Cut Bank High School - Wolf Yearbook (Cut Bank, MT)

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In the Fall of 1941 the student council voted that a committee should be chosen to make a schedule of Assembly Programs. The committee framed a schedule that was very satisfactory. Every organization in the school that desired to put on an assembly was well pleased with its date. Approximately every two weeks of the year an assembly program was presented by one of these organizations. These programs were varied and as a whole were far better than those held in previous years. At the start of the year plans were under way to exchange assemblies with other schools but the tire shortage put a stop to that. The teachers voted on each assembly and the organization that put on the best assembly will have its name engraved on a silver cup. An annual declamatory contest is held at Cut Bank High School each spring. In 1942 the contest was won by Jewell Peterson, whose declamation was White Lilacs, by Leota Hulse Black. Those competing were Ena Robinson, Wallace Ruetten, Margaret Swenson, lone Smith, Eula Lee Todd, Louella Davis, and Janice Smith. Last year Louella Davis placed third in the state contest at Missoula. I 31 |

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jdatin GUL The first year Latin Class organized the S. P. Q. R. this year and elected officers which are as follows: Imperator, Jim Elliott; Sub Imperator, John Sheffield; Sceptor, Audrey Ellis; Pecuniator, Marjorie Gjertson; Nuntius, Jo Ann Sauter; Custos, Harvey Hall; Senators, Shirley McShane, Joan Sheffield, and Don Peterson. The Latin Club meets every other Thursday. The purpose of this organization is to give the student a broader knowledge of Latin and the Roman customs and at the same time provide them with entertainment. The Latin Club gave a dance on Valentines Day, presented an assembly and had their annual picnic. [ 30]

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The newest addition to the High School is a Trade and Industry course which is offered in a large, modern and well equipped machine shop. This course is offered to junior and senior boys. Upon completing this course they should be able to take their place in the defense industries which are of major importance to our country at this time. Equipment on hand at the present is as follows: 1 lathe, 1 large drill press, 2 arc welding machines, 2 acetylene welding and cutting torches, large acetylene generator, large grinder, small bench tool grinder, full set of machinists and mechanics tools, and blacksmith forge. Before the end of this school term 2 more lathes are expected to arrive. This will enable the boys to get a bit more experience on lathes and they are expecting to have all three lathes running. The stock room is very well arranged with a place for each individual tool. A checking system has been established which is on the order used in the larger industrial shops. Each boy is given a set of numbered checks corresponding with his enrollment number which he must turn into the boy in charge of the tool room for any certain type of tool which he may want to use. Upon returning the tool he will obtain his check back again. This has proven to work out very satisfactorily. Various projects have been finished by the boys such as machinists clamps, C clamps and bolts of various kinds. Some boys showed theii skill in forging blacksmith tongs and different forging tools while others have been busy arc welding and brazing. Among some of their work is a foundry furnace which will be completed before the school term is over. Among the major projects is the folding basketball backboard for the gymnasium. This backboard was so constructed that it folds up to the ceiling when not in use and has a geared winch. Also a winch was constructed to hoist and lower the score board. The blue print room was also furnished with a sliding blue print frame made in the shop. Most of the boys know how to read blue prints very well now and all their projects are made from blue prints. The boys are building a three-wheel tractor which they are going to use with a snow plow to clean side walks around the school, and also drag the athletic grounds. They are waiting to find some small front wheels before the tractor can be finished. As soon as the large lathe arrives they will be able to make the large chain sprocket for the drive. Another of the major projects for some of the boys was a race bug with a high compression motor, dual carburation, and they are now putting in a double transmission to increase the speed to over 100 M. P. H. All the machines in the shops are equipped with individual motors and a large chain hoist which is used for the purpose of lifting heavy objects is another feature in this shop. The shop has one of the best shower rooms of any school we know for the use of the boys who work in the shop. The shower room has a tile floor and tile walls. There are three turban ventilators in the building. Within the new high school addition is found the Manual Training Department. We feel the department is the very latest in arrangement and equipment. The drawing room is equipped with twenty-nine desks. Each desk provides storage space for six students. The blue-printing is a big factor in teaching drawing as well as making it possible for the students to make blue prints of their shop projects. The blue print room is equipped with a blue print machine, washer with drying rack and storage space for supplies. Adjoining the woodworking room we have the lecture room, tool room, finishing room, lumber room and storage room. The shop is eauipped with 66 student lockers and overhead storage space. We added a tool grinder, two lathes and a shaper to our new equipment. The department is so arranged that it is convenient for the students and teacher. The rooms are well lighted and spacious, contributing to health and safety of the student. I 32 1