Kokomo High School - Sargasso Yearbook (Kokomo, IN)

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ji HCDME ECCNOMICS The home economics department with Miss Chestina Xlilliams as di- rector has adapted its courses this year to war- time conditions. The girls in the home nurs- ing classes completed the standard Red Cross home nursing course and received their certi- ficates. Miss liarbara Schwartz, school nurse, gave instruction in ac- tual nursing practice. A group of senior boys proved that home economics is not all for girls. Their studies were planned to help them in the immediate future as many of them will he entering the a rm e fl forces. The home manage- ment class, under the di- rection of llliss Helen Marley, who also man- ages the cafeteria, con' ducted classes in the ac- tual work of upholster- ing and finishing furni- ture. These special classes were in addition to the regular cooking and sew- ing classes whose work also was made to fit present-day conditions. Top: A stitch in time saves nine, say K. H. S. seamstress- es. Middle: Home Economics class- es get training in nursing. Bottom: Miss Chestina Wil- liams discusses the food value of canned food with Miss Ber- nice Doody, Mrs. Lawrence Rumbaugh, and Miss Helen Marley. Page 20

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You look to the Voca- tional department to train skilled workers to operate the machines that make weapons for war and the modern equipment for the peace to come. The vocational depart- ment, under Mr. Flee- nor's direction, is made up of drafting, radio, printing, woodshop, re- lated mathematics, ma- chine shop, and auto mechanics. ln these courses you learn the proper methods of pre- cision workmanship, how to use an oscilloscope, how to run a milling ma- chine. the proper use of many drawing instru- ments. and niyriads of other highly skilled op- erations. An addition to Ha- worth Gym provided needed space for an in- tensified welding pro- gram. XYith machinery in the combined shops w o r t h approximately 336000, li. H. S. is do- ing its best to prepare you for the future. Top: Mr. Ray Newlon demon- strates proper lrnurling to Mr. Virgil Fleenor, Mr. Lawrence Rumbaugh, Mr. George Hart- mann, Mr. Everett Mason and Mr. Ray Harrison, while Mr. Ralph Miller checks microm- eters and Mr. Chester Thomp- son, Mr. Rex Clingenpeel and Mrs. Fred Meinzer consult a blueprint. Middle: Printing teaches good coordination. Bottom: Boys in the shop class use a plane. Page 21 VOCATIQNAL