McCluer North High School - Polaris Yearbook (Florissant, MO)

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ustrial Arts After having made sure his piece has been properly aligned and fastened, Greg Martinelli, senior, turns on the drill press and begins drillin Putting the final touches on his drawing, Ira Moore, sophomore, gets ready to turn in his assignment for his mechanical drawing class. Making sure the piece of wood he sanded fits, Jack Causey, junior, pieces together the rest of his pro- ject in woodworking.

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Guests anxiously wait in line to be served a delicious home-cooked meal. ‘ , juniors. Washing dishes after preparing a dish in Luncheon Foods are Paula Gruelle and Theresa O'Neill ith Tim Luley, senior, as a helper, Nancy Adels- berger, Home Economics teacher, demonstrates how to prepare pumpkin bread. Ww Home Economics 205

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Learning: without books There were very few classes at McCluer North where a student could get away without using a book. Take the physical education classes for example; the teacher could have handed out a book to the students and made them learn how to play a sport by reading and memoriz- ing a whole bunch of things. But the teachers felt it was much better to actu- ally show the student and let them try it out themselves. The students learned much more by actually “getting their hands dirty.” The same idea applied to industrial arts classes. The instructors could have made the students read about a tool or machine and then show them the final product, but much more was learned and more experience was gained if they took the tool and repaired, built, bent, shaped, or disassembled something on their own. This was not to say they didn’t have to learn some rules and regulations about the tool. There were always the safety rules, so a student wouldn’t cut his hand or perhaps injure himself more severely. The reasons for taking Industrial Arts classes were as varied as the projects themselves. ‘I think many students took industrial arts classes to get them out of the rut of the average, same old grind of school work,” commented Mr. Rich Wal- Working together to help Paul Obenhaus, sopho- more, finish his engine are Mark Shymos, junior, and Tom Boves, freshman. lace, Department Chairman. Another rea- son for taking these classes was to pre- pare for a job after graduation from high school. And some students just figured they could save themselves some money by learning how to repair things on their own. “No matter what reason they took the class, the student learned some very important skills,” said Mr. Wallace. The department offered many courses to fit the varying needs of the students. For the student who wished to gain a general working knowledge, there were the beginning level classes such as Wood- working, Metal Working and Drafting I. For those students who wished further “| enjoy taking Industrial Arts classes. It’s fun and a good way for me to get an A.”” — Wayne Hen- driks knowledge in a more specific field, there were the advanced classes: Furniture Construction, Electric Circuits, and Metal Machine. And, of course, for the really ambitious student, there were always the CPU classes. All in all it was a very good department, but Mr. Wallace had a comment. “I wish more girls would take the course. | some- times feel the girls can even do a better job than the boys because they are so willing to learn.” Practicing what the teacher taught in welding class is Keith Skubic, junior. Using a scratch awl to make measurement lines for his metal project is Tony Bowers, senior, as John Reinhardt, senior, works on his CPU project. Industrial Arts 207