Big Sandy High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Big Sandy, MT)

Text from Pages 1 - 16 of the 1942 volume:

Primary students learning to read. It's more fun with a pupil aa teacher.” Can you find the one girl in thia 1st grade reading class? Textbooks are not the only equipment used by these 2nd and 5rd grade students. Chil- drens' newspapers, stereo- graphs and map games are be- ing made uae of here. These industrious 4th and 5th grade girls are members of a Sewing Club.Interest in knit- ting has greatly increased throughout the school since America entered the war. Sculptoring talent is uncov- ered by a Soap Carving pro- ject in a „ sixth grade art class• Junior High students learn to express themselves orally in this English class. This boy is explaining an invention of his to a group of interested classmates. — VeIve Grinding Metal lathe turning These pictures show high school boys at work in the Shop department of the Vocational Agriculture build- ing at Big Sandy. The Secretary of Agriculture has said: Food will win the war and write the peace. Training future farmers is therefore doubly impor- tant during wartime. Farm Machinery repair Using the circular saw Homemaking is a responsibility, but it is also a science and an art. At Big Sandy High School girls are taught not only to cook and sew, but to live happily with the other members of their family at home, and to work and play with the family group. Boys also must learn to assume household duties whenever necessary. BSHS is among the few schools in Montana where Home Economics for boys is offered. Adult Home Economics classes are held each winter for all ladies interested in attending. Courses in Clothing Selection and Construction, and in Consumer Buying were offered last term. Classes usually meet once a week in the evening. A picture is worth a thousand word a. Moving pictures as a supplement to classroom in- struction. Students performing an elec- troplating experiment in a be- ginning course in Science. Aeronautics, a new course in science, will be introduced this fall at the request of the U. S. office of Education. The Rifle Club is sponsored jointly by the U. S. war De- partment and the Big Sandy Public Schools. The rifle range is in the Vo-ag building. Foot be 11 (left to right): Back row: Sanford, Ranea, Nepil, Coach Schulz, Schlack, Fanchot, Courtnage. Middle Row: Cline, Finke, McMillan, Rutledge, Robertson. Front Row: McCrea, Wortman, Magda, Yama A good football and basketball team will be only part of an expanded Phys- ical Education program for next year. Regular classes in Physical Ed- ucation will be conducted for both boys and girls. Coach John Schulz, who majored in Physical Education at Notre Dame University, will conduct the boys' classes, while Miss Margaret Hodgskiss will be the girls1 instructor. These courses will include exercises and games in the gymnasium, as well as instruction and activity on the tennis courts and athletic field. A course in Health Safety, and First Aid will also be offered. Basketball (left to right): Front row: Svennungson, Robertson, Cline , Panchot, Green. Back row: Coach Schulz, Bakke (mgr.) Yama, McCrea, Sie- brasse. Wortman, Courtnage, Quinn, Finke. G. Schlack L. McConkey F. Cline E. Hokanson A. Sanfo rd N. Chauvet D. Wortman A. Schlack D. Works M. Schmid W. Jurenka M. Petr G. Magda M. Berlinger D. To G. McCrea B. Wortman Many high Bchool students come from ranch homes at great distances from Big Sandy. Provision is made for these students at one of the two dormitories operated on a cost basis by the school. The young folks board and room there, and are properly supervised by Mrs. Cushman, Dormitory Matron, and Mr. Mi ley, the High School Principal. The dormitories at Big Sandy were among the first to be established in the state and have been taking care of up to 55 students during each'term for over 20 years. The library ia being used much more now since it was moved to a more pleasant and accessible location,and was also improved in other ways. A complete hot, well-balanced meal is served to be- tween 60-70 students each noon who otherwise must bring a cold lunch from home. The charge last year was 5 . This project is primarily a health service. Instruction in the operation of electric calculating machines, adding machines, gelatine and stencil dupli- cators as well as typewrit- ers is offered in the BSHS Commercial Department. Typ- ists and stenographers are needed in Washington, L. C. A new course introduced last year was Mechanical Drawing or Drafting. The war indust- ries demand many skilled workers in making and read- ing blueprints. Above: Checking the dimensione of a shaft on a metal turning lathe. Upper right comer: Arc welding. One of the phases of Adult Education at Big Sandy is the Defense School which has been in operation for the past two years Classes in welding, blacksmithing, oper- ation of turning lathe and general mach- ine work are included. This project ie sponsored jointly by the Federal govern- ment and the local school district. Over 5,000,000 tnen have been trained in the schools of the United States in this way so far. The Vocational Agriculture De- partment has immediate supervision over the work. At Big Sandy classes were held in the afternoon and evening in downtown machine and blacksmith shops. B.H. Gull- ickson and Fred Collins served as inst- ructors . Above: f'ower repair. Instruction in the repair of farm machinery becomes more important now that new equipment is hard to get. Below: One of the instructors explaining Below: Acetylene Welding the use of the micrometer caliner. At left: The 50 piece Big Sandy High School Band aa it poeed on the Courthouse steps during the Band Fes- tival in Havre last May. Below: An essential part of a good marching band is the drum major (Margaret Stremka) and the baton twirling drum majorettes (Betty Green and Josephine Henderson.) The Big Sandy High School Band has long been one of the outstanding musical organizations in the state of Montana. This year, under a new director Orion Hegre, the high standards have been maintained and definite progress was made Mr. Hegre came from Minnesota where he produced state contest winners in both band and vocal groups. New instruments purchases last year for student use included a eupho- nium and a set of tympani or ket- tledrums. New instruments planned for next year are French horns and a baritone saxophone. The town band levy aids in the purchase of new instruments. Below: Part of the trumpet section of the first band during rehearsal In the conservatory. The Big Bandy Band has its own building in which to practive. Rehearsals are held daily during school hours. PERSONNEL Big Sandy Public Schools Faculty Members 19 1-42 Zelda ilile, B.E. , English and Library Orion Hegre, B.A., Science and Music Chas. E. Hood , M.A., Superintendent Margaret Hodgskiss, B.S., Home Economics Earl Julson B.E., Vocational Agriculture Francis E. Miley, B.A., (Principal): Math and Shop Margaret Muir, B.S. , Commerce and Journalism John Schulz, B.S. , Social Science and Athletics Mi'dred Elliott, Sixth Grade Ha:;el Little, First and Second Grades Helen Meyer, Fourth and Fifth Grades Ida Panehot, Third Grade Marie Pruys, Mountain School Non-certificated Employees Rose Cushman, Dormitory Matron Erwin Crofoot, Janitor-Custodian Walter Tschirgi, District Clerk Martin Balazik, Bus Driver Ira Butler, Bus Driver A .0. Cleveland, Bus Driver Dick Cornett, Bus Driver Big Sandy High School Curriculum Offerings I General IV College Preparatory II Scientific V Vocational Agriculture III Commercial VI Home Economics 1941-42 Statistics 1. Number of faculty members: 15 2. NUmber of non-certificated employees: 7 5. Number enrolled in high school: 109 4. Number enrolled in grades: l4l 5. Number of high school graduates: J1 6. 19 1 School Census: 525 7. Valuation of district: $750,855 8. Population of district: 1258 9. Area of district: over 525 square miles