Astoria High School - Zephyrus Yearbook (Astoria, OR)

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Creative Arts Draw Students The buzz of a sewing machine, the smell of a freshly baked pie, the click of a camera shutter, or the swish of a paintbrush were common to students involved in creative arts. Open to juniors and seniors was a semester course in photography taught by Mr. Jensen. Students learned basic information about proper lighting, film, operation of a camera, and printing pictures. Home economics and family living provided girls with instruction in sewing, cooking, nu¬ trition and family budget manag ement. Be¬ ginning classes as well as advanced classes were offered to girls wishing to increase their domestic abilities. To allow students to express themselves through creativity, art I and II were offered. Mr. Gunderson helped the classes develop their imagination by assigning projects in painting, sculpture and designing. Monte Bellingham darkroom. prepares to enlarge a picture in the photography Bill Gunderson Barbara Grayum Reuben Jensen A.F.S. student from Finland, Hannele Hakala is shewn the art of pottery by Roger Thomas. Mr, Thomas, a Haitian school teacher, visited Astoria High as well as other American schools in an effort to gain knowledge of new teaching methods. 21

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An auto mechanics student, Steve Dean, concentrates on rebuilding an engine. Watching attentively as Mr. Hautala demonstrates foundry work are metal shop students Craig Belt and Rob Roberts. Shop Techniques, Safety Stressed The underlying purpose behind the manual arts classes at Astoria High School is to pre¬ pare students for a vocational future. A background in industrial arts is achieved in wood shop, metal shop, auto shop and mechanical drawing. The students learn how to work with the various shop tools, empha¬ sizing the proper techniques and shop safety. Giving a background in the fundamentals of using drafting equipment, classes in mechan¬ ical drawing I and II train students for a future education in vocational arts. With the use of a router, woodshop student Jim Barton is shown building an electric guitar. Larry Johnson Marvin Hautala 20

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A bookkeeping student busily involves herself with a complicated practice set. Business Courses Mr. Anderson watches over his students as they frantically try to beat the clock ' ' in a five minute timing. Offer Variety For the business minded student a wide va¬ riety of classes were offered this year at AHS —data processing, shorthand I and II, brief- hand and bookkeeping. Not only providing students with a back¬ ground for a business career, typing, brief- hand and shorthand also increased their efficiency. Mrs. Olsen and Mr. Anderson guided students over the “rough spots when it seemed impossible to type over 25 words per minute or transcribe shorthand. For a student who wanted to become more skillful in money management, bookkeeping was a beneficial course to take. Mr. Ricketts succeeded in giving students a clearer con¬ ception of taking care of finances for them¬ selves or a business. Data processing, a relatively new course at AHS, was also offered to seniors by Clatsop Community College. £jmUUu Ronald Ricketts Cara Olsen Eugene Anderson 22