Jefferson High School - Nautilus Yearbook (Lafayette, IN)

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To En jo Bezng Good Homemakers To learn to manage a ho1ne efficiently is the aim of every future homemaker. A knowledge of food and food preparation is not all that is needed. Clothing, first aid, child care, and other necessities play an important part in home life. Sewing classes, under the direction of Miss Helen Grishaw, help the girls become acquainted with up-to-the-minute styles and fashions. Along with learning the fun- damentals of sewing, the girls enlarge their own wardrobes. First aid and practical nursing are taught by Miss Gleela Ratcliffe. In the home nurs- ing and child study courses, knowledge of how to care for the convalescent, simple nursing procedures, physical and psycho- logical needs of children, and development of skills in first aid are taught. Pleasant odors drift from delicious dishes prepared by the students of Miss Irina Slayback and Miss Ratcliife. Table decora- tions and placement of dishes and silver are also included in this thorough training program. The greatest accomplishment of thc Home Economics Department is teaching students to live together harmoniously and happily. Its a woinanls world in foods classes. Don,t Scorch that pretty skirt you made. Family Living class prepares gnls for family lifc now and lah-r.

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Polly Posturei' and Sally Slumpv demonstrate the right and Wrong Ways to stand. To Keep Health Strong bodies as Well as strong minds is the principle on which our Physical Education De- partment at jeff is based. Under excellent super- vision and with an eye for the future our Physical Education Department is building happier, healthier citizens. Health classes during the sophomore year also give the students a Well-rounded knowledge of the proper way to preserve their health. The boys, classes are taught by Mr. Orval Martin, while the girls are taught by Mrs. Emily Price. Boys, gym classes are conducted by Mr. Marion Crawley and Mr. C. Lyboult. Mrs. Gertrude Krueger and Miss Joanne Jonas are the supervisors of the girls, gym classes. Football is a favorite sport at the Held. And Happ In fair weather during the fall, outdoor foot- ball is played by teams in the boys, classes and tests on skills such as punting, passing, and place kicking are given. Group games, including cal- isthenics, are played. Softball is played at the football field in the spring. The girls' program consists of modern danc- ing, basketball, volleyball, tennis, badminton, and games developing grace and coordination. During one six Weeks, period, girls, and boys, classes are combined for coeducational courses, such as square dancing and social dancing in the little gym. Page 19

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A knowledge of electricity helps people in any job. Ie-if's busy presses give practice to future printers To Prepare or killed Trades Ieffs Industrial Arts Department has be- come one of the most developed departments in the state in the past few years. W'e have professional and semi-professional tools and machinery that enable us to get a thorough knowledge of industrial arts. We learn the importance and care of the actual tools and machinery which we would use in shops across the nation. These courses pro- vide a very adequate background of skilled industrial occupations. Our curriculum includes general shop, auto mechanics, woodworking, printing, mechani- cal drawing, electricity, beginning machine shop, and vocational machine shop. Mr. Gerald Hitchings, Mr. Robert Leavitt, and Mr. George Price teach general shop. Mr. Hitchings teaches woodshop, Mr. Leavitt in- structs mechanical drawing, and Mr. Price also teaches electricity. Printing is taught by Mr. Elbert Morgan. Mr. Richard Thoennes teaches auto shop, and vocational machine shop is taught by Mr. H. Wills. Mechanical drawing is a puzzling art. Woodworking shop turns out useful articles.