Newport News High School - Anchor Yearbook (Newport News, VA)

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DEAD BATTERY? Need a sparkplug? ln auto mechanics modern trouble shootung equipment IS used as much as a wrench or jacks Students receave practical experu ence nn reparrnng by worklng on the cars of the faculty members or students OF THE NEWER SHOP COURSES the mo chlne shop us probably the most popular Beglnnlng with a workung knowledge of lathes and drulls vocatlonal students per fect simple hammers and then more com plncated devices such as gears pupe stands and juuce extractors AND RUN THIS THROUGH John Wormock adds the fnnnshung touches on hrs Inland lamp an advanced wookwork Book ends lamps and tables are popular proyects nn thus class THE BASlC REQUIREMENT for any of the shops IS a years draftnng Basuc draftnng Illustrated by the plcture begins wnth scale model drawmgs of odd shaped blocks Thus later develops unto architectural mechanu cal drawnngs and the luke Often a pupnl IS allowed to blue prnnt one of has draw ings THE MUCH AWAITED WEEK' The best an :ndustrlal craftsmanshnp as dlsplayed a nually each spring Projects from a copper bowl to a printed lob mark the varnety of abnllty ln NNHS shop boys - ll - 11 I - I - I - I I I . , . . . - 1 I I - , . - ll - ll - n- X . na xv'-'l

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p ancf Znuncialion EDUCATION MARCHES BACKWARD nn thus scene from the play Tom Sawyer presented by the Drama Department for the Patrons League Besides presenting the sprung and tall plays students In the drama classes helped with the stagnnq of the Cantata In March and of the an nual Sprung Concert THE KILLER STALKS AGAIN maght be the theme of thus drama sknt ullustratnng stage pictures which IS the arrangement of the actors on the stage to sunt the plots Also Included In the two years course of drama us the study ot makeup dsrectlng and playwrltlng Thus year two student plays were presented at gradua tion PERFECT TIMING' ln the radlo room Speech 4 students record a chapter ot Luttle Women for use on the Beacon on the Aur Show Taming sound effects pronunciation control room slgnals and voice control must be considered by the speech classes In recording the stories heard each week I - - I 1 , . , ' ' 3 - 11 11 X l ,, 1 1 ' 6 1 . 4, vim ,jimi A 3 .L........... i NU' E T . 'C7 X, ' F' V fl - 11 7, Y -, W. , , . , - 1 1 I I lf t L 29

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0a-Une-jul gacpmience SHOWCASES AND SALESBOOKSI Re- tail selling students learn to handle both. Here Harold C-askins and Whar- ton Graham prepare a display of Scout equipment for a local department store. This course is on-the-job experi- ence for future vocations. HOW WOULD YOU LIKE a dentist appointment every afternoon? Virgie Stoneham doesn't mindl This year she has been assistant in a local dentist's office under the diversified occupa- tions plan. J ,ff f 'Q THIS SHOE WILL FIT like CinderelIa's slipper. John Spivey, through the re- tail selling course, has learned to sell products successfully and satisfy cus- tomers. This year 35 students, enrolled in this course, held afternoon positions from which they collected take-home pay while learning the ropes. OCCUPATION OR VACATION? To Elsie Nichols the job of record clerk at a local radio station is a wonderful way to earn a living. Other DO stu- dents have held positions as photog- raphers, electrical repairmen, survey- ors, and nurses aides.