Greensburg High School - Tower Tree Yearbook (Greensburg, IN)

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He Must Fxpfct a Rough Jourm y Home Econormcs Club HOME ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT Organlzed 1n 1909 the Home Economlcs Department teaches gxrls to man age and decorate homes as well as rmprove therr personal appearances Stlmulus IS added to the sewmg course by the annual Mowrey contest Forty hve dresses were entered ln the contest thts year Pnzes for the nmth and tenth years were S13 33 and S6 67 for the eleventh and twelfth years 522 67 and S20 The Home Ec Club twenty two strong IS headed by Lourse Beggs presr dent Mary McLaugl'1l1n v1ce presxdent Helen Srnrth secretary treasurer and Lucxlle Meek sponsor Therr good deed of the year was to QIVS the women members of the faculty one good meal They also took advantage of leap year and entertamed the Ag Club The cltrnax of the seasons act1v1t1es gas the Dress REVIEW whrch dlsplayed the dresses entered 1n the Mowrey ontest LUCILLE MEEX a h mng hom ati Home E Cl lo hobby 5 s mg hce e A 'A ig s dos re s e says sne ha none D t

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Whether Om' Walks or Rlklos Through Lifv A W McCracken A gental progresstve and very successiu ag rtcultural teacher span sors Ag Club Hobby playtng btlttards wtth C secret destre to travel around the world A Class tn Datrytng AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT In 1916 what later proved to be one of the most successful departments of the school was organtzed ln the agrtcultural course boys learn corn testtng the prtnctples ot sctenttttc tarrntng and other general knowledge whtch wtll enabl them to take thetr places tn a comrnuntty ot successful farmers Tlne currtculum ot the department tncludes classes tn Antmal Husbandry Sotls Datrytng Poultry Farm Mechantcs Crops and Horttculture Some Wmnmgs of Boys ln Agncultural Department 1933 34 35 Ftrst tn ectxon 4 and sweepstakes at lndtana State Fatr on an exhtbtt ot lU cars o c One ttrst as tndtvldual ludge tn all classes at ltvestock 1n state Judging contest Four scholarsltxp awarded by trustees of Purdue Umverstty won tn state con ests Etght trips to tlte National Club Congress at Chtcago won Vt state contests One lnternatlonal Corn Cttampton crowned Corn Prtnce One brand. Champton Steer State Show One trst and reserve charrtpton on sentor steer calf One trst on lO ears corn State Show Orme xrst and charrpton steer ot Shorthorn class One trs and reserve Heretord Champton Steer of botn 4 H and open ctas e One ttrst tn both 4 H and open classes and reserve Snorthorn Cltarrtpton Stee 4 L open show One sctolar lttp awarded tn a 'tattonat contest a ta e atst tc' and rattona vt 'mr Aqrtct tt tc ect 'mfr t t7 tttt w r Q F, X , ' , . 1 - v T ' it t, -- - - , t S , t , , V I A I ' . . . . , , i- I I ' s ' : ' ' ' ' . f , t orn, . ' 5 ' Q' ' ' t ' . , . t t' . . ' . f' 't . ' . - . , . l '5 s. . ' - I . . ' . r o. t..e l 3' ' .' ' '-est, .'r'.. V 'ftxral rntxtcleni. -:xt Q t y ,aifttnitf-ly ',5 lmtstiflz ol mind corn fjr l,le:': :r County ttxrzrterg ' E: .

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4 Knoulrdgf 0 Hou, to Traml Alva McGraw A quiet good humored depend able instructor in Industrial Arts hobby building and mendtng fur mture secret dc sire to have all his furniture mend ed at the same time INDUSTRIAL ARTS Industrial Arts develop in students an interest in industrial life appreciation of good workmanship and the habit of orderliness in the performance ot a task From Mechanicai Drawing they are enabled to read blue prints and express their own ideas by drawings Additional ob1ectives of this depart mechanics and the developing of consumers knowledge COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT To train the future stenographers and secretaries of Decatur County the Commercial course was instmtuted in 1924 The curriculum includes book keeping shorthand I and ll typing and otiice practice Seventeen seniors will graduate from this course this year The Commercial department has had a steady growth and annually more students make a rush to get en rolled in these classes ELMA SULLIVAN A petite accommodating and efficient commercial instructor sponsors Sun slfine Soclety manages G H S money and all mimeographing hobbies Olympia tblue Oldsl and singing ecret desire to dive a cross country bus A , , , 'f t -, ' ' Y' ' T' . ment include the building of desirable social attitudes, training in household