Newton High School - Railroader Yearbook (Newton, KS)

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Manual Arts Students Develop Creative Skills Classes offered in Manual Arts were Mechanical Drawing I, II, and III, Transportation, Light Construction, Woods I, II, and III, and Woods and Crafts. These classes taught students how to work with their hands and to be creative. Mechanical Drawing I and II dealt with machine drawing, whereas Mechanical Drawing III students learned how to make architectural drawings. Mr. Maurice Benninga was the instructor. The many fields of transportation were dealt with in the Transportation class taught by Mr. Kenneth Franz. Mr. Frances Funk taught Light Construction and Woods I, II, and III. Light Construction allowed students to do complete lighting layouts in small buildings, Woods I and II students made woodworking projects while those in Woods III worked with cabinet type construction. Woods and Crafts with Mr. Darwin Berry as instructor taught students how to make craft-type materials dealing with the areas of manufacturing and construction. Mechanical Drawing III student Cary Johnson works on his house plans, while Ken Tilson and Brad Koehn give helpful suggestions. ,QMMWM Hdivdhwm- h fe-'feirzf -:fee He- M :fi -aeczflfiteefemvfvxee M 25 MANUAL ARTS DEPARTMENT: Darwin Berry, Francis Funk, Maurice Benninga, Kenneth Franz. Woodworking student David Smalley works hard on his project in order to finish in time. Transportation instructor Mr. Franz lectures to his students as they lis- ten attentively.

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Art Artistic Students Show Imagination. The Art I and Art II students spent time doing various types of art work. Some of the types of work included pen and ink sketches, oil painting, and acrylics. With the instructor, Mr. Larry Preston, the Art III students attended some art classes at Bethel College where they worked in conjunction with Mr. Paul Friesen, Mr. Mike Almanza, and Mr. Bob Regier, art in- structors at the college. Each student learned how to make pot- tery and to do various types of printmaking. One kind of pot- tery the Art III students learned to make was raku. Art III students visited the Stone Chimney, a shop where they could view other artists, work. Each student during the year also had his choice of the media of art he wished to work in, along with a few required projects. All three art classes participated in the La Vella Art Contest in February. Each student also displayed all his art work on his own special wall section in the art room. Many students partic- ipated in art contests during the year. A Concentrating on their work, Art III students Gary Steinkerchner and Ric Courtright prepare to add the finishing touches to their projects. 24 Art students Roxanne Helmer, joan Kirkpatrick, and Sharon Bryan work diligentlyon pen and ink sketches and water color paintings. ART DEPARTMENT: Larry Preston. Art III student, Mary Voth, carefully paints one of the many required projects of the year. -lg,-, W-

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Home Economics Girls Put Smiles on Children's Faces Home management students brought children to class in December for a party. They enter- tained these children by reading stories and play- ing with toys. Sondra Pieusser said, i'It's a real enjoyable class, one in which you can learn and have fun at the same timef, . The girls worked on a unit in which they planned their ideal wedding. They also made, their annual Christmas projects. Mrs. Cordon said, Two of the most original and attractive displays were a gingerbread nativity and a salt dough nativityf, Mrs. Evelyn Meushcke, Mrs. Midi Ewert, and Mrs. Marilyn jones, spoke to Clothing II students about fabrics, styles, and spinning. Mrs. jones gave a demonstration on a spinning wheel. The girls sewed garments of knit, wool, or tricot. At the beginning of the second semester they also studied about the line, color, and design of fab- rics. Different types of weaves and textures were also part of the unit. In addition to learning sew- ing basics and constructing some ofthe simpler garments such as skirts, dresses, blouses and jumpers, the Clothing I classes had units on good grooming. A Foods classes studied about meal preparation and cooked and served meals. For Christmas the girls made candies and cookies. In the spring they prepared and entertained at several teas. Units on nutrition, etiquette, and table settings were also studied. I Helping a child put together a puzzle, Irma Sandoval and Yvonne Schroeder participate in Home Management class. It was all part of their unit on child development. Films on the subjects were also viewed. ' HOME ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT: Mrs. Nancy Mei- rowsky, Mrs. Hazel Cordon, and Mrs. Maridene Akin. Hard at work in Clothing II class is Susan Dody, who is working industriously on a winter coat, trying to finish it by Christmas. Rita Monares, aide, watches her to make sure Susan does it right. One 'of the requirements for Clothing II was for each student at sometime during the year to make a garment using bound buttonholes. 26