Wamego High School - Wa Kaw Yearbook (Wamego, KS)

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MECHANICAL DRAWING Emphasis is placed upon communication in the WHS drafting classes. Developing a student’s ability in freehand and mechanical drawing enables him to communicate his ideas through the language of drafting. This class is invaluable to the person who plans to take other industrial arts classes such as woodworking or metals. It is quite useful to persons who intend to pursue careers in the trades, architecture, or design. Drafting is also valuable to the person who is interested in general education. Drafting helps form basic knowledge of industry and the trades from a consumer's point of view. Got some exciting ideas? Start with drafting! 1. Ron Kastner being awarded Outstanding industrial Arts Student at WHS. Pictured left to right are: Flint Wild. Emporia State graduate assistant. Ron Kastner. Mr. Hartwich, and Don Froelich, Emporia State Industrial Education Department chairperson. 2. Jeff Barry nears the finish of his wood project by spraying it with lacquer. 3. Carl Riblctt and Randy Schubert work on their drawings, while Mr. Hartwich supervises. 4. Don Corbin looks on while Phouvanh and Vinegsavanh Keohavong sand their coffee table. 5. Dale Hirsch looks for pictures of house plans to get ideas for the house he will design and draw. 6. Beth Uhlrich concentrates on making her drawing exact with the help of drawing tools. 21

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“Debate is a venture into the unknown. Sounds unsupportable? It is not. Each year high school students have a new resolution to be debated and, surprisingly, few know much about the topic to begin with. There is no way to tell what affirmative cases will be or how the negative will support the status quo, but at the year’s first tournament it all seems to be laid out. The unknown becomes known. The entire process is controlled by the debater alone. How can such a process occur? A debater gathers and collects data, assimilating this information into an affirmative approach and a negative defense, often extemporaneously. The skill acquired, therefore, is in discovering the known from any unknown, and then being able to present the data in a reasoned format. Mark Kapfer, WHS debate coach. During the 1979 season, twenty-one invitational tournaments and regionals were attended by WHS debaters. Each debater attended at least three tournaments. Almost every weekend debaters were up by at least 6:00 a.ni., preparing for travel to exhilarating days of exhausting mental competition. For a full semester twenty-two bright, talented, WHS men and women faced tough competition, and many times came home with the rewards of their hard work: victory! 1. Researching is an important part of debate. Pat Rafferty and Mr. Kapfer look through note cards, while Marjean Garrett cuts articles from the newspaper. 2. Jane Smith, regional team’s first negative, pre- pares to leave school for a Friday afternoon tournament. 3. 1970-80 Debate Squad: Bottom row (L to R) R. Glover. E. Rowley. T. Rafferty, D. Shea. Second Row (L to R) G. Roth. P Dcwccsc, J. Smith. B Uhlrich. K. Carlson. Mr. Kapfer. Thrid row (L to R) J. Pittcnger. B Stewart. K. Dawson, Fourth row (L to R, going up ladder) R. Pitney, J. Lang, J. Adams, M. Garrett. S. Bicdcnbcndcr. P. Rafferty, B. Pcddicord, M. Grannell. Fifth row (L to R) D. Simon, D. Ditto. 4. Beth Uhlrich. WHS experienced debater, practices her first affirmative speech. 5. Daniel Shea, WHS novice, takes a break from researching to share a laugh with Mr. Kapfer. 6. Part of successful debating is good organiza- tion. Lance Braden and Stan Bartley, novices, get things together before a tournament. 23