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

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Homecrafters In a refreshing trip through the homcmaking classes conducted by Miss Gladys Glendenning and Mrs. Vir- ginia Jacobs I wiggled around and found records of this year ' s work, boasted Nitsi. With assistance from these two supervisors students completed projects in nutritious meal planning, home beautification, needle work, and sewing. Besides they helped many other de- partments with their social functions. Proper and eco- nomical use of household appliances also intrigued me. Just before being unceremoniously whisked into a dust- pan with scraps of cloth, thread ravelings, and other de- bris, I learned that both of the home economists arc sponsors of the Future Homemakers of America, an or- ganization which aids in the development of creative leadership in home and community. I ventured into the shop where Vernon Duck and Har- mon Hallenbeck were busy helping boys with sawing, measuring lengths, and planing wood to go into many interesting objects. The boys make many beautiful and handy wood articles with manual tools. Through the acrid smell of fresh cut wood and the haze of sawdust, I learned that Mr. Duck is also one of the sponsors of the junior class and that Mr. Hallenbeck supervises all the activities of the Tiger Courtesy Patrol, bragged Wit. Then I grabbed a pant cuff and took a lively ride to a mechanical drawing room. I flopped on a desk and observed these two gentlemen giving assign- ments to students resulting in accurate scale drawings of mechanical devices. Being completely exhausted by all the buzz and hum of activity, I curled up for the night in a book where I had an educational feast on engine parts. ' We kneiv yon were coming so we baked a cake. ' Why does everything happen to met ■It turned out irell. Miss Gladys Glendenning assures Mrs. Vir- ginia Jacobs. Looks like a good idea, shop teachers, Harmon Hallen- herk nnd Vernon Dnck. agree. Page 13

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t,r J €. CuiUrAl- -H Practicing Citizens I found that students of GJHS have an excellent opportunity to become i;ood drivers, revealed Nit. Driver training, which was introduced to (iJHS three years ago, is instructed by J. B. Woot- ten and gives eight weeks of class work, including the study of Colorado state driving laws, safety rules, the parts of a car, and the general idea of driving a car. When this work is completed, the students use this knowledge in actual driving. In this class which is taken during study pe- riods, they master signaling, driving in traffic, backing, parallel parking, angle parking, and safe maneuvering of a car, Nitsi added. Arthur Harmn explainn the iirinciplr.s niitl purposes uf DE to Lois. ■:.i .ii Say, Nitsi, did you know that distributive education, under Arthur Harms, allows students to work afternoons? questioned Wit. Not only that, but this course for seniors allows them to receive one credit for classroom training and an additional credit for working afternoons. Students have to work 15 hours a week and 3 weeks a year to earn their credit. The group this year was composed of 29 students who earned approximately $20,000 this school year. Not just anyone gets to take DE either, Nitsi added. Those who take elementary retailing have the first choice of entering the class. Students already having jobs are given the second chance, and others may enter only if there is enough seating space. Mr. Harms, who also sponsors DE Club and the senior class, gives his students a good background for the business world by instructing them in sales promotion, business math, and getting along with people, Nitsi concluded. Wiiiiiii(i fur ih ' n hni ' ' i .; , J I!. Wddiirii ponders on the best place to iio Page 12

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Vocational Artisans Wiggle over here to this upholstered car sc.ii, Wit called, and let me tell you about the high school ' s ter- rific vocational training program, Nitsi. First I ' d better explain that there are really three divisions. One is body and fender. Don hitford directs the boys as they re- pair wrecked cars. The second division is machine shop. This course is instructed by Gus Constantine, who teaches the bo s how to use properly such tools as the tool press, saws, hammers, vices, and other useful imple- ments. Third is auto mechanics, the class where boys learn the complicated operations of disassembling cars, repairing and making adjustments, and replacing worn out parts. In general, the boys learn to diagnose car troubles and to do away with the cause of the difficul- ties in this auto mechanics class which Frank Turner instructs. It ' s plain to see what practical applications drand Junction High School students can make with what they learn in these classes, Nitsi thoughtfully com- mented. Not only GJHSers, my dear Nitsi, Wit corrected. The vocational training staff I already mentioned, headed by Herbert Benson, doesn ' t stop with teaching just the students in high school. The extensive program also provides classes for men. Already the courses have helped about 2,000 men to learn fundamentals in car repair and machine handling. In addition to this part of the program, the shop teachers instruct students from Palisade, Central, and Fruita High Schools. All together about 120 teenagers participated in the classes each day which were held from 8 to 11, 11:30 to 2:30, and 5 to 6. 1)1 It) miiKil lull i.v llic n ' rn-t in iiurking in auto mechaim w ihis: Mdnlrrii iif loiiiiilii-aird machinrry is learned in machine xho ). Voialiiiniil sriiool teachers, tlus Cunstantine, IlaruUl liuuth. Frank Turner. Dun Wliitlonl. and Herbert Benson, talk over i)rojeet.t for second semester. Page 14