Dallas High School - Dragon Yearbook (Dallas, OR)

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INDUSTRIAL ARTS You've Come A Long Way, Baby One part of DHS's curriculum which increases in popularity every year is the industrial arts department. For the first time girls enrolled in Mr. Brooks Wagner's wood shop class. This popular craftsman also instructed a class dealing with electricity. With five classes of metal shop Mr. Gary Thayer had a full schedule. Attending Chemeketa Community College in the evening for further work in metals were Jack Kelley, Walter Jarcho, and Frank Robinson. Wider and more sophisticated projects insured this subject a permanent place in the high school. Part ofany project in wood shop is the correct cut of the various parts of the layout. Here Lyle Cooley works with the dato head of the table saw. Joe Lambert and Mike Thommen hurry to complete an assignment in Mr. Dave Breeden's technical drawing class. Joe's project was laying out geometric constructions. Jerry Montgomery trims extra length from a 1X10 in his wood shop class. 28

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Janet Anderson puts to practical use skills learned in office machines class. Area deer orag flue gash types rs.aren oanoers auring a timed writing, while Miss Marsha Anderson holds the watch over her. Janice Marshall transcribes her dictation notes as a part of the routine in her class in stenography. BUSINESS EDUCATION Wagner Ends Career The business education department added some news to the curriculum. A new business English course offered the chance to learn about business letter composition, office terminology, a-long with refresher grammar. Also new was a program, whereby seven office practice girls were given on-the-job training by securing jobs in downtown Dallas business offices. Typing, shorthand, bookkeeping, and distributive education were regular courses offered during the day. Distributive Ed. students also obtained employment in many varied areas. Retiring from the business education staff at DHS after eighteen years of service was Mr. Albert Wagner, who now plans to relax and travel. 27

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Rick Holton assembles an electrical wiring project as a part of the District Shop Skills contest. He later was proclaimed first place winner. VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE Praying Mantis' Exploited Discussing and solving farm management problems acquainted students with the fundamentals of Vocational Agriculture. A new class. Senior Ag. seminar, enabled students to apply the lessons they learned in class in actual work situations. Assembling new equipment from Polk County Co-op and Rickreall Farm Supply played a large part in Shop Vo-Ag. Instructor Mr. Bob Burnham supervised greenhouse experiments in plant propagation; the class purchased cocoons of mantises for insect control. Another aspect of agriculture was provided by Mr. Bruce Bol-don's farm equipment repair classes. Terry Ingram adjusts the ripping fence on the table saw before trimming the sides of his wardrobe cabinet. Mr. Ed Caillier Intently assembling a cultipacture is Brad Ronco and Roger Doran. Chairman — Vocational Education Sixteen Years at DHS 29