Brady High School - Bulldog / Spotlight Yearbook (Brady, MT)

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LKFT TO KIOHT: Lignore Row; Mins Nelson, Instructor; Anna Weikum. Hilda Trust, Florence Kauk, Irma Henry, Marthelin Kincaid. Among tlu newly i 111 rodueed subjects this year, one in particular, home economics, proved interesting and valuable to tin girls. Many of the girls took advantage of tliis offer during the past year. There were three classes, one for the junior and senior girls, one for the freshmen and sophomores, and one for the seventh and eighth grade girls. Miss Nelson had charge of these classes and has been a capable and efficient instructor. At the beginning of the year, a shower was given for the home economics room, to which the women of the community were invited. Members of the home economics classes also gave a program, after which the gifts received from the guests wen opened, displaying a large assortment of valuable and, of course, useful utensils and equipment. At the close of the evening, a lunch prepared by the high school home makers was served. As a result of the shower, the enphoards in the home economics room were well filled and thus improved the working conveniences for the girls. Cooking and sewing, the two essentials in home economics, were not taught separately each semester hut, instead, equal time was devoted to each during both semesters. The seventh and eighth grade girls received lessons in sew- ing most, of tin year and praeticed some of the principles of cooking. For the freshmen and .sophomore girls, cooking and sewing were carried out al- ternately, and the class was divided into two groups, it being too large for all to work at cooking or sewing at the same time. Since there were only six members in the junior and senior class, they were taught those things which were considered most important in the course because some of them were seniors and tliis was their only opportunity to receive this knowledge. Besides cooking and sewing, this class studied Mich things as interior decora- tion and the care of children. A dinner was served to the mothers of the girls ami to Mr. and Mrs. Li. t Olson by the junior and senior girls. Kadi of the two groups in the fresh- men and sophomore class also served a slipper to invited guests. Home economies is to he a permanent course offered in this school, and we hope it will prove to he a most interesting and useful eour.se. 25 Catherine llitz.

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Manual Training LKFT TO KlOHT: Homer A i matron David Curtis, Kichard Kauk, Or vest Kllinirson ; Mr. Seibert, instructor; A If Larsen, Harold Monson, Werner Gollehon. Manual training, si newly introduced course in llrndv High, proved as in- teresting and valuable to tin boys as did home economies to the girls. Al- though the equipment was limited and tin small space in the workshop was ami valuable. As practically every boy in high school and junior high enrolled in the upper division was composed of sophomore, jimor, and senior boys, and the lower class eontained the freshmen and junior high boys. As there was no study period necessary for the subject tlx allotted time for study was spent working in the shops. Not only were the essentials of construction taught, but to make the study more complete, t lit fundamentals of mechanical drawing were taught to each individual for one semester To accomplish this end more systematically each large class was divided into two sections, spending alternate semesters in mechanical drawing and woodwork. The sophomore, jnnioi, and senior class engaged in woodworking the first semester, ami spent much of its time in constructing projects and repairing needy parts in the school building and gymnasium. The remainder of the time was spent in completing individual projects for the student. JYobably no expert draftsmen were turned out by the drawing class, but nevertheless, a great deal of valuable informatum was received from the st iit 1 y ; in fact, the class in this course engaged in drawing ipiite complicated projects during the latter part of the semester. Tin materials used in constructing individual projects in the woodworking class was paid for by each student, while the school furnished practically all of the tools necessary to complete the different tasks which came before the classes during the year. It was also necessary for each individual to furnish his own drawing instruments and paper in the mechanical drawing class. .Although the cost of equipment was ijuite a burden to the school, it will he paid for many times by the benefit and education which is derived from the st nth . Kichard Kauk.

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Grades 4, 5 and 6 r HACK ROW (left to right) : Raymond Shulolrr. Ed -line Larsen, Leonard Johnnon. Mane Smart. Kolb Kincaid. Ruby Anderson. Melvin Rita ; Mi» Thody, Instructor. MIDDLE ROW; Irma Wrist, Eugene Styren. Viola Johnson, Arthur Rouns, Leona Seibert, George EUingson. Hetty Mowbray. Waven Schlepp. FRONT ROW : Robert Kauk. Laura Curtis, Lois Hill, Kenneth Shid ler, John Curtis, Hernice Kroker, Dorothea Hill, Erma Weikum. We began our year by discovering. ns iicarlv as possible, our weak | oinfs in tin various subjects, and then planning means to ovcrconn them. Tin basic subjects wort? given special st rcss throughout the year because we be- lieve that being able to understand what is read, and to write and spell cor reel ly, form a foundation for all other subjects. The fourth grade followed a definite program of outside reading, feeling that inileli practice would menu definite improvement in all their work. Hook reports at stated intervals led to outside reading m tin fifth and sixth grades. We attempted to enlarge our knowledge of the world in general by entry- ing out speeial projeets in the fields of history and geography The fifth grade took great pride in pnptrill| booklets containing i eomplete review of their study of the Toiled States, while the fourth grade kept an interesting “log” of an imaginary trip across the Tinted States. The study of inventions proved an incentive tor tin making of a series of posters showing the im- provement of the various means of transportation from early to modem times. (hir music program laid special emphasis on ear training, which is the foundation of true appreciation of music. The study of a series of folk songs, typical of the different countries, correlated our music with other subjects. The work carried on m our art periods consisted of the stnd of Indian de- signs, famous pictures, lettering, paper cutting, ......... woodwork, and the planning and working out of seasonal borders. IN her instructive projeets were the making of booklets after intensive study of tin following topics: “Milk and Its (’oust it iicnts,'' “Foods and Their Value,” and “Totton and Its Uses,” The abovi activities interspersed with birthday parties, the celebration of special holidays, carnival and Christmas programs, made it a very pleasant and, we hope, progressive year. 2«