Coquille High School - Laurel Yearbook (Coquille, OR)

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Mrs. Ive Mintonye B. A. Santa Barbara College Home Economics Mrs. Helen Hollensted B.S. Oegon State College Home Economics Handiwork For Future Useful At Present Although a great number of students are unfamiliar with the curriculum and purposes of home economics, the values to interested pupils are many. Innumerable students have secured invaluable experience in cooking, the care of the hojne, and clothing construction. In addition to these skills, students gain the confidence of familiarity with home utensils, which carries forward into future years. Budgeting, careful buying and choice of articles contribute to the welfare of a successful home life for all future homemakers. Along with the courses, qualified students enjoy the activities of home economics-sponsored F. H. A., which brings these students together through similar interests. Attractive and stylish dress held by Joyce Allen and Barbara Keeney is proof of sewing skills. First-year Home Economics students learned the eccentricities of the sewing machine.

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Music, one of the most enjoyable pastimes, whether it is vocal or instrumental, has added greatly to the pleasure of the student body this past year. Aided by the wonderful backing of faculty and students, both band and choir have completed a successful season, each giving several concerts. The department has not only occupied mutual quarters successfully, but has also inspired a close feeling of harmony and cooperation between the two groups. Each has supported and attended regularly the other's performances, showing consideration and appreciation not only for their own talents, but also another's, a vital factor when dealing with a musician's self-improvement. Mr. Waldemar Hollensted Mr. Wesley R. Hedeen B. Music B. A., M. A. Pacific University Willamette University Choir, Girls' and Boys' Glee Band Janet Scharfer, Terry Casey, Denise Sonneman, and Ellen Churchill separate music from the Kleenex, broken reeds and pencils found in folios. Music Proves Challenging, Yet Enjoyable Traditional Christmas carols, sung by the Girls' Clee and the Choir, set the holiday mood in the annual Christmas concert.

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Course Develops Driving Skills Driver's Training. . .the proving ground for future road (space) pilots. Under the direction of Mr. Ted DeGroat, all eager sophomores and juniors participate to make this one of the liveliest classes around. While humorous incidents occur regularly, the experience gained by enrollees greatly overshadows the mistakes made by these novice drivers. Before venturing onto the roadways, a three-weeks course in the fundamentals, such as turning signals, stop lights, and changing lanes, introduces the student to the rules and regulations he must follow on the highway. If he is successful in the driver's permit test, which is given in the school laboratory twice yearly, he then begins practical application of the principles he has learned. However, before the class drives on the streets, a practice session is first held on the school grounds, at which the students gain skill in handling the car. Each class convenes for only one semester, replacing a regular term of physical education. Credit is due to Southwestern Motors, because they have donated new Chevrolets to the driver's training classes for a period of thirteen years. Mr. Ted DeGroat ponders an important question: Shall I enter this car? Crystal Woodruff heads line of students taking the Drivers' Permit Test.