Mankato High School - Cougar Yearbook (Mankato, KS)

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Home-ec girls have active year Rhonda Coffman, a member of the cooking class, observes Mrs. Dodd's techniques. The general purpose and objective of the Home Economics class, directed by Mrs. Rachel Dodd, is the improvement of home and family living through the knowledge and cooperation of family members. This objective is obtained through these seven chief areas: child care, clothing, home management housing and home furnishing, personal and family relations, foods, and health. The Home-Ec. girls—Linda Louder, Sue Benson, Diane Patrick, Vickie Davis, Nela Huntsinger, and Glenda Tyler—keep Mrs. Dodd busy. Mechanical drawing creates interest Mr. Dreiling helps the mechanical drawing boys with their assignments. Under the direction of Larry Dreiling, a graduate of Fort Hays State College,a group of boys learned the techniques of mechanical drawing. The boys learned to accurately transfer their ideas to paper so that others could conceive the same idea from their drawings. The first semester was spent in the classroom. At the end of each of the chapters, the boys found problems which had to be drawn and checked for errors in reproduction. The boys worked in the wood-working shop the second half of the year. Each boy de- signed and constructed a pro- ject from his own plans. Also in the shop the boys learned the proper usage of hand and power tools. The knowledge gained in the mechanical drawing class can be applied to any form of architecture, engineering, or designing. 24

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Shop projects take form The purpose of shop class is to put into practical use the skills which the students have acquired through studies of farm mechanics. Marvin Mann guides the boys to reach this aim. During the classroom study the boys are required to learn informa- tion on the management of livestock and crop production. They learn to keep accurate farm records and to improve their abilities in public speaking. During the shop period the boys practice basic farm mechanic skills in the areas of welding and carpen- try. Then they are allowed to make projects which use these skills. The projects are to be both useful and practical to the student. Mr. Mann acts as overseer as Terry Crum, Terry Peteete, Richard Dewey, and Norbert Eilert work on their projects. Art is added to curriculum The art department is new to our school curriculum this year. The classes are lead by Mrs. Gay Anderson, who is a graduate of Bethany College. At the first of the year the students concentrated on sketches of outdoor objects. The next pro- ject was beginning drawing. This included continuous line drawing, portraits, still lifes, and land- scapes. This was followed by paintings in water color and tem- pera. The next area done by the pupils was sculpturing, carving, and modeling in clay. The year closed with work in mosaics and graphics. Creative ability has been im- bued into each of the pupils. The students have greatly enjoyed the year they spent in art with Mrs. Anderson. The art students, led by Mrs. Gay Anderson, develop their various talents. 23

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