Hot Springs High School - Old Gold Book Yearbook (Hot Springs, AR)

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Distributive Education M S University of Arkansas B G STEPHENS Director of Vocational Education B S East Texas State Teachers College A very popular program in school was the Co-operative Part- time or Vocational Program. The more than seventy-five high-school students Who were enrolled in dis- tributive education and diversified occupations classes attended school in the morning and a job in the af- ternoon. This arrangement offered students the opportunity to obtain work experience and on-the-job training along with assistance in the choice of a suitable occupation. After the students had received suf- ficient advice, Mrs. Mosier and Mr. Stephens, their directors, then found jobs for them - the acid test of the pr'ogram's success. Many students not interested in straight academic work or high-school life were thus encouraged to remain in school. While working, the students could see the need for organized vocational training and could develop new attitudes toward responsibilities. This system also helped establish correct work habits and co-oper- ation with other Workers. The Vocational Program was organized with the counsel of advisory committees composed of employers, labor, and school representatives. Participating students were required to have completed the tenth grade and to be at least sixteen years old. Page 29 Ada Lou Anderson and Evelyn Rogers add to an attractive dis- play at S.H. Kress Company. K 1 Byron Avery learns all the t'ropes while working as an electricians helper at Kaufman Electric Company. ocational students prepare for acid test Mas. MYRA M. Mosnzn

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holne ec explores practical nnsterles MRS W W TURNER MS Unrxersrty of Arkansas A formal for the prom rs Beth Mc Clungs specral problem Personalrty personal groomrng careers chrld care box grrl relatron shrps rnterror decoratrng house de slgnrng to scale these were some of the frelds covered by the home economrcs courses rn addrtron to the regular food and clothrng toprcs The classes were drvrded rnto frrst second and thrrd year groups who spent srx weeks on each phase of homemakrng they took up Studyrng drfferent types of foods and ma terrals took the researchers on freld trrps to numerous grocerv and fabrrc stores The mys terres of chrld care were made more vrxrd by three vrsrtors a baby a two year old and a four year old who attended class A nurse and a fashron desrgner were guest speakers rn classes on therr frelds Movres and home projects effectrx elv completed thrs varred course Shrrley Orrell Janet Gray Lucy Lee Vbhrte and Janrs Brenner can hardly wart untrl therr outfrts are fmrshed and ready to wear Whether 11 s cookmg or vt ashrng drshes, rt's fun when rts done rn Home E. class O C V 1 v 1 ' w A f , fk U ' r- ' ' - . . .Q 7 . - ', -1 ' 1 V l - . Y v .1 1 -1 .. Y 7 . . V . ,., Nzffgx 'fy .. M- va 'sw , 3, ' LT, -, V ,ga - , . ., , 1- , A Ttrv y A H W. K. 1 5 . 'iw x I 1 - V 1 v , . . , . V wr , . ?: f3 Z5

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chorus blends ln ine sectlons Boys Chorus D J Ledgerwood h1t the xocal Jackpot Wlth all f1V6 groups of her proteges the Troubadours Toreadors g1rls chorus bovs chorus and ensemble Troubadours and Toreadors were hand pxcked on the b8S1S of nerve wrackmg audltxons Judgmg mus1c1ansh1p Th1s year s forty two Troubadours formed the largest class ever the smallest haxlng been a class of twenty four The boys and g1rls choruses were open to anv students unt11 the max1mum enrollment was reached Sophomore and upperclass slngers were enrolled 1n separate classes Exght glrls HDLYSIX bovs blended vo1ces ln the ensemble whose members Yp quallflcatlons were also based on trv outs P Troubadours Pdqe 30