Granite County High School - Granitonian Yearbook (Philipsburg, MT)

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mrs, . HWHHWU A course in cooperative education with sixteen students enrolled was started in the high school this year under the direction of Mr. Thompson. Of these, twelve had part time emyloyment in various business houses. Their working down town permitted them to learn while doing and supile- mented their instruction in school. This part time set-up is a part of the vocational program which comes under the George Dean Act of 1937 and the George Braden Act, wtich provide for the matching of the federal and state funds for training high school students in cooperative occupations. The State Board of Vocational Education reimburses the schools from the George Dean funds for distributive education for 50 per cent of the applicable time spent in th s work. The course is designed for students 16 years of age or older who are interested in business work or experience. Full high school credit is given, both for work down town and class instruction. Under th's plan Mr. Thompson keeps in touch with the employer concern! ing the progress of the student in hgiawhrk aownstown. Each student is aloe graded by his empl yor just as he wen be graded for any other high school subject, ' About twenty high schools in Montana are providing vocational training under this program for severgi hundred boys and girls, and Granite County High School is one of the smallest schools participating. In GCHS, twelve out of sixteen students enrolled had jobs compared to the 35 students out of the approximate two hundred at Missoula High. Mr. Thompson was very pleased with the cooperation -f the businesspmen in the development of the distributive education program here this year. HOM EC. DEMONSTRATION A thermizer meal, consisting of a spaghetti di-Sh and 21 gingerbread pudding, was prepared by the Yrigidaire ,Home Denonstregqg- , Miss.Vio1a,-Lili' sey, as a par t of her demonstration of the mrigidaire range in the Ui economics department on wednesday morning, , bu! 26, at 10 oiclock. 1-Ihile the food was cooking, Miss Lindsey GXLY!-dined the V815-0113 darts of the range and told the group what things should be taken into COMM!!- ation when bxylng an electric range of any kind. She also should ll intl? esting colored film on the alanning and se ving of meals. All of the girls in school had the apportunity of attending 'dddl demonstration, which was sponsored by the Northwestern Auto Suppjy Co. ill Mr, Malcolm Hughes of Dru mond, the Frigidaire dealer in the Granite County.