Topeka West High School - Chevalier Yearbook (Topeka, KS)

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Mg.,- TOP LEFT: Sharpening a blade on the electric grinder in metals shop is Kurt Finney, '82 TOP RIGHT: Heating a metal rod in the iorge is Ivan Marcello, '82 BOTTOM RIGHT: ln metals class, Randy Davis, '82, puts his newly acquired skill to use. lOHN DEETER- Electricity l-2, Welding, Metals 1-2, Mechanical Drawing DAN INMAN- Mechanical Drawing 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, Auto lnformation CECIL WICHERT- Wocdshop lA, 3-4, 5-6 102fACtivitiesflr1dustrial Arts

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Oral History Described In Book Of Library Ideas Winning the Money Game, a book written by a Chicago author, de- voted two chapters to the Topeka West Oral History program. Mike Printz, program sponsor, was pleased the unique program was believed worthy to be included in the book intended to give librarians ideas for projects involv- ing the community. vw I fr s .955 The Oral History program, begun in 1976 to create a sound-pictoral history of Kansas during the nation's bicenten- nial year, included seven projects last fall. Mr. Printz initiated the projects and secured students by recommendations from faculty members. During the first month, students worked at the Historical Society gather- ing information. The second month was called on the road and that was inter- viewing people and taking slides for a 30-minute audio. The Booster Club gave money for students who were going out of town but staying in the state of Kansas. It the student left the state, he had to raise the money himself. Students this year and their projects were: Gale Geisler and Becky Hender- son, History of Women's Correctional Institution at Lansingg Darron Coker and Shane Whitehead, German Pris- oner of War Camps at Concordia, Kan- sasg Kirk Diegel and Marty Schmid, Merril Gage-Famous Sculptor: lill Mitchell and Kevin Rathert, Martin and Osa Iohnson, first Civilized People To Go To Uncivilized Area of Africa, Matt Mocherman and Greg Slocum, Ghost Town in Silkvilleg lane Schroff and Kris Hedquist, Rex Stout, Author of Nero Wolf Mysteries. Mr. Printz said that some of the bene- fits of the program were good re- search experience, getting to meet famous people, and presenting the project. TOP: Library proctor Becky Henderson, '80, puts away the magazines after the students get through using them. ABOVE LEFT: Learning how to correctly use the video tape camera is Brigid Murphy, '80, IANE BEASLEY- Librarian MARILYN DORRELL - Media Clerk MIKE PRINTZ - Librarian Tl-IELMA STROM - Media Clerk Activites! Oral History X lOl

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5 F 5 9 'S' -:fa New , with , L '- .ar as J wi, 1. Q' ff Qt . . .I Industrial Arts Students Learn Basic Skills One purpose ot taking an industrial arts class was to get acquainted with the tools and processes in industry. This helped students to develop skills which could be used in future jobs. ln woods class everyone started out by making a jewelry box, which required the use ot most ot the tools in the shop. After this project was completed, the students chose anything they wanted to con- struct. Some projects this year were a grandfather ClOCk, 5 game-table, Cedar chests, a bar and a gun cabinet. ln metals class, students learned how to develop designs and shapes. The op- erated the machines to develop their skills. Towards the end of the year, the students could choose such things as jewelry and cannons. Electricity classes learned basic cir- cuits and other basic electronics princi- ples. ln welding, students learned basic skills that could lead to jobs. Mechanical drawing classes started with basic dimensional drawings. The higher level classes studied architectur- al drawing, which was centered around planiing homes. Bb- LEFT: Making adjustments on a metal lathe are Mark Hopkins, '82, and Garnett Sadler, '82, ABOVE: Cutting the boards is the tirst step for Bob Akins, '80, in building a cedar chest. Activitiesflndustrial Arts! lO3