Lubbock High School - Westerner Yearbook (Lubbock, TX)

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VCCATIONAL INDUSTRIAL couksss INTEREST Boys Three subiecTs-auTo mechanics, machine shop, and wood- work-were very popular wiTh The boys This year. In auTo mechanics, The boys worked wifh some of Their own cars, school vehicles, and parenfs' and Teachers' auTo- mobiles. Theory, Taughf in class periods, was puT inTo acTual pracfice as boys learned a highly-skilled profession. Machine shop offered insTrucTion in welding, sheef mefal, and machine work. FirsT year sTudenTs spenT nine weeks in The specific fields, and second-year sTudenTs specialized in one of The Three fields. Aufo mechanics and machine shop sTudenTs parTicipaTed in deparfmental clubs. TOP PICTURE: MilTon Gardner works on a car broughf inTo The aufo mechanics shop for repair. MIDDLE PICTURE: Working on a piece of sheeT metal in shop are James PruiTT, Paul Lucas, and Earl Robinson. BOTTOM PICTURE: James Mowery works aT one of The large band saws in wood- work class. 14 V f fi wif-V Woodwork classes sTressed crafTs- manship and skill in The use of Their hands. The firsT proiecT for all sTu- denTs was building a common ob- jecT-a small Table. STudenTs Then chose proiecfs which They were per- miTTed To keep upon complefion. Mr. James BurneTT was auTo me- chanics insTrucTor, Mr. James Tol- son TaughT machine shop, and Mr. E. E. Key, one of L. H. 5.'s oldesT Teachers, service-wise, directed woodwork classes.

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MORE CLASSES ART, MECH DRAWING EXPAND LHS offered Two years of mechanical drawing. The Tirst year was devoted mainly To the basic principles of drawing, while The second year was composed of structural and archi- tectural drawing. Mr. Wallace was The only mechanical drawing Teacher until This 'year when Miss Wilson Took Three classes. The change was due to The demand of This popular course. In Art 31-32 coloring, design, house planning, water coloring, and painting were taught. Art I included The basic principles of design, and Art II, a more advanced course, consisted of work with leather, wood, and Textile painting. TOP PICTURE: Pat Clark and Brenda Hood work together preparing clay to be molded into pieces of pottery which They design Themselves. MIDDLE PICTURE: Charles Hill devotes his Time to painting a design with water colors in a seventh period art class. BOTTOM PICTURE: Casey Wiley works on an isometric drawing in a first year mechanical drawing class. Also pictured is Denny Moore. Students could make any type figure they wanted To in Pottery, but they were required To use all of The methods Tor making pottery. Vases and figurines were popular among the obiects created by The students. The Art Department also included annual art and commercial art. Commercial art consisted of an ap- proach to advertising. Lettering and layouts for ads were among the phases of advertising taught. T ,W , , A-A --

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BUSINESS stunENts LEARN VOCATIONS Students find a solid background of business Training of- fered in the commercial department. Skills stressed in these high school courses enable students to find work after grad- uation, or to better qualify for non-clerical or secretarial positions. The courses, a maior branch of vocational training offered in L. H. S., include typing, stenography, bookkeeping, cleri- cal practice, general business, commercial arithmetic, and salesmanship. Heading the department this year was Mrs. Mary Mc- Daniel, aided by Driver, Montgomery, Burgess, Bowie, and Largent. TOP PICTURE: Jimmy. Hayhurst grudging- ly circles his mistakes made on a timed writing in typing. MIDDLE PICTURE: LaRue Elliott, Barbara Hughes, and Iris Dial transcribe shorthand ' notes into long hand. BOTTOM PICTURE: Kay Lane uses an add- ing machine, as Linda Owen lends a hand to Carol Sanders who is working on the calculating machine in clerical practice class. In clerical practice, use of the calculating, adding, memograph, and duplicator machines were taught. Students were also taught filing and picked up additional typ- ing skill. The economic conditions of the world were taught in commercial geography. Principles of business arithmetic were stressed in com- mercial arithmetic. General business taught ideas and concepts of intelligent consump- tion, while salesmanship dealt with retail selling behind the counter.