Kutztown Area High School - Cougar Yearbook (Kutztown, PA)

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The arts program at KAHS is an elective for o I t senior high school students. In direct contrast t the planned class projects which were typical o junior high school art classes, students who elec projects which suit their Individual tastes. Leathe work, oil painting, and the making of jewelry see senior high .art are free to choose and Work on . . . . I m s to be the favorite choices of most student Industrial arts are also elected by senior high school students. The looys have their choice -of the . , . g shop, the mechanical drawing and time weldm classes. 2 The shop in the basement is a favorite spot for many of the high school boys.

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Jack VV. Schonely and Kenneth VV. Staver in- struct hoys in the Vocational Agriculture Course. Since the four year Vocational agriculture course was first included in our program of studies in 1942, it has been very successful. It is particularly useful since Kutztown lies in the center of one of the most fertile agri- culture regions of Pennsylvania. The primary aim of instruction for this course is to prepare rural boys for proficiency TURNIPS A D TR C TOR James Hartranft, LaRoy Haas, anct Roy Sousiey touch up some equipment in the ag shop. in farming and its allied vocations. The curriculum includes classroom work, laboratory work, farm mechanics, and field trips. It includes all the maj-or animal and crop enterprises common to this area. Through evening classes this course helps adult farmers achieve greater efficiency in farming. Also sponsored hy this course is the Future Farmers of America which promotes leader- ship ancl a love for country life and farming. Richard Rahenold and Warren Vvessner try raising some young uns.

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1-2-5-4 echoes through tile gym as Nancy Mengei leads a class. Our capable physical eciu- cation instructors are John Siian and Sara K. Saul. OF CALISTHENI S A D C0 ETITION Physical fitness is an essential phase of our student life. pnder time supervision of Mr. Silan, the boys' physical training pro- gram attempts to give every iooy at least one period per Week of physical exercise and team competition. typical gym class begins with roll can after which time participants take a position for caiistiienics. One of the boys leads the class in these exercises, The remainder of the period is then used for sports competition in Volleyball, softball, basketball, soccer, touch football, and some- times wrestiing. X 'X The girls, physical education cfasses pro- vide many happy IIOPTS for our girls under the competent instruction of Mrs. Saul. They participate in hockey, soccer, softball, and basketball, and the volleyball net is con- stantly in use after it has been put up in time early spring. During the last week of every month tire girls practice social dancing. We are proud of time interest which almost all boys and girls at KAHS display in sports participation. The KAHS nurse, Nlary VV. Koch, is in her health office to rencler emergency treatment and to conduct routine check- ups.