Dowagiac Central High School - Wahoo Yearbook (Dowagiac, MI)

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Q., Swappins Shop When walking through the west wing of the school the aroma of baked goods floats through the air to greet you, but down around the east wing it's the good old smell of sawdust that hits you. lf somewhat doubtful just take a peek into room lOO and look at the sights. There before your eyes are cedar chests, desks, lamps, end tables, and numerous other wooden articles. Boys from seventh through twelfth grade miraculously transform a plain piece of wood into some handy do-dad'f under the cape able guidance of Lee Neidlinger. The little shoppers , or Junior High boys, indulge in the simpler process of making bread boards and window stays while the big fellows come forth with more complicated articles, using the electrical machinery that is for- bidden to beginners. At the beginning of the year each boy is given so many tickets which are used to buy wood for their projects. Before they can actually begin to work with the wood, plans must be made on paper of the project. After Lee O.K.'s the plan the construction can begin. Tools are checked out of the cage by a keeper and are returned at the end of the hour. Smoothness is a must with Lee. Each item must be sanded and sanded again. It takes time and patience but the reward for time well spent is a neat looking finish. lm, Neidlinger Whenever a play or festival comes up the old familiar cry for Lee and his boys rings out. Then a brigade of boys, ladders, and hammers appear upon the scene and the props are up, waiting for the play. This is an annual occurance for the boys. As spring nears, the annual Art Exhibit takes place. Here the boys display their year's masterpiece to the townspeople, and receive many praises on the beautiful productions. For the past twelve years Central High School has been a second home to Lester Manns. And the room that bears the title of metal shop, Les' room, is TOT in the west wing of the building next to old-face-ful , our pet water fountain. Les' room is the meeting place for metal shop experts from ninth through twelfth grade. His home room is a fit place to train these boys. It is in an atmosphere equipped with lathes humming, hammers banging, and welders smell hanging in the air. Mr. Manns leads the metal shop-pests into an array of machines and rules as the year passes. The making of metal cubes, boxes, and the more complicated artistry of drill making fill the yearly schedule for a boy. With the completion of these articles a place is reserved in the Art Exhibit as show place for metal shop. Another course, one within itself, occupying a side line of 'l0'l is mechanical drawing. Before the T-squares are brought out to beginners they must have six weeks of free hand drawing. After that they can dig into the drawing instruments and begin to work. Second year students have their pick of entering into a variety of fields. Accompanying the mechanical drawers are the blueprint boys. Special instruc- tions are given in how to draw and read the blue prints and as the year wears on we may find some of the braver boys trying their luck at the drawings. The highest drawings are shown in the exhibit, making each boy strive for four points. A sixteen year or older boy is needed to work in a downtown store . This familiar announcement read by Eleanor rings out over the public address system into the class rooms as Les again finds an open job for some high school boy or girl. Whether it is in concern with the high school employment or the shop boys, we can always be sure Mr. Manns will do an efficient job. Shaping up our projects Metal shop in sess on xii

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661 cg fiom A black coupe parked behind the school over the weekend is a sure sign Mr. Norden is looking after the welfare of his animal friends. The stuffed animals we marvel over are a product of his own ability as a taxidermist. A stuffed musk- rat, mouse, bat, duck, plus a few others seem real to us as they appear in 306. Keeping an eye on the movements of the Sophomore class, along with three other advisors, proves to be a time taking job for the little time he has left. Searching Scientist Ah! fresh air , exclaim the chemistry students hanging their heads out the window during a lab period. The results of some experiment are probably being smelled just then. Lab periods are held several times a week in addition to the regular class hour. Guiding us in this realm of peculiar odors, explosions, and so forth is Carson Neifert. Mr. Neifert also has us undergo reports every Friday and completion of a proiect during the second semester. Sixth hour 307 is turned over to seniors in the interest of physics. Here we deal with the physical changes of matter. We experiment to find candle power, focal length, heat of fusion, and even the velocity of sound. Cars is always at hand to make sure the outcome agrees with the proven theories, but sometimes they won't. Mr. Neifert is also in charge of one of our newest courses, drivers training. A street is blocked aff in our behalf, until Hwh OYICITQ find Doc? we can be trusted to drive around town and venture out into the country. Learning how to park correctly is a bug- a-boo to some, but with a little practice and persistance it soon is mastered. At the end of the semester we're the proud owners of a driver's license. Rounding out his sched- ule fexcluding coachingj Mr. Neifert serves as a Frosh advisor and homeroom teacher, also sponsoring the Varsity Club with Dick Wekenman. Heat experiment Bugol-o-gists Filling findings

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9 E About Ag When you get to the thurd floor turn to the rught and stop at the second door on the left Thus us where youll be durected nf you re lookung for the ag room Heod farmer un 308 us Vuctor Woodruck Vuc s been located un the ag department of DH S for the past three years Thus has re ulted un a wude acquauntance wuth the farmers an thus vucunuty plus the students that he has un hus ag classes Lookung on the schedule Vuc has lasted un hus day confer ences a nunth grade ag class and two other classes under the tutles of Farm Management and Crops and Souls Mr Woodruck says that approxnmately 55 to 6004: of the boys takung agrucultural courses untend deflnutely to go unto some fleld of farmung A general course us guven to the Freshmen who are takung ag A more specualuzed course us that of studyung local crops and souls sophomores and lunuors attend these classes Vucs advanced farmers are studyung hortuculture ffruuts and vegetablesj and farm management He also has a twelve month program that uncludes summer vtsuts to the forms un thus area at whuch he consults wuth hus students and assusts them un any of the problems that they mught have The Future Farmers of Ameruca group at D H S are made up of about fifty one of the boys un the ag classes Mr Woodruck us theur sponsor The F F A emblem la cross sectuon of an ear of cornl adorns the door of 308 Joe Scott Less Ludwug Davtd Gullette and Edven Thor are presudent vuce presudent secretary and treasurer respectuvely of the Future Farmers In other offices we have Ruchard Szymanowsku as reporter and Leo Toney as sentunel Every year the F F A boys organuze a parluamentary procedure team takung part un the annual reguonal meetung at Cass Dufferent F F A groups un thus reguon demon strate the correct way to conduct a busuness meetung Our group comes un thurd wuth the chapter from Cass wunnung flrst honors at the reguonal and also at state Joe Scott acts as chaurman for the group wuth Dave Gullette as secretary Members on the floor are Jum Fule Chuck Sprague and Edven Thor Another hughlught on the Future Farmers calendar us the annual parent and son banquet held un the gym The food us prepared by the gurls Future Homemakung group Mr Jack Buttner county agrucultural agent us guest speaker The purpose of the banquet us to estab lush better relatuons between the students school and theur parents engaged un agruculture Thus year the award of State Farmer goes to Joe Scott lt us awarded through the state F F A and us based on prolects among them were swune daury cattle potatoes and a Fo Last fall durung the Centennual twenty three of the ag boys helped put our exhubuts un varuous store wundows They were sponsored by name brands through Kauser Fraser The happy endung to thus escapade was the fact that they got a vusut to Wullow Run to tour the Kauser Fraser plant there A bus us chartered for the day and the students are excused from school Vuc goes along to see that all stay un order not gettung too wuld un the bug cuty Noon hour 308 us swamped by gurls who get theur dauly noontume vutamuns The raduo us usually blarung forth to entertaun them The gurls organuze and form commuttees who are responsuble for keepung the room free from crumbs A few of the gurls stay here at noon to study but as sprung draws near they escape to the out of doors The F FA members Back row Dave Mer wan Bob Ausra John Hewutt Gordon Whute Ruchard Palm Jum Fule Warren Garrett Don Wulson Morley Wolf Glen Grady Charles Bakeman Harold Fam Maruon Toney Ed Chandler Don Funk Jum Puerson Ted Bckeman Jack Magner Leo Toney Ken Weudner Front row standung Floyd Chandler Delbert Smuth Danuel Haley Danny Huff Ted Wuruck Ken Koch Stanley Pankausku John Glynn Louus Geussel Jack Henderson Al Patzer Larry Fosduck Jum Carlson Duck Bannow Kent Robunson Gene Carter Suttung Charles Sprague Dove Gullette Joe Scott Ed Thor Ruchard Szyma nowsku fmers We Ing up Po tg foes Z5 v-bs , I r T ,, . . 1 ll ' ' I ' ' I ' ll ll . . . . ,, . , ,, . 1 . . . . . . , . . ,, . ,, . . . 1, U - Q N 1 1 ' ll ll Il ' ll , . I ll ' I ll ll ll ' ' ' 1 . . u . . . . ' I I 1 ' 1 I I . . . . , h . . . . . . . -5 x u ,, . . . . ' 'X ' . . . f u . . . xx,-f 1 ' FX I - t l u ' ' ' uc, . 4 , 1 I ' ' . - - - - ,..... 1 1 - 5 1 - -1 1 1 1 1 i u crop of wheat. I , - l . . . . . , Il ' ll ' ' Il ' ll . 1 ' ll ' ' ll - l ll II ' I - - ' ' 74. V, 5-31.5 . , - U ,A 2 ,Q 1 f u' s 3 5: . i if - 1 tf f' ? ' . . . : - - . ' l F 1 ft v' F' - 1 1 1 1 1 ' 7 , ' 1 1 1 . ' -, I I 1 7 - F , , 5 1 - if f - - 1 I I I ' I I I V - ' 1 I I I -