McGraw High School - Mac Yearbook (Mcgraw, NY)

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l'om is showing Fred thi- digcstiw SySll'lll of a COMMUNITY BETTERMENT METAL TUULE . E F21 EIl13lQ,tQ,.JJ-tr . . . -fx-1lr - ,Iain ' p, S-we M llolu-rt llinvs is illustrating ulu-re tlu- tools should go on Carl is watching: Harry put the finishing toiu u 4 thi- lmard. The purpose- of this hoard is to show tlu' need card tahle which hc made. It look Harry two ua s for proper plzu'm-:nent ol each tool. make this tahlc, in which th:-rc are 350 lilllm 1 rs wood in tlu- top of thc tahh-. Each piece of wo ha he cut out individually and put in its plum- on tlu ta Hi-fh school agriculture is divided into two sections: re-vocational and vocational. 1? K' . . . . P . The first year of pre-vocational IS devoted to giving the boys a background of agricul- ture. Here we study breeds of livestock and crops. Time is also spent learning to select desirable individuals within a breed. Many of us start our projects which are required for the second through fourth years. Agriculture ll. lll, and IV are classified as vocational agriculture. Here we become familiar with the problems involved in the operation of a farm. Such units as feeding livestock. applying fertilizer, planning farm buildings, care and repair of machinery. mapping out a life insurance program for a farmer and selecting a good farm are studied. As you can see our best text hooks for these units are farmers. feed dealers. veterinarians, machinery dealers. and actual doing of the jobs. hart from Cornell University. gm V Q.: X .lf V V C70 used for accurate cutting on different angles. cow, on a Cary is 1-xhilriting: tlu- use of ilu- miter saw. 'lhi su ,J

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VOCATIONAL COURSES FOR . -i First row. It-ft tn right: Janiw' Vanlfpps and Marjorie Al- Lt-ft to right: Alive Perkins. Martha llc-ller. Donna Rey- vott operating the ironer and dryer. nolds. learning to work the New-hi Sewing Machine. The Homemaking Department offers courses in the seventh and eighth grades and electives or a three-year major course in high school. The Junior High group, which numbers 50, are studying Clothing, Foods, and Child Care. Homcmalcing 1 t'Freshman girlsl covers Foods, Child Care, Home Nursing, U I- -ily Living and Flower Arrangement. The next year in Homemaking II Colo: - t 4 mg, lVlate-rial and Art in the Home are taught. Homemaking Ill is a str, oi Clothing, Home Management, Child Care, Advanced Foods, Family Relatic'ts and Consumer Economics. The Homemaking Department has taken field trips and has given a fashion show in assembly where each of the girls modeled the clothes which she had made. We also entered a Food Contest, offered an after-school coffee hour for the faculty, served breakfasts, huffct lunches and dinners. About 30 high school girls are in Homemaking and each girl is an illustration of the usefulness and popularity of Mrs. Langton's department. l.:-ft to right: Jean Belknap, Betty Potter, Mary Clark, Left to right: Catherine Loope, Judy Freer, Patricia Rey- lfva Phillips, Connie Christie studying the arrangement of nolds, Pauline Moon, Gloria Hafer learning to bathe a furniture. baby,

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THE FINE ARTS nn:-th lim-r. llii-hard Ilopkins. Iivan llulhert. llealrice iny. Syliiu llyun. Ifliurlolti- Smith. Nancy Smith. Rich- lxn ml Stafford. Rosalie Turner. ART ln this picture the General Art class is doing some lmlock printing. They will also do lettering, poster-making. pencil and charcoal sketching and other interesting projects before the half year is completed. ART is taught by Mrs. Taylor through the grades encouraging the self-expression of each child. Besides the General Art course pictured here, a half-year course in Mechanical Drawing is of- fered for the high school. LATIN Four hoys and five girls make up the second- year LATIN class. Everyday they make some pro- gress toward their goalfan understanding of the language and a high final grade. They are Kenneth. Richard. Evan. Beatrice. Sylvia. Charlotte. Nancy. Richard. and Rosalie. LATIN is the only classical language offered in McGraw this year. Left to right: Nancy V. Smith. .lini Niles. Clyde llordwcll. Left to right: Joyce Ryan. Janice Vanlflpps, Janice Strack. Judy Hotchkiss. Standing: Mr. Nlcllrady. MUSIC These girls are only four of the several trumpet players in the Senior Band. Mr. McGrady is di- recting a sectional practice where only part of the band meets together. Besides sectional rehearsals there are also private and class lessons.