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

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Domestic Arts Teach Ways Of Health And Home -al. Observing the Home Ec. IV class at work, Miss Margaret Mclntire comments on girls preparation of an angel food cake. Home Ec. Ill girls listen intently as their instructor, Miss Mclntire, gives helpful hints on making a budget. The 1966 Home Economics courses provided Mitchell High School girls with a strong practical back- ground for their future role as homemakers. As a voca- tional course, Home Ec. classes, ranging in member- ship from lowly freshmen to mighty seniors, become more proficient in the functions of today's home- makers. The freshmen obtained first-hand knowledge for managing a home in the atmosphere of the Home Ec. rooms. Along with this home life instruction, freshmen undertook the daily task of planning nutritional meals with extreme care and concern. By learning to balance meals, these girls learned that the homemaker helps protect her family from illness. ln order to better their kitchen techniques, the second year Home EC. stu- dents mastered the arts of making yeast breads and angel food cakes. lnterspersed with these cautiously mixed and carefully baked items of food were numer- ous other delicacies. Third year students became famil- iar with home-nursing procedures and the proper way to care for a child. A special course was initiated by the Home Eco- nomics Department this year for those senior girls who wanted to better their lives and further lessen difficulties in homemaking. Senior Home Ec. was offered to any twelfth grade girl who had not previous- ly taken Home Economics but now wished this basic course. With the aid of their instructor, Miss Mclntire, the students found time among all these studies to make candy apples and baked potatoes, all of which they sold for a reasonable profit. Toward the end of the year, they sponsored and presented a style show in which clothes made and modeled by them were exhib- ited. 21

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While Health And Guidance Deal With The Mind And Body Miss Karon Chastain, Mr. Lewis Stone, Mr. Grover Garrett, Mr. Larry Barnes, and Mr. Roger Snow combined their talents to give freshmen a clearer understanding of their own actions, their personalities, their body's anatomy and its care. The students were provided with this valuable in- struction in the courses of Health and Safety and Guidance, each of which lasted one semester. The main objective of the health class was to present the student with a basic comprehension of the structure of the body and enough physiology to know something of its functions. It also instilled in the student a desire to achieve a higher degree of physical and mental fitness. The health courses further informed the students about the cause, prevention, and cure of diseases. In the same course MHS freshmen were acquainted with the various safety precautions to be followed for prevention of every type of accident from a cut finger to an auto- mobile mishap. Miss Chastain, Mr. Stone, and Mr. Garrett-all of whom possess an MS degree in guidance-worked to increase the student's knowledge of psychology and how the use of this science affects them person- ally. To give the student an idea of his possible future vocation, the course required each partici- pant to prepare a paper on his chosen occupation. The amount of research and thought involved in this term paper forced the young students to review their thoughts on their vocations and to introduce them- selves to new facts about these jobs. Miss Chastain gives instructions to her Guidance class before they begin a test. Freshman Debbie Worley asks Mr. Snow a question during a Health and Safety essay exam. Inquisitive Biology students learn the functions and parts of the heart from Mr. Larry Barnes' demonstration.

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To Stress Physical Conditioning And Fitness In compliance with the present national trend toward physical fitness, the MHS Physical Education Department offered participating freshmen a chance to engage in a variety of sports and exercises which stressed body conditioning. Boys began their daily physical education classes by walking the block from the classroom building to the school gymnasium. Once there, they spent the class time climbing ropes, tumbling, lifting Weights, and performing calisthenics with Mr. james Kerekes instructing. Participating in a similar program, the MHS fresh- man girls Worked to attain a higher level of physical fitness. As the year progressed and they became more limber, the girls played volleyball, tumbled, and tried more advanced calisthenicsf under the supervision of Miss Karon Chastain. As the boys supplemented their physical activi- ties with athletic events, the girls could join a Girl's Athletic Association to gain an extra-curricular source of physical exercise. These GAA girls held meetings after school in the Multi-Purpose room each Monday and Thursday. They worked toward increas- ing their fitness and agility. Sponsored by Miss Karon Chastain, they learned the values of good sportsman- ship and teamwork when they divided into teams and fought each other for points in various sports. Judy Hilgeman, Vicky Dorsett, and Neva Tolbert encourage their team during a G.A.A. afternoon game. Front Row: J. Roshan, M. Sloane, P. Leonard, N. Tolbert, -1. Hilge- man, -I. Robinson, R. Thompson, j. Slaughter. Row 2: V. Dorsett, C. Gresham, B. Zeeks, S. Baker, C. Tolbert, R. Collins, E. VanTas- sell, Q. Kelley. Row 3.' S. Paige, T. lsom, R. Wilcox, S. Wilcox, K. Williams, W. Shields, j.E. Emberton, J. Murphy, Miss Karon Chastain.