Marionville High School - Comet Yearbook (Marionville, MO)

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Art . . . Skill in Making and Doing .di .,- As she looks over her stein, Debbie Gold adds a few finishing touches of metalic paint, and is very well pleased. fm Mike Norris finds that in cleaning a stand for his tall ceramic tree, you have to have extremely steady hands. Eddie Hilton imagines himself as part of the scene he is painting on his stein. Art is the skill in making and doing. Man is a maker of many things and he makes them for many pur- poses. Some of his cre- ations serve obvious practical needs, as Well as they develop expressions which are uniquely one's own. Anyone who can lose him- self While spending many hours painting a picture, knows the deep satisfaction that can be found in art. Words alone cannot easily express this satisfaction. But, in some Very mysteri- ous way, works of art are among the things of highest value in our lives. A creative work of art is different from any other or else it would not have been created. Cindy Smith carefully cuts up chunks of wax for her vanilla scented candle. 7

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Ag - Building Farmers of Tomorrow Bob Burk waits patiently as Mr. Kyle instructs him in how to weld a brace on his wagon. Agriculture was expanded into diversified job and possible career areas. Many shop and study courses were offered which helped the students judge animals, build farm items, and learn how to operate the farm as a business. The students, led by instructor, Mr. James L. Kyle, took a field trip to the Mount Vernon Research Center for Conservation Day. Pupils found that farm procedures, live- stock practices, and shopwork covered the expanded areas of jobs and careers. 6 Jim Head hurriedly thumbs through his notes on farm research in the farm management class. Greg Gilmore keeps on going as Kevin Brown thinks about a test question. David Hopkins and Alan Hubbard hurriedly hammer a nail before the bell rings to end 3rd hour shop.

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Business for the Future i 7' +1 'V 1 . N 5 1 1 1 W . linda Pruitt finds the balance of her income jim Bateman figures the interest on a S100 loan at statement. 6 percent for 60 days in general business. W--' ,4a' ' 4 5 ' X In Dear Mr. Brown. . . writes Karen Rinker in her E-x-a-g-g-e-r-a-t-i-o-n is a hard word to type, shorthand class. thinks Jim Head. Business classes this year were taught by Mrs. Mary Fussell and Mrs. Erma Leath- ers. Freshmen and sophomores were intro duced to business through general business juniors and seniors were able to take typ- ing, shorthand and accounting. Typing was divided into two sections. Typing I and Il was for personal typing uses. Advanced business was offered to seniors. A new class, bookkeeping, was added for those wishing to learn more about keeping re- Seventh period typing class works on a letter Cords for personal use. assignment.