Burrell High School - Buccopia Yearbook (Lower Burrell, PA)

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Mr. William Maddock MR. WILLIAM M. MADDOCK: BS., Cali- fornia State College. Electricity, Mechanical Drawing. Stage Crew Advisor. The industrial arts class gives students an oppor- tunity to develop their skill in woodworking while they learn the basic principles of electricity. Not only do the students spend their class time in the electronics lab and woodshop, but they also spend part of their time studying in the classroom. Electricity is one of the many skills taught in our well- equipped shops. Manual training yields useful products The Industrial Arts Department is an essential part of general education for both boys and girls. The experiences in this area are centered around the study and use of tools, materials, and processes which are adopted by industry. The experiences should contribute to functioning, coordinated part of the total general education program. Industrial arts helps to broaden the basic knowledge of up-to-date practices used in industry today and in the future. In addition, an approach to these objectives that differ from the traditional classroom situation actual concrete experiences, as well as the theory phas: rn,

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Homemaking promotes skills The Homemaking Department assumes the te- sponsibility of preparing students for a happy, worth- while life. To meet this challenge, a curriculum has been devised to include the following main areas: family clothing, textiles, and tailoring; home decora- ting; child development; flower ,arranging; home nursing; foods and nutrition; personal, family, and community relationships. The courses are taught in a pleasant, relaxed, “workshop” atmosphere where a close teacher-pupil relationship permits girls to learn while they work together in class. Although the girls prepare for many professions, each is destined to be a homemaker. Mrs. Carol Watters MRS. CAROL C. WATTERS: B.S., Indiana State College. Home Economics, Future Homemakers of Amer- ica Advisor. Mrs. Watters teaches the fundamentals of window treatment. 39

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Art sparks creativity Art is one of the most vital areas of personal enrichment in public education. The values gained through creative art experience will be utilized throughout one’s. entire life. No matter what one’s interests or abilities may be, he has the capacity to be creative. Art sérves to enrich the aesthetic understanding of the interested student, and by challenging Mr. Jacques Watkins his creative energies, serves to strengthen and enrich other areas of study or endeavor. To meet these ends, a variety of interesting and challenging art experiences is presented to the student in a modern fully ee College. Art. Chess Club Advisor. equipped facility. Careful attention is paid by the conscientious artist to every phase of work. aon IER iy, THE aN rs bee 2 be As 4 siece Vv ERS ; 4!