-welding, Some of the students move on to work with metal for industrial companies. Wood and steel met head on in Mr. John Hurley's wood shop classes. A waterbed, end tables, buffet, bookcases were among the items displayed in the East Gym for the public to view. 'tThe students felt this helped them to feel successful and become admired by their fellow students. I felt it helped them to produce quality in the work and to take pride in it, Mr. Hurley commented.l 1 ffi . -X.. .-L - 'J 3 's I G S -Q .... Y ii X R f is S G 1 M W R ' ft' Q X X Wx H5 A A 3 ,M it 7 Exact calculations are needed as Keith Honea trims a piece of wood for his project. Taking time out to have his blood pressure checked, Mr. David McGee teaches a variety of industrial arts classes, including a one-hour drafting class. M... Q. SHOPS

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SHOPS Welding metal to wood, Charles Manning finishes his task before Jimmy Spear starts. Using safety techniques by wearing goggles, Monty Criswell sands a board for his project. Terry Dale tightens the screws on a stool. 1 ,iii ..,.a..-5' -as

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Grooming kits for prisoners Trip to Cloth World adds to seamstresses' instruction Dividing the Home Economics classes into six categories enabled Mrs. Billie Sommermeyer to teach I-lomemaking I, II, III, and Child Development, and Mrs. Sarah Gomez to teach Home Management and Home and Family Living. The classes often combined to work on group projects and also worked with the Future Homemakers of America on many activities. L'We are trying to do all we can to publicize the good points of Haltom, Mrs. Sommermeyer said. Women from various organizations spoke to Mrs. Sommermeyer's classes. Mrs. Paula Brooks spoke to the clothing classes on communications and public relations. Also, Janet Snow, a teacher at Texas Christian University, told of the book she was writing on college clothing courses. The Child Development classes listened to childbirth speakers, Gladys Sewell, Sarah Forsythe, and Valla Peka. Mrs. Peka, a speaker from the Tarrant County Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Center, described the affects of alcohol on the unborn child. To add to their instruction the classes took many field trips. Touring a cotton shop, the clothing classes learned the correct fabric for patterns and then went to Cloth World where they browsed through a selection of materials. The Child Development classes visited the obstetric wing of Harris Hospital. They also toured two nursery schools where they observed the children's schedules, various age groups activities, their types of toys and the child's emotional and social development. A field trip taken by the foods classes consisted of comparing grocery store prices and viewing cuts of meat at a meat market. They were also given a demonstration of sweet rolls made in the school cafeteria. Sending a grooming kit to the Fort Worth jail was a beneficial project taken on by the classes of Mrs. Som- mermeyer. The kits consisted of per- sonal items, stamps, and pencils. Many other activities included a piz- za and skating party and exchanging secret pal gifts. lt was good to participate in a group, Mrs. Gomez said, it gives ex- perience in planning and organizing for the community. l HOME ECONOMICS 4 At a faculty Christmas luncheon in the workroom, Mrs. Billye Sommerrneyer, Mrs. Mary Atkins, Becky Gomez, and Mrs. Sarah Gomez enjoy the potluck dishes. Trimming thread after stitching a seam, Vicki Foote starts a blouse. S H Sr S S ? -M