Blackford High School - Reflections Yearbook (Hartford City, IN)

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Concrete value stressed Industrials Arts strives to teach things that will be of concrete value in later life. It teaches skills that may be used in job situations or around the home in personal living. Students learn to make furniture, to weld, to repair cars, to work with printing and dozens of other skills. All of the activities are geared to- ward teaching the students practical things to help them survive in our complex modern society. Industrial Arts also teaches stu- dents a variety of creative skills that will be of great value in the leisure time pursuits of Blackford gradu- ates. The combination of pride and en- joyment in creative activities, with the confidence and abilities growing from more practical skills have led the Industrial Arts department to be one of the strongest and fastest growing areas in BHS. In Industrial Arts the BHS spirit of accomplish- ment shines through. Roger Roberts, Jim Heflin, and Richard Sny- der work on finishing their chairs in their Woods II class. Individual work is also done in the class. Industrial Arts Gary Cheeseman — Dept. chair. Printing, I, II, Shop Math, Photog- raphy. Errol Washburn — Drafting I, II, III, Woods. Jon Oswalt — Electronics, Power Trans. Jess Huggins — Woods I, II Dan Baughey — Metals, Industrial Cooperative Training. Industrial Arts 113

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Joe Schmidt smoothes down a chest for his Woods II teacher Mr. Jess Huggins. Some- times teaching this class can be an advantage for the teacher too. Tom Sharp uses his abilities on the handsaw in his Woods II class. One project that the class completed was a paper towel holder. Tracy Bonewit does some welding in his sec- ond hour welding class. Welding is one of sev- eral things done in metals. 112 Industrial Arts

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Linda Cook works on her 15 count during the speed reading course in English class. Speed reading develops comprehension and in- creases speed. English Department Ann Kerr — Dept. Chair., Senior College Prep, Junior English. Sandy Stroup — Junior College Prep, Junior English. Ruth Henderson — Junior College Prep, Business English, Supervi- sor. Rich Beymer — Sophomore Eng- lish, Junior English. Barbara Douglas — Sophomore English. Margaret Carnes — Sophomore English. Kelsea Smith — Freshman English. Steve Brunes — Freshman English. Beth Karjala — Reading Lab. Ruth Shuttleworth — Sophomore English, Senior English, Learning Concepts. Alan Townsend is busy studying in his sopho- more Enghsh class. Reading and vocabulary are emphasized most in this class. 114 Language Arts Dept.