Northwest Classen High School - Round Table Yearbook (Oklahoma City, OK)

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Photograph Like being taken? Click go the cameras! Pop go the flash bulbs! Beginning photography students are soon purged of this unschooled notion that thot's all there is to taking pictures. lf you are an average teenager, the chances are you ore a camera fan. If you can af- ford the equipment, you are probably doing some- thing to cultivate your ambition. Some of us only keep Kodak books, or choose to pose, or practice say- ing, prunes or cheese . The physical set up in the department is any cameroman's dream-dark rooms, sinks aplenty, en- largersand otheradjuncts. Mr. James Hicks, instructor, teaches ot OCU un- til noon each day. This pushes the program of the Lens Leaguers into a concentrated form. Camera me- chanics afford the first lessons. Techniques of the art, types of paper, developing, timing, drying and en- larging, constitute training in class sessions. The course is confined to beginning skills. Stu- dents who wish to improve these ore largely on their own. Camera tours are confined to the campus. Shut- ters flutter at unexpected moments and unsuspect- ing mobs. lf there are cheese coke tendencies among the crew, they are good at keeping it under cover as none of it reaches light via the student newspaper or yea rbook-even though both are in the market. David Stephenson, Alan Adair, Jim Hewes, Del Ray Reavis, and Phil Van Scoy venture forth on a tour of the campus on a bright October day, to exercise 'their camera equipment on some experimentation. Light meters, timing, range, and pros- pective are learned in actual practice. They soon learrrthat film flops and poor focusing cost as much as good sharp pic- tures full of detail and contrast. The class also learns the elements of o practical camera, the negative and the print. There are many different aspects to learn when using a camera, this is the one thing that constitutes the class. ln this rnodern day, cameras vary in every detail. Those who want to learn all of this information, enroll in the photography class. Mr. James Hicks, instructor in photography explains where the camera lens should be set for U50 second shutter. Besides taking pictures and developing them, the photography class judges pictures and sponsors a contest each yeor. Robert Powell, Phillip James, Lawrence Zschusche, Jim Custer and Bob Shipley test their skill at developing film.

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'E Row 'l: Ling, Brown, Suggs, Warren, Stockton, Row 2: Hitchins, Conaway, Tehanus, Woolbright, Miller. Gibson. Row3: Ruetlinger, Horn, Nichols, Sorrels, Hardage, Miss Beth West, sponsor. DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION is an important factor in the economy of today's world, and concerns the well being of every individual. Distributive Education clubs are a vital link in bringing to the people a more perfect understanding of the progress of their community. There is a steady, growing need for individuals quali- fied with the knowledge of how goods may be distributed for the best interest of everyone. Our American system of free enterprise must keep abreast with the cur- rent business practices and demands. Distributive Education is the motivating force that directs its efforts toward training young people for these varied services. A Distributive Education student is employed during the afternoon as a student-learner. This student receives training and valuable experience in learning the process of business in his chosen occupation. The student also earns five credits for his high school record as well as gaining extensive knowledge that could never be attained in the classroom. Miss Beth West . Kay Richardson Sweetheart TRADE AND INDUSTRY CLUB is a social graces club whose members are Di- versified Occupation students. Any student enrolled in the Diversified Occupa- tions department is eligible for participation. At initiation in October, 1957, Miss Kay Richardson was crowned i957-58 Trades and lndustry Club Sweetheart. Club colors are royal blue and white set off with a red Carnation as club flower. The club endeavors to assist students in developing skills, knowledge, respect for hon- est labor, and appreciation of genuine craftsmanship. Students learn about voca- tional opportunities available to young men and women in Oklahoma. ln order to cultivate and promote a free co-operative spirit among those engaged in progres- sive trade and industrial occupation, the club works to develop an employer-stu- dent-employee relationship to better the understanding of each others problems. Row 'l: Mr. Geren LaMonk, Sponsor, Bouteller, Boyles, Higbie, Byars, Ruelle, Baker, Tucker, Wallace, Boevers, Edgar, Best, Gam- ble. Row 2: Richardson, Keen, Wolfkill, Sieber, Forney, Shelton, Sandip, Newell, 28

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T-1 IN MECHANICAL DRAWING whether building a mansion, a doghouse, or a bird cage, before any construction proceeds, it must be drawn to show every detail and exact measurement. Learning to draw to scale is 0 Com- plex operation. Each drawing is done in three prospectives. The department Mr R N Smith aids Clark Hyde cmd Ralph is well equipped and training is thorough and competent. Hall with a problem in scaling. Until students have worked in INDUSTRIAL ARTS they may fail to realize the requirements for exactness, pre- cision and forethought. lt's rather tragic to start a crea- tion undecided as to just what it will be when finished. And what would Do-lt-Yourself clubs do if it were not for these appetitizers? WOODWORKING isn't all sanding and steel wool. While polishing and high lustre are important, there's also the thrill of learning how to use machines and han- dle tools efficiently. The patience and precision demanded by METAL ARTS often approaches the point of exhaustion. But the satisfaction of a job well done is very gratifying. Many attractive as well as practical items are dreamed up and turned out. An annual exhibit is greeted with, O-o-h's Mr. Charles Hale Mr. Leonard Marcotte and A-h-h's, and Gosh, fhat's pretty! Wish I knew how Aufa mechanics Metal arts and crafts to do that! Chugging out of the AUTO MECHANICS garage in a 'heep' in this department. Mechanically inclined Knights learn of your own design is a thrill reserved for the boys who work that order is the first law of a well run shop. i Q QS Hdwghy Tools are checked out in a systematic order. Here Jerry Horn has Charles Porta sign for a piece of equipment he needs on a job.