Gem Consolidated School - Gems Yearbook (Colby, KS)

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Hzgh School Classes 3 Mechan1cal Drawlng Tvp1ng I Engllsh The f1rSt semester of Engllsh 1 ll, and 111 classes were spent w1th grammar Asslgnments 1n Engllsh and Amerlcan llterature were glven durlng the second semester Part1c1pat1on 1D the Teen Age Book Club and Student Mathematlcs The Freshman Algebra class delved 1Ut0 the unknown and have found that algebra has many practical appllcatlons 1n everyday llfe The Sophomores have learned to thlnk clearer 1n Geometry as well as provlng many theorems, postulates, proposltlons and corollar1es Commerce The bookkeeplng class d1d practlcal work by means of a bookkeeplng practice set, 1D whlch each student acted as bookkeeper for a bus1ness Typ1ng 1 learned the keyboard and then worked for the lmprovement of typlng power Typlng ll worked on Off1Ce typlng problems such as letter wrlting and 1HVO1CeS They also pub11shed the school paper and worked on varlous projects for the school and churches Soc1a1 SC19nCe The meanlng of c1t1zensh1p and how lt applles today was the basls of-the C1t1zensh1p class Dur1ng the second semester th1S class took up the study of Vocat1ons Constltutlon class was a detalled study of our government and Const1tut1on, durlng the second semester th1s class studled Ec onomlcs, the bus1ness of maklng a l1v1ng Mechanlcal Drawing The four boys and four g1r1s 1n th1s class drew and 1nked many-plates of draftlng problems Wlth thelr speclal equlpment They were very enthus1ast1c over thelr work SCIGDCB The Freshmen and Sophomores 1D General Sc1ence learned the answers to many'Wwhy?' and how? qU6St1ODS 1n the f1eld of sclence The Jun1ors and Sen1ors 1n Phys1ology learned that the human be1ng IS a very complex iand often strange! creature It should be m6Dt10H9d here that every other year such courses as Amerlcan History and B1o1ogy are taught Mechan1ca1 draw1ng was f1FSt lntroduced th1s year Mr Rutschman has announced that Woodworkmng w1ll be taught next year In the future he hopes to lntroduce such classes as Engllsh IV QJOUPDHIISMD and Home Econom1cs 6 . W B w x 1 x x x . xi 1 , - S 11: 1' iff ',f - ' 5 4 V I . V . , s I rl 1 H s,A I ap, ' , l-. raw' VI 9 . F 1 Z ' , Qw . - . . , Book Gild provided many interesting books for student reading. ---F- - --- T . . . . ' vv ' ' ' ' ll - v u u ' ' ' ' '

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Senzor Class of 1950 Boy S Glee Club Band Paper Staff Khdxtorl Annual btaff Basketball Volleyball Bageball Negro Mlnbtrels Operettas Paul Splltx the Atom The Roundup of MIHHIL The Mhxte Lawn Rootln Tootln Ranch Moon Shy Why the Lhlmcs Rang Llght 1n the Wlndow Presldent Seuretary Treasurer JOYCE LAURITSEN Girl s Glee Club Paper Staff CReporterJ Annual Staff Basketball Volleyball Softball Negro Minstrels Operettas Paul Splits the Atom Roundup of Mxnnle Rootln Tootln Ranch Girl With Two Faces Moon Shy Secretary Treasurer Gxrl 5 Glee Club Band Paper Staff QRepOrterJ Annual Staff Basketball Volleyball Softball Negro Mlnstrels Operettas Glrl Wlth Two Faces Vice Presxdent 8 JERRY KNUDbON BEVERLEY IENTLICK