Cobre High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Bayard, NM)

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To Students For Preparation In Future Skills f f Carpentry class puts rafter on house f ri Hand tools and power equipment ore used by woodcrafters in making desks, tables, and other articles of wood. From learning to figure amount of board feet in a project to operating power equipment such as a wood lathe, boys turn out items of practical use. Feeding animals for show and market is a primary job for members of vocational agriculture. Boys learn to select animals which will feed out according to todays market con- ditions, care and maintenance of breeding stock is emphasized. Careful record keeping makes these a scientif- ic project which will aide future farm operators. Taking a car apart and putting it bock together is one of the jobs performed by auto mechanic classes. By doing this boys learn the parts of cars. This gives them basic knowl- edge needed to go on to an automotive school. Field trips to actually see welders in construction and other industry are fundamental to shop class instruction. Seeing journeymen welders on the job helps students to see the quality of workmanship required by employers. Helping students learn elements in design is one of the purposes of Drawing and Design. Students are shown how to balance drawings. By learning elements in design members of this class can work with abstract forms, colors, and lines. Wyatt Sparks listens to an explonation by Mr. Moketa.

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Vocational Areas Prove of Great Value and Practice s: William Gray Chorles Moore Dickie Zomoro molds a bowl as David Truiillo looks on. Darwin Bleak Dwight Houston Pete Torrez, Robert Andazola, and Raymond Carreon display a motor used for study in auto mechanics. John Polomski welds a bead on the cup.

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Time, Effort Count For Tomorrow ' s Homemakers Bernadine Herring Laura Sumner This year the Home Economics department has divided their classes into four one-semester units. Class divisions consist of Foods 1,2,3, Clothing 1,2,3, Child Care and Family Rela- tions. All four courses help students learn to understand themselves and live more successful lives. Mrs. Sumner in- structs Foods and Family Relations and Mrs. Herring in- structs Clothing and Child Care. Future homemakers observe the process of diapering a baby. Lillian Nanez demonstrates. Vocational Rehabilitation, Vocations Students Depend The Vocational Rehabilitation course instructed by Harrell Wright is designed to give a combination of academic courses and on the job training. This training prepares them for a semi-skilled or skilled position upon graduation. During the morning, students attend classes for their academic course requirements and during the afternoon they work in local businesses where they actually operate in an on-the-job-experience. Mr. Wright instructs the Voc. Rehabilitation classes. Students listen as their lesson is explained.