Dobyns Bennett High School - Maroon and Grey Yearbook (Kingsport, TN)

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MISS MASSENGILL FOOJS MISS JACOBS Clolbmg w was AMERICAN HCME MAKERS Probably the department most favored by girls is the home economics department Young home makers are taught how to make their own wardrobes and to cook three square meals a day From the favored cooking classes come such delicacies as chocolate cakes crisp green salads and fried chicken dinners Besides cooking the girls give much attention to other phases of home making they study decorating bud getmg meal planning child care and have an excellent course in first aid When they come from these classes our girls are ready to undertake the efficient management of a household and in so doing build the right kind of American homes for the future The sewing classes were the first volunteers in the school who aided the defense program Members of the cooking class cream butter and sugar to make a delicious chocolate cake These girls keep up with the latest fashions by making their own clothes they made clothes for the Red Cross and for British War Relief But more than merely sewing these stu dents receive instruction in color harmony Weaving Even laundering and making ch1l dren s clothing are included ln this course Page fzfteen y , .. Q 5 f. ' 9 - 1, va I I ,fri ,W 3 qg . t f 1 is .f L 5 l f' - ,f , ' 9 , ya K f . , . . . . , ' in design, knitting, needlepoint, crochet, and , . I , l Q n n n 9 i ' ' Y - . S . , - Q , Y l 7 3 J ti . . i 5

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,ff MISS SPRINGER, Sludj Hall MISS BOY D, Lf1II'flI'ft1l1 RESEARCH FOR EDUCATIO The Study hall is a scene of confusion when classes change, but after the tardy bell, a place of silent study or magazine reading. Only the movement to the reference room and li- brary at the beginning of the period breaks the silence. The entire room, crowded though it is, has an inviting atmosphere, with its new shades, wall posters, and shiny new desks re- hnished by the woodworking classes. Anyone in the front section to the li- brary, starts a stream of students to the hustle and bustle of the library. A new card catalogue has been placed in the library for the convenience of the students. A student Hle enables the student to keep up with the books he has out so that he may return them on time. The library caters to the demands of the student. By being a member of several of the current book clubs, it gives the student access to the recent books as well as to the classics. There is a wide selection of books other than fiction offered for student use. There is a particularly extensive supply of material available on vocational choices for seniors. To the less studious pupils a study hall is a forty-five minute period of enjoyment and entertainment. From the fifty-six magazines and Eve current newspapers, a student may derive enjoyment and still learn something. These periodicals may be obtained at the rear of the study hall. Another division of the study department is the reference room. Here a student has ac- cess to all the encyclopedias and reference books. Here, also are the latest dictionaries. A vertical file of current material is kept, and, also for the faculty, there is a shelf where teachers may reserve books for specific assign- ments. ,Q ' I ll l . 'x Monotonous but necessary Nope-not in N . 4 Hard on elbows

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Mr. Connett and Mr. Nave inspect model airplane sketches. Audley and Burt tune motors for the supreme test. ARCHITECTS A MECHANICS QF TO ORRGW ln the drafting room and the workshop boys are dem- onstrating their ability to do things well with their hands. Page sirleezz The courses of the Industrial Arts Department make up one of the best vocational departments in any school. The students of home and auto mechanics learn to do professionally the numerous jobs in every- day living. The mechanical and architectural draft- ing courses have led many of our students to choose engineering as their future field of endeavor. The wood-Work department has sent forth many fine prod- ucts in cabinet work. Probably the most inspiring thing our school has heard from the Industrial Arts Department is the call for boys to build model airplanes for our government. Certainly if a course can offer chances for its students to help their country in such a necessary field, it is doing its patriotic duty and preparing many fine citizens. The two instructors of this department are certainly to be admired for their excellent work in so ably preparing the architects and mechanics of to- morrow. From the work done in these classes, one can begin to appreciate the fact that the use of the hands is important as Well as the use ofthe head. Since the classes are double periods, the students are given enough individual help to make the course even more instructive. It would profit any student to take ad- vantage of the chances offered by the Industrial Arts Department to use hand and head.