Grand Junction High School - Tiger Yearbook (Grand Junction, CO)

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EXPERIENCE GAINED in mechanical drawing is ol inesli- mable value in conneclion wilh archileclure, engineering, and many relaled iields cl induslry. The inilial course offers The basic iundamenlals ol mechanical drawing, and lhe sec- ond year sludenls have lhe choice oi eilher archileclural drawing or more advanced worlc along lhe same lines given lhe lirsl year group. CLERKS, CASHIERS, ollice boys, ushers, salesmen, delivery boys, and iulure business men and women earn valuable ex- perience plus rwo credils as lhey learn by doing. Having morning classes and ailernoons lree for work down lown, slu- clenls develop pleasing personalily lrails, and a sense oi re- sponsibilily. Cn-The-iob lraining gives aclual experiences which lrain a boy or girl lor posilions in lhe business world. DISASSEMBLING, inspe-cling, repairing, lhen reassembling molors, engines, and appliances are learned al Jrhe voca- 'rional school in fhe lield ol aircrall or aulo mechanics. Elec- 'rrical repair and mainlenance include repairing circuils, wir- ing, and learning salery praciices. Welding 'reaches lhe op- eralion ol eleclric welders, and gives lraining used in plumb- ing, aulo mechanics, and similar Trades. Tesring, repairing, and conslrucling radios and 'rheir paris inirigues some ol rhe srudenls. Melifulfsusiy and ffruralfly me anval dia.-fn: sludenls slave ovz lheir drawing bowr . Qn-lhc--icb experience plus high s'hool rredil malce disiribulive edu- falion an invaluable course. For lhe mefhanifally inflined vcyalional classes are a bciyls dream. CLYDE GRANERE ARTHUR l-lf'-XRMS CHARLES TURNER GUS CONSTfXN'llNE HERBERT BENSON Mvrhanifal Drawing Disvibuiive Educaricn Aulo Mechanics Machine Shop Vo a'ional Supervisor l l d s , Y N P1151 I7

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Learninrz lo malce lhings and developing handifrall slills lasrinnie fha' shop boys. WORKING WITH LEATHER, plaslics, melals, and wood are bul a lew of lhe opporlunilies offered in shop. Sludenls are laughl lhe prac+ical uses and care of fools plus Jrhe lundamenlal principles ol carpenlry and olher handicralls. Fashioning billlolds, walch slraps, bells, and moccasins acguainl lhem wilh lealher and ils uses. A THOROUGH STUDY ol food preservalion, meal planning and preparalion, plus lhe acquiring ol a lcnowledge ol lhe seleclion and making ol clolhes are included in The curriculum ol lhe homemalqing classes. The course offers lhe opporlunily lo prepare for a uselul vocalion, lo improve personalily and appearance, and slrives lo help girls prepare for Their roles as lulure homemalcers. BUILDING SOUND BCDIES is as imporlanl as molding sound minds. Toward fhis goal, Jfhe physical educalion classes engage in fumbling, wreslling, volley ball, baslcelball, lraclc, and olher compeliliye sporls and slrudy hygiene and heallh care. A reguisile lor freshmen, phys- ical educalion is available 'rhrough G.A.A. 'ro all upperclassmen inleresled in good limes and heallhlul recrealion. Always a busy spol, lhe homemalcing deparlrnenl parlqf-d Chrislmxs fiills lo send fo Europe. Gym iondiliows the lreshrnen lor long, hard yeais ahead. RICI-IFXRU HUNT Shop GENEVA l-IICKS hlomenifalcirii LILLIAN RUNYQN physical Ecluraliwn BID IRWN Shop GLADYS GLENUENNINC7 llomemalming BERT I-lllil Physical Eduf alion Pugi' I-I

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Mixed Chorus, one oT The music courses gives singers The Thrill OT performance. TO THOSE INTERESTED in music, band, orchesTra, mixed chorus, and girls' chorus oTTer valuable experience and knowledge and Tun oT parTicipaTing in The parTies, conTesTs, service club programs, and concerTs. Each year Tive concerTs are presenTed in The GreaTer Music Season Series. OreaTly anTicipaTed is The WesTern Slope Music FesTival held in The spring when hundreds oT parTicipanTs dis- play Their TalenTs in insTrumenTal and vocal music. IN NEWSWRITIN6 COURSES sTudenTs develop TraiTs OT accuracy, dependabiliTy, and speed by meeTing deadlines, covering sTories, planning layouTs, and soliciTing ads. An incenlive comes Trom conf TribuTing original maTerial To The Handbook, Tiger Tales, Annual, and Orange and Black. Journalism l sTudenTs also have weekly TexTbook assignmenTs. ln Journalism ll, more complex deTails are sTudied, and members hold sTaTT posiTions on The school publica- Tions. MARION JACOBS GRACE RITCT-TTE Band, OrchesTra Vocal Music LILLIAN LARSON RUTH HIGOTNS PubliraTions Diroclor ArT AMONG THE FASCINATING ASPECTS oT Tirsl year arT are Tree-hand drawing, craTTs, color design. and leTTering combined To give The TundamenTals oT arT. The second year oTTers The sTudenT a wider choice oT work. ln The Third year budding arTisTs may choose any Three Tields oT arT in which They are inTeresTed. Planning The yearbook dummy, preparing copy, and a myriad ol Tasks keep iournalisls occupied. A medium Tor creaTive expression, arT courses oTTer bolh saTisTying and valuable work. Pugz' 16