Newton High School - Railroader Yearbook (Newton, KS)

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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

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Vocational Education New Equipment for Auto Mechanics New equipment was purchased for the Auto Mechanics classes. A dynonometer to measure horse power was an interesting and helpful device as were several new mounted engines. The instructors bugged the engines and students then ran tests to detect the problem so they could repair it. The students did hook work in the fall, while emphasis was on manual lahor in the spring. Attending judging contests of crops, livestock, and poultry highlighted the year for vocational agricultural students. The contests took them to Ark City, Hutchinson, and Kiowa. Each judging team consisted of eight students from the four classes. In March the Voc. Ag. students sponsored the annual South Central District Dairy Contest. A three hour course, Industrial Electrical Maintenance, teaches the students about electronic components. They learned the fundamentals of electronics and some repair and maintenance work. This spring the classes visited the KC 81 If power plant in Colwich. In machine shop the students learned to run standard machine tools ofthe metal cutting industry. The goal of this course is for each student leaving the class to he on the joh-entry level. CIT CCooperative Industrial Trainingl enalmles the high school student to attend school and also work during school hours. Working on an electric machine lathe in Vocation Machine Shop are jim Wit-be and Charles Kater. voC.xT1oNAI. ICD UCATION: 1:4-nv tts.r.l gg, Sehimpl. Iiddie.l7eYore. Wayne Lyon. Don Wiggins. and Cary Withrow, I ' iiii' flu-V r , i t . Welding is one of the new skills sophomole Danny McDowell learned in Vocational Agriculture class. x 9 . , , 'U