East High School - Echoes Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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MACHINERY HUMS as Floyd Law, Marvin Resser, and Vincent Dickerson, all ,66, carry out projects in East's machine shop. NEW is the word that keeps East High Schoolas vocational and industrial arts department at its best. Improved teaching methods have been introduced which coordinate courses. In order to con- nect basic principles with their practical applications, the physics teacher is also teaching auto mechanics. A course in technical electronics and the equipment for this class have been introduced, while several arc welders, a lathe, and two off- set presses have been added to the depart- ment this year. The vocational section includes 454- Aces who receive training on the job as well as in the classroom. Seniors holding outside jobs in related fields get school cred- it for the hours they work. The 13 voca- tional teachers strive to produce skilled tradesmen in their chosen fields. The Industrial arts section presents a general vocational education involving ex- periences which explore the Helds of in- dustrial occupations. The 650 students taking industrial arts courses perfect skills in the care and use of common tools. Gilbert Lietz, indutrial arts woodworking teacher, brought honor to this department at East when he was presented the Kansas Industrial Education Teacher award for 1964. Vocational Arts Bqis Work With Tools, Learn Skills A NEW LATHE added to the vocational department this year is operated by Marvin Resser, '66. 5 '

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NEEDLE IN, machine foot down to hold the ma- V V V terial firmly, and Cheryl Hendry, ,66, begins her latest SCWIUS PYOJCCL IN A PRESSING SITUATION, Corkie Cotter, '65, hurries to add the final touches to her clothing as- signment. Home ECOH07?2i6S- Fashion, F00aQ Flowers Stressed For Future WHATS COOKING ? seems to be the appropriate question to ask Fran Miles, '65, and Lynn Lindley, ,64. HOMEMAKING is more than burned fingers and pin cushions to the 546 stu- dents enrolled in the home economics de- partment of East High School. The effi- cient homemaker of today must not only be well-informed in the fields of food, cloth- ing, and child care, but also in home man- agement, family living, and interior dec- oration. Students gain practical experience in cooking and meal planning through table setting, menu planning, and baking con- tests. Girls taking clothing have an oppor- tunity to display their ability by modeling their own creations in a fashion show pre- I sented to the student body each spring. This year, classes have been programmed in order to allow each person to advance with others of similar ability. The four home economics teachers keep Aces in- formed about homemaking careers while preparing them for successful home living.

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TANGO MUSIC can be heard in typ- ing classes during the time tests more fre- quently than in modem dance classes. The use of music teaches students to type rhyth- mically and more efliciently. The 10 in- structors who comprise the business de- partment staff strive to train Aces for high degrees of skill in typing, shorthand, and bookkeeping. These skills form a general business education which enables students to carry on their daily business activities with more ease. Classes in secretarial training and cler- ical practice prepare career-minded Aces to hold jobs in the business world after graduation. The department also provides W advanced courses for students who are looking for further business studies in col- MOCK SALES such as the one demonstrated by Paul Oliver, ,64, and Patsy Jones, '64, teach retail selling students the knack lege- In the industrial W01'1d Of today the of gettmg along Wlth Customers- business department offers courses which enable students to compete successfully. BUSZNKSS- Ojgee Praetzces Challenge Novzee Clerks, Seeretarzes TWO WORDS MORE and Illl have 80 words a LETS SEE NOW, does the squiggle go on the right minute, thinks Judy Oakes, '66, as she takes a time or the left side of the 'g'?', ponders Sue Harned, '64, test. in her shorthand class. 28