Auburn High School - Follies Yearbook (Auburn, IN)

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Miss Carol Close, student teacher from Ball State University, helps the home economics students with their sewing stitches. Auburn ' s Miss Homemaker, Jean Carey, is showing the ability which won her the title. Jean competed with other girls in the home economics classes for the honor. PROSPECTIVE9 Prospective engineers and carpenters were instructed in shop by Mr. Fruchey and in drafting by Mr. Voelkel. Boys in wood shop class touched the field of archi¬ tecture when they constructed model homes. They ex¬ hibited the result of their toil in the school library. Those interested in metal work studied metal shop. Other branches of study were auto mechanics, pattern making, molding, and blueprint reading. Home Economics challenged those with nimble fin¬ gers to design individual sewing projects. Home eco¬ nomics students sewed dresses with a definite waist¬ line or set-in sleeves. Home Economics II and III made tailored garments, either a coat or a suit. In addition to their regular classes in food preparation, the girls baked cookies for P.T.O. meetings. Senior shop member Bruce Barhydt pours molten aluminum into a drag petal mold as part of his senior project. A model home show was presented in the library by the shop drawing class. These miniature homes were constructed in detail even to wall-to-wall carpeting.

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Limber fingers, determination, and large erasers go together to create the average typing student. Bookkeeping class is filled with the sounds of adding machines and sighs of frustration as students busily finish balancing their records. VOCATIONS BUILD A speedy hand and a quick mind are two necessary qualities for all shorthand students. The speech class seems to be involved in something interesting as Mr. Shepard leads discussion on the next play his class will read. Commercial courses were followed by 68% of the AHS ' ers. First year shorthand pupils concentrated on dictation given by Miss Wood. Second year students worked especially on transcribing their own dictation. Business training from Ball State University en¬ abled Miss Donna Weicht to student teach bookkeep¬ ing and accounting in Auburn. Mr. Williams and Mr. Hillabrand directed the business-world-bound students in accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, and financial statements. As a field trip, some students went to see the data processing center at Phelps Dodge in Fort Wayne. Typing students attained speed to aid them in their mastery of typing. Skill in letter writing and manu¬ scripts was emphasized.

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ART AND GYM HEIGHTEN PERQPECTIVE There was a close comparison between physical edu¬ cation ' s exhausting, limbering exercises and the art classes ' requirements of delicate, sensitive work. In straining to climb a rope or in striving for the neces¬ sary control over the tip of a paint brush, the students ' goals were the mastery of themselves. However, all was not tedious work; humorous situations popped up frequently to bring with them those moments that will be treasured by everyone that they touched. Boys ' gym classes tested their talents in the art of wrestling for six weeks period. Mr. Wagner referees the boys and checks for any illegal movements. A little bit of red, a little bit of blue, a lot of ingenuity and artistic talent, too, will help Ed Charleston perhaps become a Rembrandt of his generation. 24 Who ' s a Softy? Certainly not this acrobat from Miss Young ' s gym class! All freshman and sophomore girls are required to obtain physical education as well as academic study.