Cochran Junior High School - Yearbook (Johnstown, PA)

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TERM VI-1927

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I I 1' 'Ci-UB Il CLUBS At the beginning of each semester the pupils in terms II to VIII are given the privilege of selecting clubs. Any one who is not in- terested enough to spend one period a week in any of these clubs may take a study period. The purpose of the club is to give the pupil a chance to do that which he likes to do. Maiiy things are taught that would be learned in no other way. The clubs' reports are as follows: ' 1. THE SHEET NIETAL CLUB under the direction of Mr. Hill meets in room 146. The boys in the Sheet Metal Club are making various articles. Two of the boys are making copper bowls so that they will be able to pass a merit badge test in the metal craft work. Pans and book ends are also being made. Meret Gore is President and Robert Moors is Secretary of the club. 2. THE QUILTING CLUB meets every Thursday morning in the Model Apartment under the sponsorship of Miss Gross. The officers who were elected were: Martha Nlyton, President and Christine Anses, Secretary. The girls are making very attractive pillows of different colors of silks and changeable taffeta. Very elaborate designs are used for quilting. The object of the club is to make something attractive as well as useful for the home. 3. NURSING CLUB. The Nursing Club of the Cochran Junior High School has been reorganized for the second semester. The class is a large one and is conducted by Miss Lenhart and Miss Korns. In one of the early meetings the following officers were elected: Dorothy Marsh, Presidentg Elsie Shaffer, Vice President, and LaVerne Slagle, Secretary and Treasurer. We have collected health pictures and placed them in our note books and later on We will have an exhibition and some of the neat- est note-books will be shown. Our notes consist of an important list of f'Don'ts which are to be observed in the sick room, also a list of Words and their de- finitions used in connection with the sick room. Our outline plan for future study and discussion is somewhat similar to the following: The Sick Room. a. The model sick room. b. Care of the sick room.

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COCHRAN AERIAL -1-1 c. Beds d. Bedding. lkloving and lifting a Patient. a. Purpose. - A b. Methods of moving, turning, and assisting a patient to different positions. Bathing a Person. a. Preparation. b. lVIethod. Care of Patient. a. Care of hands. b. Care of feet. c. Care of mouth. d. Bed sores. e. Taking temperature. f. Taking pulse. In connection With these studies We will use the bed in the Model Apartment for demonstration. 4. THE TYPEWRITING CLUB meets in room 304 with Griffith, President, Edward Golab, Vice President. The aim of the club is to thoroughly master the parts of the machine and to Miss E. B. Hunck as sponsor. The officers of the club are James learn the touch system g to type rapidly, which is done by means of music, and to work accurately. They also aim to teach thrift in use of materials. The students realize the important part the typewriter plays in the business World and how a thorough know- ledge will influence their work. If time permits, each member will make a design of some kind to be handed in at the end of the term. 5. THE LIFE SAVING CLUB meets in the Gym under Mr. Hatch's supervision. The officers are Ephrim Glosser, Pres- ident, Dick Thomas, Secretary and Lynn Price, Treasurer. In this club the boys are taught different points about life-saving. 6. In THE NEWSPAPER CLUB which meets in room 210, Work connected with the school paper is done. School notes are Written, exchanges looked after, Year Book Work done, and the Ad Staff isichosen. The club works under the President, Don Meyers, Vice President, Robert Walker 3 and Secretary, Doris Hammers. Miss Moses is sponsor of this club. 7. THE BASKETBALL CLUB meets in the Gym With Miss Viering as sponsor and Katherine Price as President. The aim of the club is to' develop sportsmanship and school spirit in athletics.