Roeliff Jansen Central School - Ro Jan Yearbook (Hillsdale, NY)

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piano The Piano Class is another new l952 ZICIIVIIY The pupils started off by learning the fundamentals of playing then played simple pieces with elementary scales and chords Miss Trowbridge helps them to understand the theory of music and to learn more about the piano gm-ww T' New Emi Zaman? The Bird Banding Club, supervised by Mr. White is made up of boys and girls who study the nature and habits of birds, They have built several feeding stations and bird traps, Many different kinds of birds have been banded, 7ZaaeZZef New to Roe Ian this year is the Novelty Club which meets every Wednesday Making stuffed animals IS favorite among the fourteen mem bers One of their aims has been to make and donate their proJects to hospitals This club is supervised by Miss Baker

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7. safe. The goal of the Future Home makers of America is to learn to live better today in order that the homemaking pupils' lives and those of their families may be better to- morrow, This year the FHA has worked on textile paintings, Some ofthe members are doing skirts, necker- chiefsg others, kerchiefs and dress- er scarfs. They put the painting on either by block form or stencil. Wiaalef Hdwime In this activity the pupils cut out simple and complex planes. Some are making a scrapbook in which they identify pictures of planes and boats, The club is under the direction of Miss Rhoades, 1 i F RSM? L 1 riwwts ,so 4 ' ' Sie!! Zed' The well-known Shell Club meets on Tuesdays and Fridays, It's surprising to see how many boys enjoy this activity. Earrings and pins are made by students who may sell them or keep them for their own use. ee'Q3Sf

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5 775456410 fdqlf Meteorology rs the study of the weather and 1ts atmosphere The boys study how to read varrous THSIGOI ologrcal rnstruments such as barometers psycrometers and graphs They also learn how to read and make weather charts as put out by the U 77,4 The FFA boys are respons1ble for the successful annual Ag Fau' Among therr outsrde actrvmes are sel11ng seeds plantrng trees and sponsorrng a Father and Son Ban quet Th1s year Adr1an Langdon and John Brusre represented our school at the Annual Natronal Conventron rn Kansas 4 716646 Thrs club grves members a chance to have their own projects such as gardenrng, poultry, or darrymg. When a person frmshes hrs proJect, he IS awarded an achlevement pm, In some cases, students m1ght choose one of these projects as lrfe career, and through th1s club, he has a better understandrng of rt, 1 .,, -M In gg D ' ,, .Y A ' I 2 , , , f K 'F 4 l l 4 4 I ' . ' 54 f, 7 V4 I 9 ' 'Q h X, 4 ' 1 ' A, 3 1 jsn E- A - l Q Y 4 -' ,. . Q P I 1 qi ? I ..V M ' fn-r-13 . A V , Q A . 'wk fy J k 'sky , , l I I ,- ,, U, I I I ' 1 I Y . . . r . r l Q