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

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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

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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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Gym Provides Recreation and Develops Skills Tense moments are frequent as boys take part in volley- ball games. Physical education is that phase of the whole process of education which is concerned with vigorous muscular activities, related responses, and with the nnodification of the individual resultant from these responses. A student is required to have four semesters of physical education before he can be graduated from Chesterton High School. Miss Gross is in charge of the girls ' gym classes; Mr. Milholland, the boys ' gym classes. There are several objectives to be developed in physical education classes — a general quality of co- ordination, desirable health habits, good citizenship, and a love of wholesome play and recreation. This year, Mr. Banary introduced a modified form of football, called tag, into the boys ' gym classes. Next year, the more complicated form may be offered as a regular high-school sport along with volleyball, basketball, field hockey, kickball, baseball, and tumbling. Besides participating in these sports, students must pass skill and written tests each six weeks. Girls ' gym classes participate In outdoor activities during the spring and fall. Cheryl Fornshell. Linda Boi, Marylou Putchaven, and Ann Pearson batfle over the ball on the soccer field. 22