North Central High School - Tamarack Yearbook (Spokane, WA)

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Home Economics . . . Industrial Arts Top row: Bessie Graham, Ruth Bloom, Elizabeth Killingsworth. Bottom row: Christine Netur.an, Irene Wood, George Theodorson, Vern Broadwell, Kenneth Hagen, Dale Spurgeon. BESSIE Graham Home Economics, Head University of Washington, B.S., M.S.; Columbia University. KlTII Hi.oom Home Economics Ohio University, B.S. Elizabeth Killingsworth Horoe Economics Washington State College, B. Ed.; University of Washington; Uni- versity of California. Christine G. Neuman Home Economics University of Nebraska, B.S., M.S.; Eastern Washington College of Education; Future Home- makers of America, Adviser. Irene Wood Home Economics University of Minnesota, B.S. George Theodorson Industrial Arts. Head Washington State College, B.A.; School Treasurer. Vern Broadwell Manual Arts Washington State College, B.A., B. of Ed.; Eastern Washington College of Education; Stage Crew Adviser. Kenneth Hagen Mechanical Drawing North Dakota State Teachers College, B.A., B. of Ed.; Wash- ington State College, M.A.; B Squad Basketball Coach. Dale Spirgeon Metal Shop University of Oregon, B.S. twenty-one

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I Unique in any curriculum is the nursery school of the home economics department. Here Noreen Peckham and Arlene Farrier supervise the daubings of future Michaelangelos . The home economics department offers instruction in home nursing, child development, social relations, home furnishings, clothing selection, clothing construction and foods. The departmenl also sponsors a nursery for preschool children maintained in the cottage across the street, a costume- making class which assists in costuming school productions, and the Future Homemakers of America club, a national organization consisting of girls who are majoring or minoring in home economics. a To those w ho plan a career in any phase of engineering and to those w hose future lies in a trade or vocation, the industrial arts courses offer valuable training. These courses include work in wood shop, metal shop and drawing. Students in wood shop learn to work with power tools. The metals courses, general in nature, introduce welding. Al so of fered I are three fields of drawing : Mechanical, architectural and machine. twenty

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Projects help to acquaint students with their subject. Here Latin students George Fish and Robin Rytnond consult encyclopedias for information on Roman house construction. Two years of Latin and Spanish are offered in the foreign language department. French and German have been offered and will be taught again when the need arises. Spanish students not only learn the fundamentals in grammar but become quite proficient in conversational Spanish. Latin students, in addition to their study of the language, learn Roman history and its relationship to what is happening today. it it it -d The Library, consisting of 10,000 volumes, has a seating capacity for 165 students, It was or- ganized in 1908 and doubled in capacity in 1918 under the librarianship of Lucille Fargo, w ho re- cently published her fourteenth book, The Spokane Story. The work of the library is done by two librarians, Mary l . Bacon and Dolores J. Ellis, assisted by approximately 100 volunteer workers. twenty-two