Hamburg High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Hamburg, IA)

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I0 sas-s.sgsXsi.. . . An important part of home economics is learning to SSW . Vocations Taught Vocational skills are taught in the areas of home economics, agriculture, and industry at Hamburg. These courses are especially valuable to those who do not plan to further their education beyond the high school. In home economics Mrs. Bruce instructed the girls in the arts of cooking, sewing, nutrition, hygiene, and child care. Since every girl knows the importance of these skills, home economics is consistently a pop- ular course of study. Mr. Blezek taught the various aspects of agricul- ture dealing with farm life. This ranged from animal care and crop management to the importance of agri- culture in today's hungry world. Industrial arts are those skills having to do with construction. In this field Mr. Smith taught leather- craft,woodworking, electricalwiring, and mechanical drawing. Mr. Smith taught industrial art students skills in wood- working and leathercraft. W' WM., MUN Mrs. Bruce taught all four sections of home economics and sponsored the FHA. Ag instructor, Mr. Blezek, checks the work of a stu- dent. Mr. Blezek also taught general science and spon- sored FFA. Mr. Smith helps his mechanical drawing students.

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' s ' x S ,. 3 ,,. I 1 xv x Y s a is it Mr. Weber taught sociology and health along with ju- nior high science. Mr. Carneal instructed American history and also taught PE and typing. t fi I 3 it I ri gqggnxesnwv Mr. Raymer lectures to his world history class. Social Science, the tud of an World and American history, sociology, govem- ment, and economics are all social sciences. Man's history, his institutions, and his actions are all inter- esting topics in these classes. With a good background in these fields one can more easily understand the events of today. Mr. Raymer taught world history, government, and economics. To keep things interesting, the gov- ernment class sponsored a Government Day to enable the students to become acquainted with their candidates for local and state offices. Mr. Weber, who taught sociology and health, often had his students taking opinion surveys so that they could have basis for interesting and intelligent class discussions. Mr. Carneal taught American history and stressed the importance of knowing and realizing our great American Heritage and Pioneer Spirit.

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Typing and bookkeeping were instructed by Mr. Kla- bunde. Bookkeeping sometimes became quite complicated. '--sm rw Commercial Courses Helpful Business education courses are primarily skill courses. Included are typing, shorthand, and book- keeping. Taught by Mr. Klabunde and Mr. Carneal, these courses are for those interested in secretarial or clerical work or for college bound students who will find it necessary to know how to type. Typing is the most popular of these courses and can be taken for up to two years. Bookkeeping provides an organized meth- od for tracing financial transactions. Such skills are essential for any business, large or small, and are also useful on the farm. fl l 4 R Mr. Carneal puts his Typing l students through a speed exercise. Art ow Offered As a new course this year, art attracted many students. Mrs. Eickhoff's classes studied several phases of art, a very broad field. Work was done in lettering. color, dimension, portraiture, and still life. The use of water colors, oils, ink, and charcoal were explored. Students also did some work in soap carving and wire sculpture. Art students displayed their work in an art show which was quite interesting and showed some real talent. With this year's good start art is sure to become a popular course. Mrs. Eickhoff found many students at Hamburg interest- ed in art class.