Gilman High School - Hi Lites Yearbook (Gilman, IA)

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.V ,L all ,,,,: ..f.:. A few days before school starte', most o the boys were busy showing their beef and sw Iowa Fair at Marshalltown. Most ried jointly in both the 4-H and The vocational agriculture of the Merit Awards furnished by Tribune Company to organizations in the field of food production. ine projects at the Central of these projects were car- agriculture departments. department was awarded one the Des Moines Register and that did outstanding work Gilman's award was granted chiefly on the help the Vocational Agriculture classes gave toward working at the local canning factory when labor was short, the excellent projects that are being carried out, and the services of Mr. Vcelker as field man for the factory in addition to his teaching duties, Two courses of agriculture were taught during the pres- ent school year, They were Farm Crops e Soils, and Farm Mechanics. On alternate years Animal Husbandry and Farm Management are offered, Freshmen and sophomores make up the one class, and juniors and seniors the other, so each stud- ent will take all four courses in his high school career. Each student enrolled in .vocational agriculture carries a productive project, The present projects of the 21 boys in classes embody the following enterprises! 19 sows and litters, 22 beef steers, 2 cows, 54 head of sheep, se A. soybeans, and 118 A, potatoes. Besides the productive projects, which this year include Weed Con- trol, Fence Repair, Building Improvement, Llming, and various others. Each boy also selects a number of farm practices which he is going to carry our on his projects and on his father's home enterprises. In Farm Crops d Soils class, types and classes of soil were studied, elements necessary to plant growth, liming fertilizers, farm manure, and soil erosion control were cov- ered with respect to soils. Crop rotations, seedbed prep- il? FOOD -n Lf 2? o s f -fr Ap Patios aration, and each of the common well as how plants grow. Weeds, some units dealing with improved of the year was spent on gardens, Both of the classes judged in the Hoard's Dairyman. Several agricultural classes, and many of to other sales to keep in touch w price values. A lamb-grading demonstration Grinnell Vocational Agricultural worthwhile venture. The Farm Mechanics class fini -50- crops were emphasized, as insects, and diseases were methods. The latter part orchards, and fruits. the classes of dairy cows sales were attended by the the boys went individually ith good breeding stock and held in connection with the Department proved to be a shed several large projects

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Grade school music can be divided into 5 phases: Cll Roto Singing, .which comprises songs of the vfmrirus son- sons, of home and community life, of holidays, of school, and the folk songs of many countries, helps the child to acquire the use of his natural voice. C25 Sight Singing has its basis in rote sing1ng,but through the use of syllables in reading and observation songs, en- ables the child to sing s number from notation without first having to hear the tune. , I feb Rhythmic Activities are carried out in order to give children better muscular coordination, and at the same time A- develop the sense of I ....., Egg ,KMQZZ rhythm. These activities .QQQQWQQE-Wqqw are similar to some of gydgyiyjigipp, those carried on in var- fn S2511 ious physical education , v, rf : . fr ', If5j5g,:,ig??,xfigS-M52 XQTNFQKKI 2 programs. 'F Q if -'19 '-733, is My my Music Theory Activi- -F , .' 1 --,I J Q .' 1' I Aggijif jbQ3yQvf'gfyff ties include the more com- fff,-iyikjj J I : 53:'j.,,,:'f mon elements of music be- g?nQhx5Q qHfggffTfSgQgafA gilling with the musical ,i x,gg' Q Qgjggfxyrigimd alphabet, staves, clef ig 'Hhs 5 grey y31Tg:e.9h H signs, note and rest val- j ues, letter and syllable 'Rim V' - '7p' X X lfgg names, key signatures-- essay , f swdszsa ff both major and minor, var figs? -- m V ious musical terms and th fi ,hi,,,- recognition of Iamiliar -jfjjjQv! melodies from notation. . -1'fw--- ., I ':15.lJ5:u,x:Ei?f.fi. , I L C5DMusic Appreciation was motivated through the telling of stories or poems in order to create s desirable attitude for the record to be played. Students were expected to recognize the number after it had been played. All students of etta NThe Early Bird played by David Paul as the First Lady of Waddles, Jack Palmer Egg Plant. the first six grades presented an oper Catches the Wormu. Leading roles were as President Rooster, Beverly Duxbury Poultry Lend, Ronald Lowery as Goosie as Dr. Qunck, and Norma Lavender as I The Kindergarten Rhythm Band played before the perform ance and Lee Paul played a French Horn solo USerenadeN be- tween acts, -29-

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during the year. These include n portable hog house for Lo- ren McAllister, hayrecks for Wayne Richardson and Raymond Schultz, wagon boxes for Archie Levig, Wayne Richardson, and Raymond Schultz. Many other small projects, such as chicken feeders, saw horses, and numerous other articles were nude. Several wagons, boxes, trailers, etc. were brought in to be reconditioned and repainted. ln liiiticn, many school proj- ects were completed, as well us tool sharpening by all mem- bers of the classt ' Early in the fall the Fern Mechanics elses took s beef tour to select beef oulvesl One dairy judgini workout was held, but no teen wus entered at the Dairy Cattle Congress, because of restrictions on the use of gasoline. .1 D U 12.21 .E..V..........E If I........N G .S..Q.Ei.Q..Q...I.-1 The adult evening school had an enrollment of o tot- al of 47 adults. The average attendance was 20 et each meet- ing. A council of eight een met to decide upon the course content of evening school. Following ere the meetings that were scheduled: 1. Outlook for l944MMJoe D. Miller, Go. Ext. Director 2. 1944 Fnrmer's Income Tnxn-Langdon Dodds, Deputy Col- lector ef Internal Revenue 5. Feeding for Milk Production 4. Livestock Marketing Problems--Herman C. Aeberg 5, Diseases of Swine d Their Control 6. Land Boom Controls 7. Wartime Soil Management 8. Business Lew as Applied to the Fern 9. Help Shortcuts 10. Housing and Management of Farm Livestock , ll. Motion PicturesweLubricet1on, Tractors, Fuels. In addition, the fourth nnnunl banquet was held at the Methodist Church at the completion of the series of meetings. Robert Lovig attended ten meetings. Other merbers who attend- ed six or more meetings, thereby gaining stterlsnce certifi- cates were? John My Paul, Archie P Caswell, lver Iverson, W.J. Pexson, Howard Madlll, David Paul, Victor Swift, A. B. Schultz, Frank Coppcck, R. Jn Paul, srchie Lovig, Robert Lavender, Lee A. Long, D. T. Lavender, REEF. Richardson, and Eerhert Wiseman. -,-3,rJ -. MP.. xg. ffgf' 7' -' mx- . xi.. ' ,,!-i'7:'5f'f, -.,S-lzip-L,,xx --'T'-3 W r' ' -H '-'W'-f' N-i MJWNET-JXX'f1ffl 'xY'7ff'-- T-flzz.-5 -in fi -sz . iiilj MNA --T-...-f.. Y Q - 2cQfjZ2T1'f ,ff .J , if 'K I Ykxjx rf. sgmf,v,Mr -Q, 'rss -X, rv- ,B-N-NX - ID