Caruthersville High School - Cotton Blossom Yearbook (Caruthersville, MO)

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industrial arts department acquires second teacher HELPING MIKE MEDLIN polish his lamp base is in- structor Harry Darr. A new teacher, Mr. Dan McCall, ioined Mr. Harvey Darr in the industrial arts department because ot the growing stu- dent enrollment in the department this year. General shop and beginning dratting were ottered to tirst year students and machine shop, woodworking, and advanced dratting to second year students. The purpose ot these courses is to acquaint the students with tools, materials, and the processes ot industry. Mr. Harry'Darr, who received his B.S. degree trom North- west State College. taught advanced woodworking, advanced mechanical drawing, and beginning mechanical drawing. He was head track coach, assistant tootball coach, and a co-spon- sor ot the C Club. ' Mr. Dan McCall, who taught his tirst year here in C.H.S. this year, received his B.S. degree trom Murray State College. ln addition to his three shop classes. Mr. McCall taught two classes in general math. MR. DAN McCALL grades a table made by Mickey Maners as D. L. Lusk looks on. VARNISHING A TABLE in advanced woodworking are Jerry Bennett, Dennis Dowell, and Wilkie Riggs.

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fourteen new machines are added, MR. REDMAN DUNHAM, standing in his favorite position in tront ot the bookkeep- ing class, is a tamiliar sight at C.l-l.S. Mr. Dunham, who completed thirty-one years ot teaching at C.l-l.S. this year, re- ceived his B.C.S, degree from Drake Uni- yersity, and an M.E. degree from the Univer- sity ot Missouri. Mr. Dunham taught book- keeping, typewriting, business law, Business English, consumer economics, and was a sponsor ot the senior class. -1.1 I to typing equipment Oh, no, l don't balance! groaned many a bookkeeping student as he tried to balance his work sheet. Bookkeeping, shorthand, business law, Business English, general business, consumer economics, typewrit- ing, and secretarial practice were all ottered to C.l-l.S. students inter- ested in the business tield. Fourteen new machines were added to the equipment in the typing room this year. Students ot the secretarial practice class, as well as the typing classes, made good use ot these typewriters and the other busi- ness machines. Secretarial practice students enioyed a tield trip to the Southern Terminal Company where they saw a variety ot ottice machines and tried their hands at sending messages on a teletype. Mrs. Mildred Baskin and Mr. Redman Dunham taught all the com- mercial subiects in C.l-l.S. Mrs. Baskin, who received her B.S. degree trom Southeast Missouri State College, taught typing, shorthand, gen- eral business, and secretarial practice. She also was a iunior class sponsor. EXAMINING an income tax return torm are Mrs. Mildred Baskin, instructor, and secretarial practice students, Nancy Dunavant, Doris Wat- kins, and Margaret Ann Johnson. fs OBSERVING RECORDS tor speed and accuracy are typing students Judy Thomas, Jean Hayden, Virginia Bingham, and Ann Adkins.

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new gym makes better p.e. program possible COACHES ARMENT AND PARKINSON sfop for a befween-class visif in fhe hall of fhe new gymnasium. MAKING USE of fhe new dressing room and ifs equipmenf are senior sfudenfs Collins, McCallum, and Jones. MRS. MOCK CHECKS THE ROLL in P.E. class. Mrs. Mock, who enioys sporfs bofh from player and specfafor sfand- poinf, says, l only wish more sfudenfs were inferesfed in playing fhe various sporfs rafher fhan in wafching fhese sporfs played by ofhers. 22 Our new gymnasium wifh ifs modern facilifies made a beffer physical educafion program possible in C.l-l.S. fhis year. Because P.E. could be offered every period and every day, classes were smaller, acfivifies more varied, and fhe class afmosphere friendlier. Physical educafion is required for bofh boys and girls all four years of high school. For fhose sfudenfs physically unable fo fake physical educafion, and for ofhers inferesfed in fhe subiecf, a healfh class was also offered. Mrs. Dorofhy Mock faughf all girls' physical edu- cafion classes and sponsored fhe Tigereffes and a sophomore homeroom. She received her B.S.E. de- gree from Arkansas Sfafe College. Mr. Bill Armenf, who faughf four classes in P.E. and one world problems class, was also head foof- ball coach, assisfanf frack coach, and a sponsor of fhe C Club. l-le received his B.S.E. degree af Arkansas Sfafe. Mr. Joe Parkinson, who faughf fwo classes of physical educafion, fwo classes of drivers educafion, and one class in Algebra l, was also head baskef- ball coach. Mr. Parkinson graduafed from Arkansas Sfafe wifh a B.S. degree and from Missouri Univer- sify wifh an M.E. degree.