Rocky Ford High School - Le Cantaloupe Yearbook (Rocky Ford, CO)

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I LITERARY ART IN LEISURE HOURS Leisure hours are very rare to everyone who is in ischool, so if one has a leisure hour or two, he should use it wisely. During my leisure hours I like to study art, as it is very useful in many ways as well as enjoyable. The usefulness of art is very broad. One can study art from the point of interior decorating which is a very high paid position. In learning craft one can make many useful things, such as book-ends, stenciled curtains, and scrap books. The enjoyable part of art is very broad too, such as making puppets for a show. As a child one enjoys making clayr models rand stickmen. As an adult one enjoys making more complicated things, such as oil ypaintings. As a worthwhile hobby, for leisure Ehours, study art. -Ruth Peterson ART AS A LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY During our leisure time, most of us occupy ourselves in reading, in sports, or with a hobby. There is another thing which we could do in unused moments and that is art. It is a broad field, ,and even if we are not talented, there is probably something we can do moderately well. We like to feel that we are doing something wonthwhile in our spare time, and if we work with art, we can fulfill this desire. Not only is art enjoyable as a pastime, but it often helps us with our future careers. If :we would give art a chance, it would help to break the monotony of idle hours. We all grow tired of doing the same thing all the time, so let's give art a place in our pastimes during our leisure hours. We will be repaid by a good time and a better chance lo make good in the world later on. -Lucille Rose Page Ninety three

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J Ni' ' M ff :Qty ,y ,fi.., My Somebody said that lt couldnt be done But we with ta chuckle replied, That it could and we did it. QWilth .apologies to Edgar Gue-sth We learned how to crochet, knit, and sew in Home Ec. You may see crocheted bags carried, sweaters of all sizes and color worn by tthe Home Ee. girls During the knitting craze, you might have lheard some of these phrases: Will you please leave that alone? If you lose ,a stitch, I'll just die, because I won't know what to do next. HGee, if I could just crochet as fast as I can take out what Tve already done, I'd be ia wizard. The person Who said, A stitch in time saves nine wasn't think- ing of crocheting, I'm sure. Just after Christmas a group of boys was talking about what they had received for Christmasg if you lhad been there this is what you would have heard. Donald: Well, maybe you like yours, but you ought to see the sweater I got. It makes me look like the hunchback of Notre Dame. But I had to take it and like it . . . Junior: Talk about sweaters! You ought to see the ,stockings I got. I couldn't tell whether they were stockings or a couple of long nigiht caps, and if you have ever walked barefooted on popcorn, :you will know just how they feel, I'm in misery. Tim: Well, for my part I'm not crazy about even talking of knitting after the sweater I got for my birthday. When 'that sweater was washed, it shrunk ftill it fits our Boston Bull dog. And when I got it on, it looked like a sheep that had the hives, but of course I ididn't tell my girl friend. She thought it was just 'too ducky' but if she had to wear it-Oh, well I guess it's all lin the knack of knowing how to wear thingsf' Now donit be alarmed and think that we turn out thingxs like this all the tim-ei. We spend our leisure time making things that are useful and attractive and that can be used every dlay. Whien girls are crocheting, they are staying lhome more. Many girls' rooms, and homes are made brighter by a little bit of colorful crocheting in usefull or ornamental form. -Mildred Fuller LEISURE TIME A.s there are manyi different types of peoiple in the world, there would naturally be many ways of spending leisure time. People's interests lie in different channel-- some in sports, some in reading, others in crafts. Sport frans probably find a large amount of enjoyment in their leisrure time by playing baseball, basketball, or outdoor sports such as hunting and fishing. Those interested in crafts enjoy building model boats or planes. As is seen by the large number of libraries, books checked out, and bookls bought, reading occupies a. large amount of the leisure time of most people. It is a good thing that there are several ways in which to spend leisure time, so that one may find one in which he is interesftedl. This helps to get one away from his troubles and worries, and lets him enjoy himself for a time. -Ira. Hayes Page N inety-two

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LITERARY LEISURE TIME Knitting an-d crocheting have become a fad .since last Year, or at least, they have been emphasized more by students. Knitting, which is 'three or four centuries old, was first used in manufacture of stockings. The performance, is simple if one can hold the needles correctly and not let iit slip. It consists of forming a series of loops with a single threaad, through which another row of loogps is passed, and so on in spiraled circles, the garment being shaped by variation in number of loops in a row. Knitting was stres.sed during World Wa.r. Then it seemed to disappear until just recently. Within the past ylear or two, the work was taken up by thousands of women. Men are interested and frequently theyi may be seen crocheting or knitting in some out of the way corner. And step by step since time began I see a steady change in man. Men and ,women have changed in their attitudes toward home life, work, and leisure time. On street cars, at social gatherings, on sidewalks, in thigh schools, and practically everywhere there is knitting. For many people, knitting and crocheting have taken the place of shows, games of golf, land other pleasures. One time a woman had the jitters. A woman advised her, Why don't you knit something? And sure enough it did quiet her nerves. She may knit and knit till her fingers ache, And cry all about iher struggles Buit at last when she finishes the painstaking garment, She will say: It was worth the trouble. -Shizuye Nakayama LEISURE TIME Bill likes sports. Baseball, basketball, football, and sfwimming are his favorites. If in his spare time he can take part in one of these games, he is satisfied. He keeps fit and always looks ipeppy. Patsy likes to write poetry. Some of her own poems have been printed in maga- zines. She spends her leisure moments in writing. Bob is interested in music. He sings well and is quite accomplished on the violin. His leisure time is used in practicing. Mary sews in her leisure time. She likes to seiw and improves with each article she makes. Alice re-ads in her spare minutes. She learned to appreciate material on history and adventure, biographies, and travel stories as well as enthralling love stories and bloody murders. George likes hobbies. He has an excellent collection of stamps, a very creditable coin collection and is starting on a collection of ore samples. It takes a good part of his leisure to keep these collections up and in good condition. I would .siay that leisure time is that time in which one can do the things he likes best 'to do. Of course it is best to do something that is in some Way beneficial. -Evelyn Tomlin TEISURE LIME Le VV!-:ave yo tou, the Cunior Jlass All of our teisure lime, Dot to with as he'li wave dou yo, Bo, srother, spare tour yime. So gwimming if you tare co, And ance dawhile ror fest, A tame of gennis thow and nen, Hill welp four yigure best. Do go a sit of bailing, Or ride on hack ia borse, And if mou yust wo galking Pust jlay your cavorite fourse. Ten tho the gridiron you gust mo. Or 'else durn on the tials, But best of all, just sleat and eep, Thor fen you'll have no trials. Page N inety-four