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

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Metzger, Sven Elbeck, and Bill Bright. In the process if it will be appropriate for planting. WITH A FEW MINUTES to spare at the end of class Gordon Burris thumbs through a Future Farmers magazine found in the ag room. 25

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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

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 JUST A FRACTION of an inch more and this leg will be finished; then I'll be able to put it together and varnish it, thinks wood shop student Bruce Johnson as he hurries to complete his semester project —an end table for his mother. MR. RON HANDKE Drafting, Drivers Education MR. LOYD WELLS Wood Shop, Metal Shop Shop Stresses Hand Skills After a brief sprint through the open air, Myrtle Point students enrolled in industrial arts classes found themselves in the strange new world of “shop”- a world quite different from the usual classroom routine. Surrounded by stacks of lumber, sheet metal. and unfamiliar looking machines, students received training designed not only for those planning on industrial careers, but also for those interested in obtaining basic construction skills to be used for their own future enjoyment. With this fact in mind, Loyd Wells, shop instructor, allowed students an opportunity to spend much of their time on individual projects of their own choosing rather than in regular classroom instruction. Among the basic skills taught in metal shop were arc welding metal cutting,and drilling. Students were also expected to master an understanding of the workings of each piece of machinery used in class. 26