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

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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!

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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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Remember The crowd in The locker rooms? Claaaea