Prairie Du Chien High School - Blackhawk Yearbook (Prairie Du Chien, WI)

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Industrial Arts Gary Bunders and other members of the Senior class were busy making their dream homes dreamier this year. Under the direction of Mr. Bert Krohn, the craftsmen of the freshman and sopho- more classes worked hard at mechanical drawing and Woodworking. The junior class was Well started on the road to becoming master electricians, under the direction of Mr. Guy Ralph. Electric- ity Was studied in great detail the first semes- ter and such varied projects as sheet metal Work, drafting, soldering, and Welding were covered and put into practical use the sec- ond semester. The senior class was under the direction of Mr. Bert Krohn. In addition to their dream homes, the senior craftsmen worked on several other interesting projects. They became acquainted with architectural draft- ing, wood and sheetmetal Work, welding, leather and plastic projects. Lapidary Work was coveredg this involved the cutting, polish- ing, and mounting of stones. These semi- precious stones are purchased from various companies. At the end of four years, students in indus- trial arts have acquired many different skills. If they were to select an occupation today, they could choose to be a Welder, a drafts- man, a carpenter, a solderer, a sheetmetal worker, a plastitician, a lapidary, a leather- craftsman, or an electrician. Don't hit your finger Larry. A model village 16

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Aggies Masgicians are really what our Ag students are expected to be-making magic with our minds, our hands, and the soil. In our shop, We practiced welding and had various shop pro- jects in building and repairing machinery and equipment. We learned modern farming meth- ods and put them to practical use in our live- stock and crop projects. We kept farm records and accounts, tested milk for butterfat con- Harvey Zabel seems to be inter- ested in what Jerry's doing. Just what is he doing? It doesn't seem to work 15 tent, and tested soil samples to determine if a field needed lime or fertilizer. Our Prairie High Aggies took part in dif- ferent events through the year Which gave them much valuable experience. Many of the class members belonged to F.F.A. and were given awards for outstanding Work at our Febru- ary banquet. Participation in public speaking contests, meat judging and livestock judging contests, all required Work and knowledge but repaid the students Well, by providing a prac- tical test of their abilities. Other activities included field trips to local farms and businesses, ag industry tour, state and national F.F.A. conventions, and showing at the state and county fairs. lNlr. Guy Ralph, agriculture instructor, guid- ed us through four years of elective agricul- ture. unnl if M., at u

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Temper! Temper! Click, clack, click, click, echoed out into the hall from Room 4 this year. Not only students registered in typing, but students who had permission, used the typewriters for work. Miss Ryan, the commercial in- structor, gave us a challenge to learn in be- ginning shorthand and advanced shorthand, in bookkeeping, and in typing. First year typists, after becoming well acquainted with the typewriter, plunged into learning various letter forms, typing reports with rows of numerals, and worked on im- provement by taking time tests to increase their speed and accuracy. Prairie High School's future secretaries returned for their second year of work and learned how to take and transcribe really w 'W g W Debits have fo equal the credits. Commercial professional looking business letters, as well as other legal documents. Combined with this dictation and transcription, they learn- ed to use other oflice equipment, like ditto and mimeograph machines. Basic knowledge in keeping financial and business records was offered in another course, senior bookkeeping. Often, around school, we would hear students inquiring, Could you get your books to balance ? After integrating the skills of all these courses, Miss Ryan carried our preparation into the personal field by her help in ex- plaining to us what well dressed secretaries should wear, how to apply for a job, and many other things, that really will benefit us.