Hughesville Junior Senior High School - Monarch Yearbook (Hughesville, PA)

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VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE AND FARM SHOP This is a typical picture of what one might find being done in farm shop. The operation, care, and repair of farm machinery has long ago come to bc recognized as an integral part of vocational agricul- ture. The picture shows very briefly the modern trend in fam: machinery-the trend from the old, high, steel-wired wheels to the modem, low, rubber- tired wheels. Here are but 9. few of the many imple- ments that have been transformed this year in our farm shop. Other repairs include a tractor, harrowf, and shop machinery, and our construction list con- sists of two range shelters, two pig feeders, a wagon box, and a B.P.VV. Club emblem. Much creditable work, under Mr. Merrell's supervision, has been ac- complished by the boys during the year. GIRLS, CHEMISTRY The Girls' Chemistry class under the super- vision of Mr. Creveling, experienced a very interest- ing and profitable series of experiments during the school term, Aside from the regular course in chemistry, a unit of work in cosmetics was studied. Here the girls actually prepared such products as: cold cream, cleansing cream, vanishing cream, skin lotion, face powder and tooth powder. Also a study of the various harmful ingredients found in many brands of cosmetic products was made. HOME ECONOMICS Home economics education, under the super- vision of Mrs. Marie Merrell, completed various units of work during the year. Vocational home economics furthers the study of every girl's problems which she must encounter in her vocation, through instruction units as, foods, clothing, home relationships, home furnishing, con- sumer education, good-grooming, table etiquette, child care, textiles and nutrition. In general, the course promotes a student's knowledge of home- loving opportunities. These experiences also fur- nish a background for any choice of vocation. General home economics given to all junior high school students provides fundamental instruction for clothing and food classes. Other opportunities of- fered hclp prepare the pupil for her selected voca- tion in senior high school. The following girls have received state recog- nition with work presented at the Farm Show this year: WVilma Broam, clothing F53.00g Delphine Trick, canning 32.00, Kathleen George, canning 857.005 Phyllis VVestcott, P. F. H. A. song 951500. 29

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COMMERCIAL The Business Education Department of our school olters various business courses to juniors and seniors. There are tive classes of typewriting com- posed of academic, vocational, and connnercial students. The typing and mimeographing of the Monarch and the typing of copy for the Yearbook are in- valuable experience for many of the students. For the last P. T. A. meeting ot the term the commer- cial department had an exhibit of typing and niimcographing and students demonstrated for the parents. Several memhers of the shorthand class enter the annual national O. G. A. QOrder oi' Gregg Ar- tistsj Contest. Mrs. Starr and Mrs. Wintersteen extend their best wishes to the Class of 1948. ENGLISH In English class emphasis is placed on under- standing the grammatical structure of a sentence as preparation for learning to speak and write correct- lyg to build clear, forceful sentencesg to punctnate correctly and to read understandingly both prose and poetry. Good speech and Writing habits are most to he desired-and harder to securefthan a knowledge of correct forms. Because of the power of environ- ment, a period a day in the class room cannot rec- tify many of the provincial defects. Our graduates should be able to write a correct letter and those who have training in preparing the school publica- tions, a newspaper article. In addition to the technical side of the Work, which is large enough to take all the time, another aim is to teach an appreciation oi' literature which brings delights to oneis leisure hours. ln this case, the study of English authors begun in the junior high school is culminated in selections from 'tReo- wulf to Culliver's Travelsn and interest and curi- osity in reading magazine articles and books are stimulated by the Reader's Digest program of read- ing for pleasure and profit. COMMERCIAL ART Throughout the term the Commercial Art class under the direction of Mrs. Fetter Worked in an atmosphere similar to that of a Commercial advertis- ing studio on a variety of projects which compared to those handled by the average layout man. As preparation for this work the class studied lettering, the psychology of advertising, and the art principles in terms of good layouts and adver- tisenients. They tried their skill in various med- iums and technique, creating designs lor posters, magazines and newspaper ads, illustrations, book- jackets, billboards, direct mail bulletins, and maui' other types of commercial advertising. As a grand climax each student made a book in its entirety-wrote the story and illustrated it: made the book-jackets, the cover, and the end papers for itg and finally bound the pages into a complete and interesting book. SPECIAL ART AWARDS Again this year We had a very favorable show- ing of Art Work at the Lycoming County Fair. VVe received cash premiums for forty different entries, ranging from crayon and chalk drawings to oil paint- ings and craft objects. ln April we sent seventy pictures to the Iames V. Brown Library in XVilliamsport to an exhibit and contest sponsored by the College Club. This con- test was open to all Lycoming County schools hav- ing an Art Supervisor. Brua C. Keeter of XYilliams- port gave prizes amounting to 3200. jean Rogers, a junior, received an honorable mention in the high school division and Mary Poust, a ninth grader re- ceived tive dollars and fifty cents in the junior high school 11I'0lI17.

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JUST DUCKY', Presented by the Senior Class, November 19, 20, and 21, 1947. The Place: The living room in the Max- well home. The Time: A rainy Saturday. CAST Mr. Maxwell ...,.,., ...,.......,....,.,.,... E ugene Schneider Mrs. Maxwell ,... .. .,,... Mary L. Townsend Betty Lou .,....... ,........., K athryn Myers Bernadine ,..,.. ....,,. B etty Iene Sones Wilbur ...,.,.. .,........ C harles Cansell Hercules ........... ................... C harles Sones Connie ........,........ .,,..... L ouise Houseknecht Craig Moore ......, ............. I udson Speary Mr. Moore ...,..,.... .........,.,.... D ale Smith Del Marshall ....... .,.....,...., I ay Stugart Aunt Mary ...,..,,,............,. .......... ......,...,.,.,.. S a rah Hall Miss Blayne ...,..,............,,................... Arlene Montgomery Play was written by Donald Payton. Play was directed by Mrs. M. Louise Waters. TECHNICAL STAFF Business Managers .,..............,,,...,..,,..... Marian Brungard, Betty Rooker, Thehna Craig Property Managers ...............................,........ Eloise Boyer, Shirley Fiester, Delores Myers Stage Managers ......., ..................,...........,. L loyd Flick, Allen Stugart, Eugene VVinter Publicity Managers ....... .......,.........,.,.,.. N orma Mae Eder, Kathleen George, Harriet jane Long, Shirley Shaffer, Guy Temple, Delphine Trick Programs ........,.,...................,...,.....,........... Della Charles, Margery Montgomery, Betty Rooker Ushers-Eloise Boyer, Emmaline Clark, Norma Mae Eder, Shirley Fiester, Kathleen George, Emma Hard- ing, Harriet Jane Long, Estherbelle McCoy, Margery Montgomery, Delores Myers, Shirley Shaffer, Mae Schultz, Delphine Trick, Phyllis Westcott. Make-up and stage sets ..,,..,..,.. by Mrs. Katharine Fetter