Garrett High School - Aeolian Yearbook (Garrett, IN)

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Working intently on his shop project, Gerald Davis guides a piece of wood through the handsaw. Permeating the air with the smell of good things to eat, home economics classes entice students to peek into Room 20 and find out what ' s cooking. Students under their new teacher, Mrs. Jenny Smith, cooked entire meals and then proceeded to taste their preparations. Since there is more to being a housewife than just cooking, students also learn about family relationships, child care, and home furnishings. Being a careful buyer is no easy matter and pupils are taught consumer education which includes knowing what to buy and when to buy it. Future do-it-yourselfers receive basic training in the Industrial Arts departments under the guidance of Mr. Donald Steward and Mr. William Schafer. The shop students work on and are graded on the projects they do each semester. Mars Wolford watches as Mr. Schafer checks his latest blueprint for drafting. These busy bees, Karen Carper, Nancy Warrick, Jeri Snider, and Donna Emerick, are making clothes, not honey in home economics class. Manual Training increases skill at home, 24

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Translating those little lines, dots and circles into words seems like a compli- cated job, but Miss Sarah Eldridge shows shorthander ' s where there ' s a will, there ' s a way. Jackie HoUis seems to have all the essen- tial items needed in order for her bookkeep- ing records to come out correct. Useful Skills The business curriculum at G.H.S. prepares stu- dents not only for a life in our world of economics, but also gives aid to future college students and housewives. For those who want to major in business, there are courses dealing with all forms of this ac- tivity. Future homemakers find bookkeeping an ideal subject for their budget making. College stu- dents find typing a necessity not to be without. Automation creeped into the school, and replaced the pencil in bookkeeping class. Mr. Robert Bratton teaches the fundamental ideas behind the use of the beloved adding machine. 23

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Waiting for the hike, these junior girls prepare for the next play in their game of flag football. Developing strength and stamina is the job of the Physical Education classes under the direction of Miss LeNore Lewis, Mr. Ward Smith, Mr. Richard Capin, and Mr. William Schafer. When weather permits, gym classes play soccer, speed ball, flag football, and other outdoor sports. But as days grow colder, these classes turn to indoor games, and the boys move to the big gym. Basketball, volleyball, and dancing fill the time until the outdoors beckons once again. At this time Softball fever takes hold of all to close another school year. Students of GHS can now receive some fundamental training of the automobile by signing up for a semester course in Driver ' s Education. Classes are divided into two groups, one group each semester, with three students driving each six-weeks period. The students drive four days out of the week and have class on the fifth day. In these classes they study parts of the car and learn the essential skills of driving. Mr. Pearson shows some of his Driver Training pupils, Dale McLeland, Larry Lovette, and Phillip Sweeney, how to check the oil. Dale McLeland leans out the win- dow of the Driver Education car to make sure the way is clear before he enters traffic. at work, and at play. 25