Elk City High School - Elk Yearbook (Elk City, OK)

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csilzop OQS As one approaches the shop de- partment, the calm air is suddenly shattered by the sharp vibrations of drills, power saws, and many other mechanical tools made avail- able to boys enrolled. With the ex- ception of an occasionally mangled hand or finger, the boys seem to agree that shop is about the jolliest place in FCHS. The three eighth grade classes and one highschool class are under the able guidance of Mr. Buddy Glass, pictured at the left. Farrell Butcher uses a yointer in his shop prolect Mr Glass has 56 boys enrolled in yunior high shop whieh is required The first semester project for these classes was Ieithercraft The boys were used hand tools The senior high boys had mechanical driving rhe first hllf ind woodwork with m ehines the second lssentx one ire enrolled in this senior high elective eourse . 4 'ln l instructed in woodwork the second semester. They Q' x Q , ' -Y r l . . V 1 - f . , . ' ' ' a- ' ' y s 1 ' . s - '-

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Seek Cggczcts Oh, we just study every- thing, was the reaction of one of the freshmen when he was questioned concerning his studies in general sci tnte Actually this was no unggeritiqn, as tht frtshmen tombint biology , meteorologv, thtmistrs, botanx, geolo phssits tntomologs a study of the plmets, and the various other scitntes into ont fisci nlting tourse undtr the di rettion of Nlrs A r ene Nlelchmm 'Vlarv Fran Hamburger and ohn COW dy U31 two xlx-Uill fflclhods xtudvinp, tht aquarium undtr the guitlante of Xliss Xlargutritt 'das chek ,.,.x 1 ...- i C Llllllf I1 V l sound vu s it t v ur tx 5 us nrlt 'X urnit ix rims Carr r Xltitlum intl lhrltnt lirannonx exptrimtnt Off on 1nothtr 'ldYLl'lI'lll'L into the CYLl'llSIlFlQ rtllm of seienct t tht stunth Ll'IClL students xx io ire mthtring d1t1 for mother ont of thtlr Nlzschtk s tlwssts studs istronnmx prehistoric lift ir m im expt rimtnts Nliss pllnts 1nim1ls md tht stientifit relsons for mam extrxdn otcurrtmts Thex llso hue in 1qkl'lI'llIIT1 which thcs ob serwe 1nd cnyov

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oung rivers earn Sa Qty Q f XJYTIIHIHL the msiees r ll nnie llill Bar . Blevins hops into I e drivers' training car, 17 Wood Xlr Blevins Bobby Woods Isnden Vileoxson and Forest Bryant Squealmg, brakes sudden stops and a car that hops like 1 rlbbit beeause the elutch is let out too fast ire 1 few of the comie il phases of drix ers trun ing, As these students often sn good grades max be mee to have but their goal is a drivers license. As they are struggling, with stops and starts hand Signals parking and just plain driving these students may sometimes wonder if that all-important slip of gray paper will ever be theirs. Believe it or not they eventually learn to stop and start on a hill parallel park and do a turn-about. A typical driving lesson may beein with Mr. Gary Blevins the instructor at the wheel. After his driv- ing techniques have been observed by the pupils each of them is allowed to drive for awhile for practice. ln addition to practical experience a drivers training textbook 1nd the Oklahoma Driving Man- ual the students are visited by a Highway Patrol eoorelinator who explains various laws and gives them a color test and an eye examination.