Robert A Long High School - Lumberjack Yearbook (Longview, WA)

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Industrial Arts Give Basic Training Every student who plans to follow any field of engineering, or expects to take advanced shop courses, work in industries, or become a journeyman in any of the trades and crafts should take courses offered in the Industrial Arts Department. Technical drawing, commonly termed mechanical drawing, is the lan- guage of industry and basic for engi- neering and trade courses. Two addi- tional semesters are available to seniors who intend to follow a trade concerned with industry. Woodworking is also offered six semesters and is a three- hour daily course as is auto shop. Both of these are the foundation and funda- mentals of the development of skills. Air craft is a general course available for one or two semesters. Not only is the Industrial Arts de- partment a basis for employment in industry, engineering, and avocational pursuits such as shops in the basement or garage, but it completes a full- rounded education and prepares stu- dents for future life. It offers the knowledge of ability to complete the many incidental tasks and minor op- erations found in the modern home. 15

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Science Classes Challenge Students Acid is poured into a test tube and intent faces watch as it foams and bubbles. This is a familiar scene in a chemistry class at R. A. Long, one of the science classes. In incidents such as this, students learn more about their environment and the factors and sources that affect it. At R. A. Long biology, college pre- paratory general physics, and chemis- try give students an informal and prac- tical picture of science and its nimier- ous applications in our daily lives. . l ' They hve up to high objectives, and students find the courses stimulating and challenging. Working in the laboratory in chem- istry classes is part of the most inter- esting curriculum. Students become so absorbed in their experiments that often they unconsciously follow the sign on the wall saying, This is a lab- oratory. Please observe the first five letters and not the last seven. Physics, the study of energies, in- volves laboratory work, projects, and algebraic equations. Learning the anatomy of a frog and the strange process of evolution is a fascinating part of the biology classes. 14

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Music Ability Developed Instructors in the vocal music department were proud of the recognition bestowed upon their organizations throughout the year. Through the classes, students with musical ability were given a chance to develop their tal- ents and perhaps choose this field as a possible career. students gother for on after-school practi er helpfuJ sugg iior Ions for music programs. V i M i William Watson Kenneth Carvey Practice Pays Dividends Hours of practice have paid big dividends for the band and orchestra as R A. Long places yearly in state-wide music meets. Active participation in assemblies, games, and daily rehearsals occupied the instrumental music department.