Coquille High School - Laurel Yearbook (Coquille, OR)

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Creativeness Is Found The metal shop class at C.H.S. is a two-year program, which is capably directed by Mr. Ron Ramsey. The first and second years vary in the size and kind of projects undertaken, as in wood shop. The students learn many different metal working skill, such as gas and arc welding, forging, sheet metal work, and foundry practices, amoung other interesting skills. The wood shop also has a two-year course, under the experienced able leadership of Mr. Paul Snider, who has taught this subject for some time, and enjoys his work immensely. The first year students learn to use basic tools and woodworking procedures to construct projects. The second year shop students start with some small required projects and then design a large one, by themselves, according to their abilities. The crafts class is also directed by Mr. Ramsey. Students learn plastic casting and laminating, leather work, wood carving, metal etching, and other arts. Gary Dunham planes away on his board. Both Mr. Ramsey and Mr. Snider are intensely interested and enthusiastic in their work, as is shown in their teaching. Mr. Ramsey demonstrates the use of his . , Bonnie Briggs, center, and her buddies show their ability at etch- new Dana saw. ings. 22

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Acquire Canny Skills Mrs. Lorraine Ferguson has guided the home economic classes through another very successful year. She has put life into her classes by bringing forth new and beneficial ideas. The home economic classes are divided into three groups; basic, intermediate, and advanced. In the basic home economic classes the girls have studied many things such as; food preparation, food preservation, kinds of materials, selecting individual styles, clothing construction, and child development. The intermediate classes have studied such things as; pattern alteration, construction of wool and synthetic garments,foreign foods, special diets, food for entertaining, consumer buying and information, Household equipment, and continued study in child care. Advanced home economic students have been very busy studying flower arrangement, marriage and dating, meals for two, using available foods, marketing, seasoning of foods, home furnishings and planning, construction of wool and synthetic garments, clothing for children, and child development. Home economic classes help prepare the girls for the future by introducing them to proper techniques and ideas in homemaking. Poor Becki, She'll die when she finds out the dart is backwards. They sure don't make a simple shift like they used to. 21

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In Wood9 Metal, And Crafts Bill Hales assists Steve Furlong in riveting. Tent welding is a favorite amoung first year metal students. I I I , J ■ been framed, says Bill Metcalf and Mike Schuer- We've ger. Paul Sprague and Glen Dyrland let the chips fly. 23