Astoria High School - Zephyrus Yearbook (Astoria, OR)

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Develop Practical Skills Mr. Hautala supervises Tom Kyle as he learns arc welding. The Industrial Art courses teach those enrolled in the classes how to solve their own problems. The instructors hope that each student will develop initiative, learn to take directions, form correct work habits, and co-operate with others. These courses teach consumer knowledge, and how different prod¬ ucts are used for best results. The neatness and care of property, both personal and private, is also stressed. Interest in building character is of more importance to the faculty than producing projects, according to Mr. Hugg. Reuben Jensen, Marvin Hautala, George Hugg, and John Hiestand, industrial arts teachers, examine a boat frame in the wood shop.

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Business, Industrial Courses Gary Fink, Norman Baesler, and Ted Marshall, business teachers, check the clear¬ ness of duplicator prints. Business courses, according to Mr. Fink, Mr. Baesler, and Mr. Marshall, are a practical and valuable ex¬ perience.” Those enrolled in the classes are taught how to organize matter in a clear, concise manner, to form neater work habits, and to budget their time. The teachers prepare the stu¬ dents for future vocational interests through courses in typing, bookkeep¬ ing, shorthand, and office practice. Even those who don ' t go into the business world find many everyday uses for these skills. Three bookkeeping students, Trudy Hayrynen, Mike Hediger, and Joan Kaarle, try to balance their ledgers during class. 22

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Students who happen to glance into the art room during the break are often impressed with the variety of projects displayed. These include copper tooling, burlap textile painting, mosaics, letter¬ ing, Christmas centerpieces, and pastel chalk portraits, all done under Mr. Gun¬ derson’s supervision. Mrs. Vorrath, help! This urgent plea can be heard above the hum of sewing machines from the home economics rooms where girls are learning another kind of art—that of homemaking. Tasty aromas float through the halls when these same students are practicing cook¬ ing, canning, or menu planning. Bill Gunderson, art instructor, seems to enjoy showing his students how to letter. Creative Arts Aroused Home economics teacher, Marilyn Vorrath, demonstrates correct sewing techniques to homemakers Joyce Herold, Bonnie Whitney, and Carol Buckman. Mrs. Vorrath re¬ ceived a Bachelor of Science degree in Kansas, and taught there before coming here with her husband and baby. 24