Central High School - Wakitan Yearbook (St Joseph, MO)

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n skill jects scratching sound id the bark of an defendant are business courses. ss a wide variety okkeeping, busi- ffer students the lls that may be lls also help the iers, Mrs. Betty etarial training ition to the staff 'h he has been on .. .thy Davis on their their technique. Liar? Q: . In advanced foods class, Diana Vogel, Linda Lewis, and Linda Fisher prepare various meat cuts for refrigeration. i Libby Cowan helps pin a dress pattern while Barbara Scates and Leah Bergonzoni cut and measure the remaining pieces. Squaws learn, basic skills of homemaking mmm . . . mmm . . . good! A student hurrying through the second floor annex hallway often finds himself pulled toward a tantalizing aroma escaping from room 135. Once inside the room a person may find himself in the midst of pots and pans filled with good things to eat or tables full of gay material Wait- ing to be turned into Well made dresses by busy hands under the guidance of Mrs. Doris Grunwald, Mrs. Linda Fletcher, and Miss Frances Wright. Books on child care, good grooming, and personality development fill rovv upon row of shelves, along with pamphlets and leaflets on interior decorating and home care help for the girls. Many students Will find these skills helpful as they plan their future homes and careers. Cheryl Stigall carefully arranges miniature furniture in a scale model of a bedroom for an interior decorating project. fig it . ,

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Craig Hayes listens to Mr. Gary Gibsonis explanation in answer to his question concerning a basic business assignment. ,. Steve Thomas, senior, uses an adding machine to help solve some of the more difficult problems in bookkeeping class. Students attain skill in business subjects The whir of typevvriters, the scratching sound of pencils gliding across a page, and the bark of an attorney slyly questioning the defendant are familiar sounds to students taking business courses. The business courses encompass a Wide variety of subjects. Typing, shorthand, bookkeeping, busi- ness law, and secretarial training offer students the opportunity to gain practical skills that may be helpful in future years. These skills also help the students in their other subjects. Because of a change in teachers, Mrs. Betty Bartles now teaches all the secretarial training classes. Mr. James Perry is an addition to the staff of typing teachers this year, although he has been on the faculty in previous years. Jim Perry checks Saundra Words and Kathy Davis on their typing skills as they work hard to improve their technique. i 2 Ti., x gp .S xx x p I Libby Cowan help , 9 .,----' Squaw skills 4 tnrough the se himself pulled from room 135 find himself in good things to ing to be turr hands under ti Mrs. Linda F Books on child development fi pamphlets anc home care hell these skills he and careers.

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Boys gain skills for careers in industry Centralis industrial arts program offers freshman and sophomore boys general shop, woodworking, metal working, electronics, and mechanical drawing. Each class involves interest- ing projects starting with simple buzzers and art objects to more complicated projects such as ra- dios. In advanced classes, boys learn new skills and how to use more advanced power tools. Hillyard Technical School provides junior and senior boys with classes preparing them for possible occupations in the future or work in re- lated areas of study. This school offers students drafting, electronics, auto mechanics, machine shop, printing, welding, and carpentry. Boys learn newskills as well as proper procedures. Mr. Wilkinson shows Leonard DeWeese how to cut a square hole with a mortis- ing and tenon machine. l i A I . ff' ,. .QV .W ef M riff! f' fi General shop student Greg Monach exercises precision and skill as he cautiously cuts a board for his class project. Students draw designs in sheets of copper as a project for metal working class. , u 6 2 E 2 3 Z X. if 'Y l Jesse Chapel watc I rf E 5