Martinsville High School - Artesian Yearbook (Martinsville, IN)

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china cabinet, electric guitar, cedar chests Junior Rex LaMar and seniors Charles Leitzman, Jim Owens, and Gary Steinway put the finishing touches of paint on a car they tore down and rebuilt in Mr. F. Bruce McNeills auto shop class. They used the original parts with a few new ones in repairing the car. The boys in the auto classes also brought in their own cars for the classes to do repair work on. 15

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Where do I go from here? seems to be senior Tom Watson ' s thought OS he studies the directions for making a radio. He worked on the project in Mr. Ronald Adamson ' s second hour electricity class. Woodshop students make Seniors Nancy Neol and Maureen Davee work in Mr. John Mann ' s first hour drafting class. They, Brenda Goss and sopho- more Leonna Houchin were the only girls who took architectural drafting this year. Junior Larry Thocker polishes the mahogany electric guitar he made in Mr. Paul Brooks second year woodshop class. He used electrical parts and a fingerboard from an old guitar. Woodshop students had a variety of projects to choose from, including cedar chests, coffee tables, candle holders, bookshelves, crossbows, lamps, and signs. Tv o second year woodworking students made special projects of their own. Junior Larry Thacker made an electric guitar in 18 weeks. Senior Mike Brown worked on a five-foot, nine-inch china cabi- net made of fir. Mike completed it in 23 weeks and spent $30 on it. According to Mr. Paul Brooks, woodshop instructor, the retail price of a com- parable piece of furniture in a store would be be- tween $75 and $100. Boys were not the only ones who studied archi- tectural drafting as four girls also took the course. Boys in electric shop learned the basics of elec- tricity and did repair work for other classes. They could often be seen mending headphones and mic- rophones that were used in the Spanish lab. Mechanics classes tore down a car and rebuilt the engine using the parts which they had. 14

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. m0 Voting for class officers was a new experience for fresh- men as they chose their sophomore officers David Naugle uses the knowledge he gained in citizenship on voting procedure in making his choice. Presenting panels, giving news broadcast part Mrs. Frankie Bailey, U. S. his- tory instructor, and student teacher Mr. James Miller look on as members of a seventh period panel discussion share their findings on slavery issues in the U. S. from 1830 to 1860. 16