Hagerstown High School - Epitome Yearbook (Hagerstown, IN)

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INTRODUCING OUR FUTURE HOME-MAKERS Make Ourselves Attractive HE old adage, Experienee is the best teacher, very applicable to the Ilonie Eeononiies Class. The students who 6l1l'0ll in this elass have not o11ly the advantage of gaining knowledge from the authorities who have written their textbooks, but they have also the pleasure of putting this instruction to a praetieal use in the kitehen and sewing room. This was especially true of the four special advanced students. These four senior girls studied speeial problenis i11 ret'erenee to home eeononiies and as a result increased their abil- ity to the extent that they became capable in this work. These girls Carried out projeets in the following manner: They went to Indianapolis and purehased their eoniineneenlent elothingg they made health posters to eneourage better health habitsg they helped the advaneed elass i11 inan- fttueI954 aging the ealeteriag and thus learned how to prepare well-balanced lum-hes. They eondueted at health drive in the third and fourth grades ill order to see whether the girls and boys were the better observers of good health rules Elllil-l1C1'GiS a point i11 favor of the weaker sex-the girls won the drive by a few points. The Freslnnan Class was divided into two sections, whieh gave a elass party, November 18, at the high sehool. This class gave a play in ehapel, and if the examples given i11 this play were followed by the student body, every person's lnanners would be improved. The advaneed class took field trips to Cain- bridge City. Riehniond, a11d to a eanning fae- tory. These trips were of interest to all. The 34 students enrolled in these three see- tions under the leadership of Miss Gertrude Adams made rapid progress and gained thor- ough understundiiig of the following appro- priate quotation: The beauty of the hoine is order, the blessing of the honie is content- nient. and the glory of the home is hospital- itv. Twelve

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AIR CASTLES IN SPAIN Wonder in Dreams EGINNERS are thrilled, as are shorthand students, for now they have a new means of eomnninieation. Everyone who finds that personal letter cannot read and understand it. Then, too, the study of Spanish is in it- self interesting, for the lessons are beautiful descriptive stories and legends of old Spain. They remind one of that old refrain, Air Cas- tles in Spain. The plan to learn your Spanish which the second year students enjoyed most and derived the most benefit from was the three and five minute informal talks given by them to the class. These talks were unusual. Sub- jects which were chosen were the activities of farm, grocery, home, meat market, fruit and vegetable stands, library, and school. Con- versational discussion then took place about the talk just given by the student, all of which was, of course, in Spanish. As someone put it, You either get or you don't get Spanishwg therefore it takes time and study to be a tluent speaker of this lan- guage. Looks of doubt, smiles of uncertainty, and a satisfied HI know expression could be found during class recitation. Songs played a prominent part in the mas- tering of this subject. Some really beautiful old tunes and rhymes were among those taught. Favorites seemed to be 'tLa Palomaf' 'tLa Golandrina, and lVIarcl1ita. Good voices were found in the class and several harmonious combinations were worked out. Not only did the students sing them, but also studied them for their historical background. Always an enthusiastic group start Spanish I but Spanish II is more quiet until it is well started and then others wish that they, too, had taken the second year of that an- cient, yet widely used, dependable language of today. Principal Joe R. Craw was the instructor. Eleven

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TOMORROW'S FARMERS OF AMERICA Constructive Planning ls Our fob IDDAP Nic, Haw Maude, Gee Jim, we're in a hurry-it looks like rain and this corn has to be plowed. Yes, this the agri- cultural class. Under Mr. Spuller's patient guidance the boys' time was occupied by doing several dif- ferent projects- everything from building trailers to studying the life habits of insects! Thirty-seven boys enrolled in this course, twenty freshmen and sophomores, and seven- teen juniors and seniors. They gave three demonstrations, enjoyed educational trips to Cincinnati, Richmond, and Indianapolis, kept farm records on 1,680 acres, raised 114 acres of corn, cared for 600 feeding pigs, and kept monthly production records on 85 cows, be- sides many other interesting projects. ln the shop work the boys fitted handles in axes, hammers, hatchets, etc., gmnmed and liled saws, and repaired several sets of har- ness. The boys were very lousy and deserved great praise for the quality of the work. They saved Dad many dollars by the shop work, conserpiently Dad approved of the department and all of its economical policies. Forty-nine boys were in the 4-H Club with a 9-192 finish. The freshmen and sophomores kept production records of their poultry, corn, hog, and cattle projects. Some kept records of their entire home farm while others kept charts of the daily livestock market. Be- cause of the NRA codes and plans the farmers had time to attend the night school, held in the high school building December 6 to Febru- ary 7, conducted by Mr. Spuller and vocation- al boys. The school otfered courses in farm shop work, soil improvement, liming. legumes, and fertilizers. It was a treat to the farmers to be permitted to bring samples of the soil from their farm and have it tested for acidity, and also to bring farm tools to the shop to repair them. The farmers who attended ap- preciated the expert instruction given them. Thflrteen