Mitchell High School - Gold and Blue Yearbook (Mitchell, IN)

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The Grains of Wood and Farming ,rmmr Nletal Shop students- Danny Karr. Woody Anderson. and David Duncan-work on machinery. under the supervision of Nlr. Crim. The buzz and pound of saw and hammer were common everyday sounds in the Industrial Arts Department. Here, smashed thumbs and pinched fingers were taken in stride for it was all a part of learning a trade. In wood shop, students learned to construct perfect pieces of carpentryg while in metal shop, drilling a perfectly centered hole was equally important. The use of machines was also taught in shop class along with printing and electricity. Mechanical drawing was another phase of the Industrial Arts Department. Sharp pencils, precise compasses. and manila paper were the tools of trade for drawing students. Making their drawings to exact scale proved to be quite ajob. W'ood shop students strive to construct masterpieces by leveling and straightening their wood. Mr. Vifoodrow Wagner stresses the importance of exact scale in mechanical drawing to his student. i

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as Home Ec. Develops Domestic Arts The home economics students had excellent opportunities this past year to prepare themselves to be future homemakers. These future homemakers created a domesticated atmosphere with the arrange- ments ofthe sewing room, kitchen, living room, dress- ing quarters, laundry room, and bath. These surround- ings helped provide basic training in preparing varied foods, sewing practical clothing, studying design and color, nursing the sick, caring for young children, in family living, and other related subjects. Among their many activities and studies, the students found time to make and sell candy apples, receive guests, and have a style show. ln this show, the student models exhibited the many clothes that they had designed and made. Also with the help of their instructor, Miss Margaret Mclntire, the students chose their own theme, decorated, and wrote narra- tions for the show. Always the home economics de- partment added fun to work, and together they pro- duced healthy, experienced homemakers of the future. Jill Sanders prepares to mark model Linda Wilson's skirt for hemming. Home Ec. students. assist ed by visiting father. Mr Fred Hilgeman. give a dem onstration on home nursin to interested classmates.

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Encourage Vocational Interests M .Jana W Q90 Z QZZWJE Freddy Poole. an agriculture student. explains the three main fac- tors of farm production to his instructor and the class. 1 , Agriculture students examine the quality of the grass which they helped plant last spring to beautify the barren school grounds. With today's world becoming more heavily pop- ulated, newer and better scientific ways of farming are needed. Realizing this fact, many high school boys took steps at the beginning of the year to prepare themselves for the demands of today's agriculture world. Studying agriculture from the academic stand- point, our future farmers followed the production of farm products from the grower to the consumer. Not neglecting the vital role of farm management. the ag. students also dwelt upon the hows and whys of farm accounting. Sheldon Slone and john Eisle not only learn about the plant phases of farming but also learn about thc machinery that is used on the farm.