Covington High School - Puffs and Patches Yearbook (Covington, VA)

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MECHANICAL ABILITY? . . . Mr. Anderson instructs Pam Wingfield, one of the few girls enrolled in Mechanical Drawing, in the use of the T-square. Electives Prove Interesting Mechanical and Architectural Drawing are subjects that usually only boys take. But, for the past few years, girls have become more interested in these courses. This year, there are a great number of girls in the cl asses. Taught by Mr. Anderson, Mechanical Drawing opens up job opportunities in the fields of drafting, interior design, and many others. Girls, as well as boys, seem to enjoy this class and the opportunities it holds. Also, Industrial Arts, taught by Mr. Douglas, gives students a chance to exercise their practical and mechanical abilities useful in the home and on the job. Driver Education, a well-established program at CHS, provides both classroom and behind-the-wheel driving instruction. Both help students in their sophomore year of high school to learn how to become safe and efficient drivers. Mr. Carper, the new driver educa- tion instructor this year, works very hard to help the students learn the fundamentals of driving. Certainly, Industrial Arts and Driver Education provide the students with many of the skills that will prove useful in the future. “THIS IS A MOTOR” . . . Mr. Carper explains the basic parts of the engine to Terry Vest. J. S. Anderson, B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute; I.C.T., Mechanical Drawing; Sponsor of Vocational Indust- rial Clubs of America. Phillip B. Douglas, B.S., West Virginia University; In- dustrial Arts; J.V. Football, Varsity Baseball. Sanford H. Carper, B.S., Lincoln Memorial University, East Tennessee State Univer- sity; Driver’s Education, Physi- cal Education II; J.V. B’ootball, J.V. Basketball. 22

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BE PREPARED, MR. FUHRMAN! . . . Mr. Fuhrman is escorted to an unscheduled shower by Doug Matheny, Joel Nichols, Bobby Moore, and Todd Huffman. “HE TOOK MY SOCKS!” . . . Mr. Carper and Mr. Fore give Dennis Trainer and Gary Parker a fair trial. 21 Richard Fuhrman, B.S. Lincoln Memorial University; Physical Education, Health Education; Eighth Grade Bas- ketball, Assistant Coach Track. James W. Fore, B.S., Lynchburg College; Physical Education, Driver’s Education; Eighth Grade Football and Bas- ketball, Assistant Coach Var- sity Baseball. Sanford H. Carper, B.S., Lincoln Memorial University, East Tennessee State Uni- versity; Driver’s Education, Physical Education; J.V. Foot- ball, J.V. Basketball.

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Homemaking Will Be Vast Help In Future Home Economics, a program devised to teach young girls homemaking, is a very active part of the CHS curriculum. In Home Ec. classes, girls learn cooking, sewing, and fashion design, along with other details and aspects of running a successful home. When learning to cook, each girl takes a turn pre- paring a “specialty” for the other girls to sample. In the sewing classes, each student has a class project and a home project. Mrs. Hall and Miss Hepler, the instructors at Covington High, are very helpful when a student needs advice on anything from how to construct a buttonhole to how to wash and dry dishes. In addition to classroom activities, the Home Economics classes have given many socials and teas for the faculty. Also, they have a Mother-Daughter Banquet in the spring. HIRED HELP? . . . Jeannie Dressier and Lynn Arritt put their home- making knowledge to use. Truly, the course, a very practical one, provides instruction that the girls, who literal- ly are the “future homemakers of tomorrow”, couldn’t get along without. Harriet Hepler, B.S.,M.S., Radford College, Rich- mond Professional In- stitute, University of Ten- nessee; Home Economics; Future Homemakers of America. Mrs. Mamie B. Hall, B.S., Madison College, Univer- sity of Virginia; Home Economics I, II, III, IV, V ; Future Homemakers of America. MINI-SKIRT? . . . Mrs. Hall checks the hemline of Jean Scott’s class project. 23