Central Catholic High School - Lance Yearbook (Lafayette, IN)

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1 Mr Wigent gives Steve Hubertz and Dennis Walker detailed instructions. ' l A Indus trla rts Bang! Buzz! Strange noises of hammers,saws, and machines make a musical background for C .C .'s shop. From freshmen to seniors, the boys learn the mechanical arts by making ornamental as well as functional items. Looking to the future, the boys see many re- warding and available occupations as a result of their training. Central Catholic does its part in providing the world with men trained in the vitally needed skills taught in drafting class and in wood- work, metal work, and machine shop. These stu- dents will one day fill many of the increasingly more necessary occupations offered to men skilled in the mechanical arts. ,John Leill shows that an important factor in shop is good tools.

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Being able to create, construct, or perform simple daily tasks well is tremendously important in molding the future homemakers of America. Students of the Home Ee. department are pre- pared for the coming years thru practical exper- ience in baking, sewing, cooking, and the art of family living, This department features the latest in kitchen appliances and spacious working areas. on Nancy Behler prepares her pattern as Trudi Croussoure ex- amines Karen Steil1's handiwork. Future Homemakers Learn the Importance 0 Little Things Rita Halsema seems pleased with her choice of materials for curtains. Mrs. Hazelbaker, Lafayette school nurse, conducted the Red Cross Home Nurs- ing course for the seniors. At its completion they were awarded the Home Nursing pin. Mother and child care was also included in the senior course. Busy sophomore homemakers made many infants' clothes for the Pope's Ware- house, an organization which collects these items to be sent to Rome. From there they are distributed to the needy of the world.

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Physical education classes for girls, under the direction of Miss Nancy Carroll, learned how to play baseball, basketball, volleyball, and kick socker. They also did some tumbling and learned how to build human pyramids. This program aims to help promote good sportsmanship between the Physical Education As tension mounts, two boys try to return one serve. Janet Sabol practices her volleyball serve. young women of Central Catholic. Boys participate in basketball and football games and have an opportunity to get intraining for track, baseball, and the other sports offered at C.C. This whole program helps boys build strong bodies and alert minds. Even basketball can be played with all the grace of ballet and the modern dance, as these sophomore girls show.