Poplar Bluff High School - Bluff Yearbook (Poplar Bluff, MO)

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 If At times dressmaking can become complicated as these girls soon find out. »■ Individual instruction is beneficial Promoting the growth of the essentials of household management, the P.B.H.S. Home Economics Department creates professional attitudes toward an understanding of life in the home and in personality development. Actual experiences In cooking, sewing, in- terior decorating, and other related subjects are the objects of study in the home eco- nomics classes. Jlomemabi Students take turns in serving the cooking class as one of their laboratory problems.

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The commerical and industrial de- partments enable students to gain prac- tical knowledge in the use of tools and the development of skills, while it gives them a feeling of accomplishment. Train- ing in a variety of business courses are available for all who are interested in entering the world of business. Vo- cational training in general shop, metal work, woodwork, auto mechanics, and drafting are offered in the industrial arts department. Mr. Cl an ah an shows the working of an engine to some of the auto mechanics students. P actica( art 1 7 One of the many aptitudes taught at P. B. H. S. is metalworking Boys use modern equipment in Woodworking class.

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Students take time out for a coke break. At P.B.H.S. the ’’coffee break” be- comes a ’’coke break” as students gather at the concession stand, during their lunch period or between classes, to get the latest news of the day or buy re- freshments. i eliincl tin scenes