Harlan Community High School - Harpoon Yearbook (Harlan, IA)

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the knowledge we gained. . Remember chemistry-equations, pop quizzes, experiments, and broken test tubes, which all added up to a partial understanding of the subiect. Unfortunately the remainder ofthe stu- dents in high school did not appreciate the chemistry class on lab days, when weird, unpleasant odors drifted through the school. Singed hair, .scorched clothes, and acid-caused holes in our clothing are all reminders of this class. Latin class . . . declen- sions, coniugations - sometimes it was hard to keep our minds on them. Ulysses, Scipio, and the stories of Lucius-not ex- actly spellbinding, but theyygot the point across. A year in Latin gave us a foundation for the English language, not only helping us in the grammatical aspect, but also as a groundwork for a better vocabulary. Latin ll intensified our comprehension of the language land tic tac toell.

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We uemembeu oun claaaea. . Study hall . . . where we wrote notes, caught up on the daily news, slept, or, only if it were absolutely necessary, studied. We saw the outer worId through the assem- bly windows . . . the col- ored beauty of autumn, the snow in the winter, andthe fresh green signs of spring. Remember those cold winter mornings when the radiators so grudgingly gave forth their meager heat, later, in the spring months, the warm, sticky desks made us yearn for that coolness again. 155.gif Larry Haase contributed proof that a portion of assembly time was used ad- vantageously. Governor Leo Hoegh awarded him a trophy for his triumph in the state-wide Voice of Democracy contest, sponsored by the Junior Cham- ber of Commerce. Larry, whose tape-recorded speech was iudged best of the three thousand entered by Iowa high school students, won an S800 scholarship to Parsons Col- lege, and an expense-paid trip to Wash- ington, D.C.

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and all the bun we had. Homemaking . . . marking, basting, fitting, sewing, ripping out, re-sewing . . . at last a pre- sentable piece of apparel was made ready for wear. Food nutrients were studied- proteins, vitamins, carbohydrates -then at last, the actual cooking. We measured, stirred, poured, baked, feasted, then did the dishes. Filled with our delicious CPD creations we left home-ec revitalized for our next class. Shop class included a variety of qskills, such as leather tooling, mechani- cal drawing, and wood working. Remember the proiects we each had-lamps, -magazine racks, basket- ball bangboards, or bookcases. There were diagrams, measurements to be taken, wood types determined, plus doweling, planing, and sanding to produce an end result of which we were really proud!