Dallas High School - Dragon Yearbook (Dallas, OR)

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Maintaining the agricultural nursery located west of DHS, Boh Bauer examines soil content of the grassy field. The compass aids Daiv Cooper in scribing an arc on his Technical Drawing project. Explaining the processes involved in a mill is Mr. Robert Burnham on one of the many forest and survey field trips. Intent on his technical work. Dan Allison diligently uses the drafting machine to complete his project. TECHNICAL DRAWING Blueprint Novelist Tech Drawing taught by Mr. David Breeden, ran five classes per day which included. Tech I, a beginning class, through Tech VI, the most advanced class. In addition, a Blueprint Reading I class was new for the ’72 school year. Projects covered in class included simple drawing, illustrating and architectural rendering. Tech drawing classes went on one field trip to Chemeketa Community College to visit the Tech drawing classes there. Mr. Breeden’s classes received four new drafting machines, a new airbrush, a used vari typer and a used Bruning Copy Flex. The copier and vari typer were donated by the Towmotor corporation. Some of the students were fortunate enough to have their work sent to the County Fair or displayed in the case outside room 32. Tim Robinson studies plans from his textbook before proceeding with his project. 21

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Bruce Branson and Mark Stollcr examine a pair of clippers and a docking tool during subject. AGRICULTURE County Travelers Students interested in vocational training were enrolled in agriculture. This class was designed for students who presently live on a farm or plan to make agriculture a career. Enrollees absorbed information on such related topics as how to feed, clean and care for animals, along with livestock financing and veterinary practices. Crop study was also part of the course and included a study of fertilizers, types of crops, soils and the time of year for best planting. Other aspects of agriculture were viewed as the young farmers traveled to different farms in the Polk County area and trips to Dallas co-operative. Work continued in the agricultural shop under the direction of Mr. Lowell Buswell, who stressed the repair of farm machinery and servicing of agricultural equipment. Mr. Robert Burnham placed emphasis on the study of astronomy, the analysis of soils, selection of money crops, breeding for production, finishing of stock for market and marketing techniques. 20 the unit on animal grooming in Animal Science class and exchange a joke on the Louie Bryant “waves down his teammate after completing a grade reading on the transit. The drill was one unit from Surveying class.

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22 Putting the finishing touches on and fits a drawer. Vic Crace meticulously sands the bottom half of his gun cabinet project in Woods. Finding the metals shop full of surprising elements. Ron Cooley cautiously removes an aluminum ingot from the furnace prior to casting.