North High School - Polar Bear Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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C » iris Receive Pre paration For Marriage In Home Management ERMA WILSON I.S.U., B.S. Graduate Study: I.S.U., Drake Girls in home management entertain pre-schoolers. Home management includes planning and cooking meals, taking care of small children, sewing, and studying family relations. The students gain better insight into the problems of family living. DAVID HARDIE Iowa State, B.S. ELIZABETH COOK Simpson College, B.A. Iowa State Univ., M.S. Univ. of Minn. Basic Fundamentals and Experience are Gained Through Industrial Arts The industrial arts department consists of mechanical drawing, woodshop, auto mechanics, and metal shop. Each course is designed to teach the necessary fundamentals and furnish valuable experiences for each student. This training may become a worthy asset if they decide to enter a vocational school or specialize in a certain trade after graduation. Le ROY PARSONS Stout State Univ., B.S. I.S.U., M.S. Ken Brewer uses the new Straight Line drawing tool. —14— LARRY WIEDEMEIER State College of Iowa, B.A.

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Drivers Education Places Emphasis On Safety and Responsibility IRVIN WILDMAN GARY TAYLOR Parsons, B.S. Iowa State Colorado A. M. Drake Learning the basic principals on safety and driving responsibility are of prime importance in Driver Education training. The course consists of classroom study, simulator training, and actual driving. Students are graded in all three areas and given an average for their semester grade. In accordance to Iowa Law, students under 18 years of age are required to take this semester course to receive their license to drive. Music Further Develops Students Abilities KARL KILLINGER DONNA EMMONS University of Notre Dame Drake Univ., B.M., M.M. St. Ambrose College Graduate Study: I.S.U. Drake University, B.M.E., M.M.E. Boston Univ. nnWFD FDUCATION Mr. Wildman watches as Camie Moran buckles up for safety. ROBERT COLLINS JAY WAND Marching in the band at football games and parades, playing and singing at the spring festival, and performing at special assemblies are just a few of the many activities of students enrolled in music courses. Instrumental music, conducted by Mr. Killinger, and vocal music along with humanities, taught by Miss Emmons, help specially talented students to further develop their musical abilities. Before the band festival, John Mohler practices with the band. —13—

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Arts and Crafts Help Many Students To Develop Their Creative Abilitv Deep concentration prevails as art students sketch. The art department gives students a choice of taking art class or crafts. Designing posters, clay and silver work, tile printing, rug weaving, wood carving, and sketching make up the art class. Crafts provides work in making jewelry, junk sculp- ture, clay modeling, ceramics, and silver work. With Mr. Mitchell being appointed coordinator of Amos Hiatt Junior High, Jane Peterson joined the faculty second semester. LeROY MITCHELL Drake, B.A. Univ. of Iowa, M A. AMY BRYANT I.S.U., B.A. Graduate Study: Drake Mollie McCollum puts her art project. inishing touches on Remodeling Students Acquire Building Skills LEO KOESTER Loras College, B.A., I.S.U. Drake, M.S. North ' s remodeling class offers the opportunity of learning the funda- mentals of construction. One project this year was remodel- ing the kitchen of a private home in the Model Cities area. For about two hours each day, they did such jobs as paint, sand, and install a dishwasher and sink. Later they completely re- modeled a small house that belonged to a church. Greg Greenfield, Jerry Lightfoot, supervisor Leo Koester, and Bill Bemisdarfer add the finishing touches. — 15—