Chesterton High School - Singing Sands Yearbook (Chesterton, IN)

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Home economics students learn about clothes styling and coloring in sewing classes. Here, Jacqueline Perez works on one of her projects. Tomorrow ' s homemalcers train in- the department of home economics under the direction of Mrs. Bames- berger and Mrs. Weimer. Planning food requirements of the family and serving meals are part of learning to become an efficient cook. A student learns to make apparel for the high-school girl and to solve clothing problems in the sewing classes. The girls become acquainted with the concerns and needs of rearing a family by studying health and home nursing, care and guidance of children, housing the family, consumer buying, and child-welfare problems. For those interested in a career in home economics, time is spent during the senior year in studying the op- portunities of this area. The aroma of delicious food leads one straight to the kitchen of the home economics department where the girls prepare food with that certain flavor. The hum of sewing machines and the clipping of scis- sors can be heard in the sewing rooms where girls are busy working over an array of various materials while fashioning their latest creations. The girls display their finished garments at an annual style show. When a girl has majored In home economics at ChHS, she is ready to begin a career in this field. CHS Students Advance in the Practical Arts Applying the knowledge gained In the cooking classes. Betty Georgine Codd helps Nina Rhode by pinning in a hem line Summers prepares the ingredients for her recipe. for her. Sewing pupils cooperate on those tasks that require assistance. 20

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Mr. Banary and Mr. Knarr instruct students in health and safety rules and on the subject of drugs and narcot- ics. The bad effects of alcohol, drugs, and narcotics are stressed; and the students are made aware of the importance of health care. The objectives of the course are to teach safety in the home, school, and recreation centers and to acquaint the students with important knowledge concerning physical and mental health. Students are urged to be especially mindful of their own health and safety and to take an interest in the welfare of others. The person who has learned the simple principles of health habits is well prepared to play the game of life. These courses are supplemented by various extra proj- ects which serve as added incentives. In addition, film- strips enable the students to understand health prob- lems more fully and to gain added information pertinent to health and safety standards. Mr. Knarr explains the different sections of the lungs of an animal to Roscoe Wright and Gordon Tharp in a health and safety class. Health Teaches the Importance of a Sound Body All the body functions are studied in health classes. A chart about digestion helps Terry Olson to describe with more details the digestion process to her classmates. 19

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In a freshman shop class, Jim Williams makes use of a power saw. while Con McCoole, in the background, works on one of his projects. Jim Anderson. Mark Popovich, Andy Carter, Bob Peterson, and Jerry Weltzin take their time in preparing their drawings to get each measurement exact. in Preparation for Their Future Lives Heading our industrial arts departnnent are Mr. Noel, Mr. Jones, and Mr. Knauber, who prepare the boys to become future carpenters, architects, draftsmen, or engineers. Students are trained from elementary manual wood- work to advanced woodwork. Many useful pieces of furniture such as tables, bookcases, cedar chests, jewelry boxes, and lamps are proudly displayed by these boys. Lettering, sketching, working with and developing pictorial drawings, and architectural drawing give each beginner a broad but very informative view of the field of mechanical drawing. The more advanced mechanical drawing students study advanced assembly and detailed drawing, design, cams and gears, cost estimates, build- ing materials, and advanced architectural drawing. The mechanical drawing student is prepared to make a scale drawing of almost anything- — a house, a school, or even a big industrial plant. Saws buzzing, hammers clanking, drills humming, and many boys busy at work characterize the shop classes. Daily they work to complete their projects and to in- crease their knowledge and skill in the field of industrial arts. The students are taught how to become safe and competent workers through their class instruction. The skyscrapers, modern buildings, and equipment tomorrow will be the result of knowledge and training gained through industrial arts courses such as ours. As Dale Clouse and Dave Porter receive instructions from Mr. Knauber, Jim Stant endeavors to plane a board. 21