Peru High School - Narcissus Yearbook (Peru, IN)

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Printing, Machine Shop, and Homemaking All Help, Too People have come to realize that todays modern education cannot be restricted to what was once considered the fundamental Hthree Rs, reading, writing, and arithmetic. One purpose of education is to prepare students for the future, and since many plan to go into some vocational trade, the high school helps prepare them for this. Vocational or industrial education at PHS is divided into four departmentsedrafting, ma- chine shop, woodwork, and printing. Drafting, or mechanical drawing, is prob- ably best known by most shop majors since one year of it is required on the industrial arts course. Here a student may specialize in one of two fields, architectural drafting, which in' cludes the study of house construction and def tail drawing of various house parts, and ma- chine drawing, which consists of detailed conf struction of machine parts. Metal shop is also divided into two sections. Machine shop teaches lathe and bench opera- tions, heat treatment of metal, use of the drill press, welding, and other work with metal. Vocational shop, which meets three hours Setting heads for the publications department seems to be occupying the full attention of Robert Spencer and Miko Lelloux as they work at tho California job cares in print shop. daily, is intended for those boys interested in the machinists' trade. This course includes forms of advanced work. Woodwork is quite similar to machine shop in that boys learn to work with shop machines, of course, these machines are modified from the metal variety to work especially for wood projects. Printing students have as their main task weekly work on The Peruvian. Besides this, they do various other job printing assignments for the school such as programs, passes, and the necessary paper work of the administration. l-leadsetting from California job cases and rece ognizing type faces from appearance are only two accomplishments of printing classes. Equally important for the girls is hoinemakf ing, a four-year course in which girls learn sewing, cooking, and home management. A food laboratory behind the cafeteria provides room for them to work in an upftoedate work area. This year homemaking students were hostesses for noon lunches to which faculty members were invited. Washing the dishes is Just as important an thf- inwil itself, learn Zalene Rayburn and Anna Walsh in their homemaking class.

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School Means Things Besides Books-Drafting, Woodwork, Excrctness is just as important in metal shop where machines grind, cut, and polish metal parts down to the exact size. Mike Cassel is one ot more than 20 boys who spend three hours a day mastering the field ot vocational metal shop. D. H. Boone, B.S., M.S. Printing, Mathematics, Peruvian Printshop Adviser, National Honor Society Sponsor, Retired at end of tirst semester. Chester Brauneller, B.S. Printing, Mathematics, Peruvian Printshop Adviser. Beginning second semester, Iohn Cokain. B.S. Machine Shop, Vocational Shop, Senior H1-Y Sponsor, Industrial Club Sponsor. Norman Holmes. B.S. Woodworking, Industrial Club Sponsor. Ii. L. Rector. B.S.. M.S. Drafting. Ruth Ann Ramsey, A.B. Hornemaking, Cafeteria Director, FHA Sponsor, Girls' League Sponsor.

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Even the Extra Subjects, Art, Music, and Physical Education, Staying alive and keeping healthy is the undertaking of the three courses in the physi- cal education department, health, safety, and gym. In health pupils study the necessities for keeping the body in good shape. Safety class- es turther this by practical suggestions for stay- ing alive in the home or on the highway. ln physical education classes, boys and girls can keep themselves in good shape through calis- thenics, volleyball, basketball, and other ac- tivities. One semester of both health and safety is required for graduation, and all freshmen and sophomores take gym. A major requirement of the safety course is the making of posters from which Mr. Cavitt chooses the best for exhibition. Checking one of the more serious posters are Bob Holy, Nancy Olinger, and Betty Moffatt. Which way is up? It all depends if you are taking the viewpoint of Pat See, Pat Mize, and Linda Norris, who see everything upside down, or the heads up girls, Ianice Fultz and Sondra Crawford. The finer arts are not ignored in the well- rounded education of today. Eight semesters of art are taught by Mr. Taylor, who empha- sizes every phase of drawing, sketching, paint- ing, and sculpturing. They are especially priv- ileged to have use of an extensive art gallery furnished by Mr. George David Thompson. fn music, Pe-ruvians may begin in chorus or B Band and work their way up to A Band and choir. The PHS musical groups combined sev- eral times during the year to present concerts. While neither art nor music is required, their value is evident when one considers the im- portance of knowing the finer things in life. 30-