Cooper High School - Talons Yearbook (New Hope, MN)

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Mrs Fossel Mrs. Jordon Mrs. Hulfmann males practice culinary arts during Open mods Girls were given an opporfunify +0 improve +heir homemaking skills +hrough +he courses offered by home economics. Firsf-year s'rudenfs prepared simple luncheons and consfrucfed garmen'rs us- ing synfhefic maferials. Home Economics ll em- phasized +he consfrucfion of slighfly +ailored gar- menJrs. A family uni+ was sfudied by s+uden+s in +heir +hird year. This uni+ sfressed money man- agement child development and inferior dec- orafing. A clofhing and Jrex'rile course was of- fered +0 Home Ec IV sfudenfs. For Hue firs'r Hme. a cooking course was offered +0 boys. In +his. boys had a chance +0 prepare meals in +he com- mercial capacify. As an aid in sfyling her garment Barb Lansberry irons a carefully consfrucfed seam for Jrhe neer sewing sfep. 24-home economics

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One of Jrhe many facilifies of +he IMC '5 H1 l' + . ' ' of Deaih ofa Salesman foriunior English. e IS emng lab. Here Barb Helle hsfens +0 a +ape Mr. Cunningham Mr. Norion man and symbolization explored and produced , ' Humanify sfudenfs examined +he nafure of +he nan common man +hrough diHeren'r media. They found him +0 relafe +0 God and +0 +he Jtragic view of life. +he sfafe. sociefy. and +0 his search for meaning. +hrough such works as Death of a Salesman. Eu+hyphro. The Oxbow Incident and Crime and Punishment Oral presenfafions, panel discussions. and impromp'ru disserfafions were given by speech sfudenfs +0 develop +heir speak- ing skills. By producing +heir own plays. drama s+uden+s became acquainfed wi'rh +he various as- pec+s o1c +he +hea+er and He sfage. Journalism and creafive wri'ring classes invesfigafed +he va- rious forms of seIf-expression. and +hen crea+ed +heir own works. Miss LuHre Wifh a single emphafic gesfure. Gail Van Buskirk em- phasizes +he salienf poinf of her speech. dramaAumanHiesHournaIismkpeech-23

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skills help boys acquire a technical background Af Cooper. sfudenfs were offered a variefy o1c courses in +he pragmafical and indusfrial arfs. These courses were designed +0 develop pracfical skills for everyday living. Boys Jraking shop gained a solid Jrechnical background for iobs or addi- +ional +raining. Woodworking. archifecfural and mechanical drawing. mefal works. aufo shop. and elecfronics were some of He courses offered. Sfudenfs who had made oufsfanding proiecfs Mr.Boms+ad enJrered Jrl'uem in +he Norfh Suburban Craffsman Fair held a+ Brookdale in May. Boys found +his a Jrime +0 view ofher proiecfs and evalua+e +heir own efficiency and handiwork. Lasf year's sfu- denfs placed favorably among parficipafing schools. Mr. Seih W? Mr. Locke Mr. Lorenfzen Mr. Loushin Mr. COOk Mr. Youngren indusi'rial ar+se25