North Mecklenburg High School - Viking Yearbook (Huntersville, NC)

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Vocational Courses Give Practical Knowledge Students taking vocational agriculture and In- dustrial arts learn to put into practice what they learn from books, lectures, and demonstrations. Boys taking agriculture learn about the soil, seeds, animals, and other things necessary for a farmer to know. They also learn to make furniture, cabinets, and other things that are needed in the home or around the farm. They learn about modern ma- chinery that makes the farmer's work easier and what tools are needed to do certain work. Mechanical drawing develops precision and gives the student an opportunity to learn something about becoming an architect. He learns to work with the tools used by the architect. He learns to design and to draw plans for many things. In Industrial Arts the class puts into practice the designs and plans they have drawn. The students learn to work with power tools. They learn also that their own power is needed in many of these jobs. Bill Grier and Chuck Mosely displayed good work in mechanical drawing class. Page Twenty-Niue jim McConnell found that it took several hours of sanding to make the table smooth enough to stain. Working on a table also was Calvin Wilson

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Iudy Crump and Virginia Grant put rolls into the oven to bake. Carolyn Hucks and Nancy Barkley worked in the background. Although farming, selling, and other such voca- tions are important, the homemaker is just as essential. To be a good homemaker requires a knowledge of many things, and these things must be learned just as thoroughly as any other job must be learned. Personality development, family relations, child growth, home decorating, clothing, budgeting, and caring for the sick are some of the things learned through these home economics courses. How to make one's own clothing and how to prepare balanced meals are essential for the home- maker. Much time is spent learning these things. Family living classes include boys as well as girls, and these students make a beginning here for a better understanding of one's community and the civic affairs that are vital in today's family life. Importance Oi Homemaker Recognized Florine Brooks, Judy Barfield, and Paulette Howard prepared the table for the group's meal. Page Twenty-Eight

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Another of the classes that is enjoyed by stu- dents participating in it is physical education. Not only does it train the body, but it also builds team- work between students and teachers. Students learn many skills, some in individual sports and some in team sports. Good sportsman- ship is stressed along with importance of carrying out onels responsibility, whether in a game or in more serious situations. Folk dancing, tumbling, bowling, badminton, and many games with a ball were some of the instruc- tive as well as enjoyable games in which students participated. ln the fall students learned the many rules of soccer, but as winter approached, the game of basketball took up the hours spent in the gym. XVith the first sign of spring, students enjoyed getting out into the open to engage in softball. The boys took up wrestling, and a course in first aid kept the girls on their toes. Since there are no competitive sports for girls at North, physical education classes worked up tournaments in basketball, soccer, and badminton. Trophies were given to the winners in these sports, which were played after school hours. Brenda Christenbury, Betty jean Morris, and Betty Me Auley played ball. Physical Education Trains In Teamwork Tumbling is a favorite sport of the boys, but it is carried on under the strict supervision of in instructor. Carelessness is not allowed in a sport of this kind.