Falconer High School - Falconaire / Corridor Yearbook (Falconer, NY)

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To Iohnny Doughboy the Home Economics Department means the home from which he came -the White curtains in the windows, Morris pies, and clean soft beds. The girls have learned to supply these for post-War days. ,fv- is To Iohnny Doughboy Home Economlcs means sew 1ng those becornlng llttle ruffles here and there on s1s ters and Moms new tracks and that beflowered stand cover that was hand done They are knlttlng SGWIHQ gar ments and even rolllng ban dages for Red Cross Whlch eventually reach lohnny or h1S buddles

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To Iohnny Doughboy the Agncultural Department sym bol1zes the land for Wh1Ch he IS hghtmg the land whlch helped produce hls food the land Whlch stands for Amer 1ca The Ag students are learnmg to Work and preserve lt To Iohnny Doughboy Shop IS the lndustry he left the plane the square andthe saw that hes on the bench Wamng for some student to learn enough to make hlm Worthy of plcklng them up ll I I I ll I I XX K ll I I I I . . ,, . I .

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AGRICUL- TURAL PRIZE WINNERS AGRICUL- TU RAL CLASS WOOD SHOP METAL SHOP HHN the Falconer Future Farm- ers became part of F. H, S. in l94l, we students lifted our eyebrows a little disdainfully and considered the organization strictly for hicks , However, in the brief interval of three years, this club has proven itself worthy of our deepest respect. Under the enthusiastic leadership of 'Brother Shoupfagriculture has acquired a new zest and appeal which the pupils in his classes truly appreciate. Rumor has it that when these nature-loving people tire of probing into text books, they put their assimilated information to the test by applying it to the Great Out Doors, ln this unique fashion, their large vegetable garden was planted. A new sink, milk tester and laboratory have added to the department itself, while pictured illustration of poultry and livestock have helped to clarify the rais- ing of farm animals. Putting this knowledge to use on their own domestic farms has not only given the Aggie vital experience, but also made for more and better production on the home-front. Nevertheless, it must be admitted that of industry, farming would Why the very blue-prints greatest dairy farms orig- whose ingeniousness took without the aid become extinct, which plan our inate from men root in a high school shop course, such as those offered by Mr. White. From crude raw lumber custom-made furniture is created which forces the astonished lad to study his varnish-stained hands a little dubiouslyfunable to believe that they were capable of such dexterity. And thats not all, for out of the two- year-old aviation addition, have come model airplanes which would demand high admiration from an older establish- ment. Yes, the world owes much to Mr. White and Mr. Shoup and to the Whites and Shoups all over the globe who are work- ing today for a better future. lU