Myrtle Point High School - Bobcat Yearbook (Myrtle Point, OR)

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LINDA MOBLEY, home ec. student, experiences the delight of a perfectly baked pie. Dresses Shown At Tea Mrs. Gloria Everden instructed Home Economics I, II, III, and Mrs. Marjorie Lane taught one Home Ec. II class. Upper classmen who have taken home economics before and are very interested in the subject acted as aides, thus receiving more of an insight into homemaking plus practical training in teaching. Sheryl Hunt-ley, Kathy Hurt, and Joyce Lillie aided in preparing and correcting tests and were in charge of decorating bulletin boards. During the course of the year homemaking students, according to their various classes, studied sewing, cooking, nutrition, dating, marriage, childcare, home nursing, grooming, getting along with ones family, house planning, interior decorating, and preparation for future vocations. Becky Siemer was chosen as Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow. Sheryl Huntley was appointed to McCall’s teenage fashion board and Janice Lundin was the department's Coed correspondent. Annually the department adds equipment in order to keep everything modern. A new Viking sewing machine was added this year so the girls would learn to operate all the latest equipment. BY EXPERIMENTING WITH PAPER home ec. girls learn the basis of weaving. 23

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Home Ec. Cooking, Sewing, Modeling Highlight Year What is homemaking? Homemaking is ripping out your zipper three times before you finally get it straight; then enjoying the much earned praise as you step forth and model the finished garment at the Mother's Tea. Homemaking is studying the vitamin and calorie content of various foods then planning a month of well balanced meals. Homemaking is feeling the excitement derived from taking a bite of your newly baked cake and finding the texture to be perfect. Homemaking is hiding yourself in the folding mirror while the teacher is trying to figure out where you are. laughing when your friend has flour on her nose, and silently gritting your teeth when you burn your finger on a hot pan. MRS. GLORIA EVERDEN Home Economics PREPARING BISCUITS AND APPLESAUCE for Home Ec. I class are Denise Floyd and Linda Campell. Girls are expected to eat what they prepare. 22

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MEASURING THE SOIL and surface temperatures are ag teacher Verlin Hermann and student Arby Lewis. Agriculture Home Projects Aid Agriculture could be called the staff of the American people. For without the nutritious benefits of the American farmer, dairyman, and rancher, how would we survive? The agriculture department at Myrtle Point High School set out to prepare students for the ever-changing world of the modern farmer. Trying to compress the whole spectrum of the agriculture field into nine months proved once again the biggest goal which faced Mr. Verl in Hermann and his students. In the FFA program, required for all ag classes, students were able to receive outside instruction. At the end of each year, certificates and awards were presented for outstanding achievements in the field of agriculture. Students also carried on their own personal projects which consisted of such things as raising cattle, sheep, or taking care of a fruit orchard. These projects last the year long and help the students to gain a more personal insight into the gradually expanding field of agriculture. With nearly every faze of agriculture covered in some way or another, the aim was to develop the student who was well voiced in all forms in the agricultural field. Included in their study were tree grafting, surveying, pruning, shop work, and general classroom work. PREPARING SOIL samples for fertility tests are Roy they will test the soil for various minerals to decide 24