Medina High School - Mirror Yearbook (Medina, NY)

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HQMEMAKING Verna B. Gratrick Agnes Hornby, B.S. B.S. Home Economics Vocational Cafeteria Hom emaking The homemaking classes this year have been small but haven't been lacking in enthusiasm. Two big events were the Seventh Grade Open House and the Cherry Pie Contest. For the first, the seventh graders had a display of aprons they had completed. Refreshments were in charge of the Home Economics II class. Ethel Weber, a member of the sophomore class, was the winner of the local cherry pie contest. She competed in the County Contest at Albion High School the following week. Courses in this department include foods, clothing, textiles, and home management. The vocational homemaking students manage a two-room apartment in Central School. During the ear, each girl invited a teacher to luncl'1,in the Home Economics Department and planned, prepared, and served food to the guest. By individual study of our resources, projects, and reference reading, the agriculture student adapts the course to present day needs. For instance, the classes have made soil tests, mapped farms, and investigated and made credit state- ments for each farm of the boys that studied agriculture this year. Greater emphasis has been placed on agricul- tural resources in other nations of the world. The three classes have made a greater study of world agriculture. Members of the classes discuss various phases of their studies. Movies are shown to further instructions. The Future Farmers of America functions in co-ordination with this department, as in years past. This year the group participated in the Horticultural Show in Rochester, New York, January 16, winning twenty-six prizes and rib- bons and aggregating over 9548 in cash. Home Economics II girls prepare for the Cherry Pie Contest AGRICULTURE Edward A- Devlin Agriculture students look forward to the Horticulture Show in B-S- Rochester. Agriculture Vice-Principal 13

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THE FINE ARTS Art students work on individual projects. it leyl Q Almira Bryan H. Gilman Williams Junior High A.B., A.M. School Art High School Art Art courses aim to develop originality, creativeness and co-ordination of mind and hand by teaching basic principles of art and basic skills in handwork. Stress is put on the use of materials for handicraft for leisure time in order to keep active minds and bodies engaged in worth- while activities. During the fall, classes assisted in the preparation of the school exhibit for the 1947 Industrial Exposition. A practical phase of seventh grade art has been the planning of an original model home. Eighth grade students design and plan for the construction of ten different crafts: mask making, block printing, weaving, stenciling,puppetry, model making, enameling, plaster work, and jewelry. Pupils experiment with many different materials and lec niques or concentrate on a few. The Junior and the Senior Art Clubs carry out other projects. INDUSTRIAL ARTS lllr. Morse supervises lathe and drill press operations. lligh School industrial arts classes have worked on in- , dividual projects such as repairing furniture and preparing stage scenery for the Dramatic Club play. The depart- ment did the construction work for the school exhibit at the Industrial Exposition and for the Christmas assembly. The General Metals Class assembled a pipe line to bring compressed air from the boiler room into the Industrial Arts department. .lunior High students have made such articles as corner stands, plant stands, cookie cutters, and memo pads. Boys in the vocational machine shop are receiving in- structicn in the operation of lathes, milling machines, shapers, grinders, and drill presses. Print shop pupils work on the production of report cards, programs, and tickets for school functions. They print weekl over l000 copies of the school newspaper, The M.H.S. Flewed, Charles Brady William H. Matson Loyal P. Morse B.S. in Ed. B.S. B.S. in Ed. Printing, Shop lllanual Arts Vocational Shop

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HEALTH Miss Grant uses the new Woods Lamp in detecting ringworm. Edith L. Grant, Amelia Potote R.N. Dental Hygiene Health Health training and care are indispensable to the welfare of the student. Through the Health Department pupils learn to act quickly in emergencies, and to understand themselves and their needs. Ever student underwent a physical examination by tiie school physican, Dr, Donald MacDonnell, and had his teeth cleaned by Miss Amelia Potote, the dental hygienist. Audiometer tests also were given, and defects were reported to the pupils' parents. This year in an effort to check an epidemic of scalp ringworm, a W0od's Lamp for its detection was purchased, and all' heads in school were examined for this purpose. The Health Department strives to maintain a means by which students of the Medina Public Schools will be able to meet the situations of life with strong bodies and sane minds. PHYSICAL EDUCATION It's a basket! Someone scores in a boys' gym class. The need for physically as well as mentally fit young people in this unsettled post-war period is recognized by the Physical Education Depart- ment of M.H.S. Seasonal games were played in the Boys, Gym classes. These included football in the fall, bas- ketball during the winter, and baseball in the spring. In addition, there were volleyball, bowl- ing and boxing. Activities to promote the girls' physical fitness were volleyball, stunts, dancing. basketball, speedball, and soccer. These exercises were carried out by explanation, demonstration, and practice in squads. Knowledge and skill tests were given to determine each student's abilities in the various activities. During the last semester membership in the squads was based upon the results of the first semester's test. A f ,l a ., Q l f 9' David R. Parsons Eleanor H. Brown B.S. B.S. Physical Physical Education Education 14