Jefferson High School - Nautilus Yearbook (Lafayette, IN)

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or how to cook and sew The main olnjective of our home economics de- partment is to luring more knowledge of home life to the wives anti mothers of tomorrow. The varied courses in the clepartment ileal with cooking, sew- ing, family living, and home nursing. The hum of the sewing machines is a familiar sountl heard from the clothing class taught by Miss Helen Grishaw. How to prevent illness and what to tlo when it occurs is the topic for discussion in the home nursing course also taught hy Miss Grishaw. Practice makes perfect coulil he the motto of the cooking class taught hy Miss lrma Slayhack, who also teaches the arts of managing the family ancl running a smooth householcl. lirom the wash lvoartl to our new automatics anti from the oltl spinning wheel to the modern Singer, America has expantletl anti, with it, the practices of tlomestic life. XY'e caught Janie Wiitwtl in the act of preparing some ilelectalvle tlish in cook- ing class. l lere sewing some stuilents make use of the things they have learneil, La Vaughan Harrington anil jean llerron prepare a tray in home nursing class. we

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We learn a trade . . . The courses in the Industrial Arts department may well be the backbone in the careers of many mechan- ics, electricians, and printers. Mr. Elbert Morgan teaches printing in which the various projects are printing membership cards, programs, and posters. A practical course which gives the student training in working with various machines is machine shop, taught by Mr. H. Wills. To give experience in working with automobiles is the objective of the auto mechanics course taught by Mr. Richard Thoennes. instructing the carpenters of the future is the job of Mr. G. V. Hitchings, teacher of wood shop courses. Students of electricity, a shop course taught by Mr. George Price, work the behind the scenes jobs of the Red and Black Revue. Neil Harris is busily putting the finishing touches on a table. Here we peer over the shoulder of Bill Graham in auto shop. ln print shop we see Bill Latta and Larry Snapp setting up type. Page .28

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The Red and Black showed us 0 f and Presented by the students and faculty of Jefferson High School, the 1957 Red and Black Revue got under- way on Friday, November 8. Mr. George V. Price was the director and Mr. Richard W. Bowles directed the orchestra. Vernon Denney, master of ceremonies, introduced Act I, Moving Along. Directed by Mr. Arthur Kline, this act was based on the progress of transportation from the mule train to the latest rockets. Specialties between acts featured Judy Goldsmith, singing Tammy, and David Lindelof presenting a magicians act. Act II, entitled Panorama of Sports, featured the sportsters. This act was directed by Mr. Marion Crawley, Miss Jean Hilkert, and Mr. J. C. Lyboult. Specialties after this act were a solo by Phyllis Spencer and a trio by the JuDees. Country Style, Act III, was directed by Mr. James F. Hawker and featured such songs as Country Style. Between-acts specialties featured Pat Good and Harold Fesler, Lella Gambold, and Jon King and the Kings Men. Act IV, Over There, was directed by Mr. Raymond McGlothlin and was based on World War I. The spe- cialties before the final act featured The Bronchoettes, Jane Ellsberry, Nancy Cooper, Jerrieann Jennings, and Judy McCord, and the Senior Chords, Judy Craig, Mar- cia Hanf, and Sherry Risk. Mr. Richard Jaeger directed the final act, That's Entertainment. Transportation was the theme of this scene from the 1957 Red and Black Revue. For this scene we traveled to France during World War II. l'urIr'JrH