Morton Memorial Schools - Retrospect Yearbook (Knightstown, IN)

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Mm fn Tlffuife If bread is the staff of life, Mor- ton students are dependent upon fifteen of their friends who study baking as a trade. Approximately two hundred loaves of bread are baked daily by the boys under the direction of the tradesmen, Mr. G. W. Sherry and Mr. B. C. Joiner. In addition, cookies, pies, cakes and rolls are prepared by the group. Each boy is taught all phases of the baking art. S Many students completing a com- merce curriculum at Morton sup- plement their class work with actual work in one of the Home's offices. In both the school and financial offices, the students are able to gain much practical ex- perience which gives them an opportunity to progress in a vocation beyond the limits usually reached by high school students. These pupils learn clerical work in addition to posting and filing. Wulwrea Processing the bulk of milk used at the Home is the responsibility of the students working in the dairy barn. These pupils learn to milk by hand but also are taught to properly use electric milkcrs. During the last year, a bottler has been placed in operation and the students have learned this phase of the dairy industry. Care and feeding of herds are among the subjects learned by the boys who arise at four-thirty each morning to milk. .In the Bakery picture, at top, are Mr. B. C. Joiner. J Miller, J. Phillips. W. Hamm, J. Fonger, T. ltee ard li Robertson. .Financial office workers, center, are J. Wade, V. Eilai A. Randolph, Miss Maxine Potter. G. Knight, E. Walters L. Hopper, Miss Reba Messick. J. Swanson, Miss Mary iValla.ce, M. Wyeofli and H. Norris. 'Milking, in the bottom picture, are C. Evans, B. Webster NY. Councellor, Mr. Thomas Durbin, F. Young. I.. Fry- inouth. M. Pitts and T. Cadwaller. 'W v

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To supplement the school s training trades of the Home prepare the student for a pOS1 tlon ln lndustry or commerce Twenty thru. trades offer opportunities for development of lIldlX1dl13l abilities and interests Success of the trade program 1S reflected 1n the le sults of a survey which showed that S1XtV per cent of the graduates of a five year period were employed 1n the type of work for whlch they were trained whlle attending Morton Students begin trade study' when they be come thirteen years of age and spend an average of one half hours daily in the voca tlonal work Field trips to lndustrxal plants serve to add stlmulatlon 1n and knowledge of the1r chosen field Boys choose one of the following trades bakerv barber carpentry da1ry barn farm garage garden greenhouse Janltor kitchen laundry paint shop storeroom Glrls select one from the following llst beauty culture office practice table waiting student store kltchen or housekeeping , . . , S . . .... B . . . I - U . M . ' ' . plumbing, printing, shoe repair, tailoring, . . , - V , , , . y , 2 . rs , , , . . , . , - . , . Y . . . .I , , : , V . . . I . , . . , , . G - . .

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the top picture are shown l.. Brown, B. Klakamp, R. irtz. l'. Johnson. Mr. Salter and J. Evans 9 kitchen workers. center. are M. Beard. Mrs. M. Riggs. Mrs. E. Pratt. M. llenderson, E. Bockover, M. Woolf. B. sh ropshire and li. Alderson. Vnloadng an incoming truck are I . Edwards, D. Shafer, . I. VVade. B. I.unsl'ord. J. Nesbitt, V. Ramsey, W. Adams R. Sharp and Mr. I.. Kinerk. .Sale Meffdefu Three thousand. tive hundred and twenty-two pairs of shoes were repaired by the shoe shop workers during the past year. Those who are enrolled as shoe shop trade boys learn to completely repair shoes. Phases of the work taught include re-soling, repairing heals, sewing, fitting new shoes, shining' and polishing. In addition to the shoes repaired, the shop issued 1,661 pairs of shoes and condemned 1,055 pairs. 7UaLZ'LeA4e4 Girls working in either of the two large kitfhens assist in the pre- paration off the food served to all of the boys' divisions and the main building girls' divisions as well as to the employees. These girls, in addition to 'help- ing in the preparation of the meals, work in the children's and employees' dining room. Dish washing is but one of the joli units through which the girls rotate. Dafa' Distribution of Home supplies is the principal task of the boys who study the storeroom trade under the guidance of Mr. L. L. Kinerk and Mr. G. L. Horn, tradesmen. Eighteen boys during the '40-'41 school year were taught how to cut meat, fill and deliver grocery and and dry goods orders. In addition the boys assisted in unloading in- coming supplies, checking orders and uncrating shipments.