Calumet High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Gary, IN)

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I For Their Future Roles In Life Gerald Lowry proves to be successful in metal shop with steady hands and steady nerves-without them it may be disastrous. Metal and wood shop give boys the experience they need to aid them in securing vocational jobs after graduation. Special knowledge and skill is re- quired to operate the numerous mechanical de- vices the boys are confronted with in both shops. Before entering either specific field of wood or metal shop, the boys are acquainted with the basic knowledge of machine working through mechani- cal drawing. Here they can become accustomed to designating objects and tools by their proper name and viewing their proposed projects in their proper prospective. Then comes the time when each boy, is given his chance to put to practice what he has learned. Larry Modglin gives a helping hand to Henry Columbo in mea- suring the exact dimensions of a board in wood shop. ■ • Leland Sims, Jim Jones, and Ron Furgye are deligently at work on filing, while Bennie Haynes and Hershel Florence seem mo- mentarily detracted from their lathe work in metal shop. - 13 -

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Vocational Students Prepare Since some of the student body has complained about short skirts, Linda Smurdon wants to measure Mary Gedda’s to get it just right. Rush, rush, rush— students hurry to reach the home economics room to get everything ready, for today they try out a new recipe. Everyone suddenly becomes very busy follow- ing the instructions as closely as they can. Ingredi- ents are whipped, chopped, mixed, and finally plac- ed in the oven to cook. While everyone is waiting hopefully, they prepare the table and tidy up the kitchen. At last it’s finished and everyone proudly dis- plays her handi-work. Then they sit down at the table an enjoy the tasty dishes they have prepared. For these girls home economics is a sort of preparatory training for them as the future home- makers of tomorrow. In the home economics classes, they also receive instruction on sewing, home planning, and home nursing. How to be a perfect housewife is something every girl learns in home economics class, and Kay Matia, Sylvia Nidelchoff, Era Freeman, Carolyn Sterling, Judy Monroe and Treva Belcher are no exceptions.

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Physical Fitness Most any hour of the day, should a visitor come to Calumet, he would be greeted with screams from the girls’ gym— screams of excitement or glee. These girls are taught good sportsmanship by play- ing a competitive sport daily. Some favorite sports are kickball, volleyball, softball, and line soccer. Handsrpings, tumbling, and pushups are performed later in the year. The boys’ gym classes are basically the same as the girls’. Among the more popular sports play- ed by the boys are basketball, team relays, and acrobatics. They, too, are taught from the begin- ning the importance of good sportsmanship in vic- tory or defeat. Reaching high to complete his jump shot, Charles Wethington finds tat Jim Ryan is also reaching high to take that ball away from him. Watching the action is Kenny Ring and Jim Rivers. The importance of healthy bodies is emphasized in each physi- cal education class by a thorough calisthenics program.