James River High School - Kanawhan Yearbook (Buchanan, VA)

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Basic to Life The proper method of removing hot bread from a pan was demonstrated here by Bertha White. Mrs. Deisher showed the girls in her Home-Economics class one of the many types of material they would work with. Miss Eleanor Starke from the Virginia Electric Power Company demonstrated proper lighting techniques. •JO

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Homemaking Was David Barger and Gary Simpson cut their prize-winning pie so that they might share it with the Home Economics boys. Despite the fact that modern society tends to buy prepared foods and purchase ready-made clothing, a knowledge of homemaking prepares a young woman for an unavoidable part of her future. Students, exposed to the many areas of Home Economics, realize the unlimited scope of this field. In the process of studying child de- velopment, food preparation, clothing construc- tion, housing, and home decorating, the future homemaker discovers potential ability and feels a sense of accomplishment as she develops her idea into a finished product. Valuable knowledge and experience acquired in the department can be applied throughout life. Carolyn Woodson, Lynne Bryant, Kitty Burgess, Donna Boblett, Judy Ruble and several other senior girls prepared a Christmas dinner with all the trimmings. Jeannette Giles modeled the evening dress she made tor the fashion show. 38

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Skill Was Gained by Forests have been leveled and animals have been overcome with implements that are products of man ' s thought, but constructive thought is a by-product of knowledge. Knowledge is the beginning and end of all progress, for every worthwhile advance is begun by the col- lection of known information, continued by the application of this information, and completed with the acquisition of a new understanding, an understanding that will, eventually, become accepted as knowledge. If man is to continue to pro- gress he must temper his one unique weapon— his mind— with knowledge. Through the guidance of Mr. S. B. Mc- Ghee and Mr. Price, the vocational stu- dents gain practical skills and knowledge that will be useful in the coming years. Mr. S. B. McGhee, Vocational Agriculture Instructor Industrial Arts, taught by Mr. Price, is one of the many facets of the vocational program at James River.