San Pedro High School - Black and Gold Yearbook (San Pedro, CA)

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I TlRiyAL uacuum cleaner 2 Designing and having accurate measurements In making flats for stage sets depends on individual knowledge. Clro Ferrlgno prepares to cut 1 x3 ' sfor the frame of a new flat. 3. In Auto Shop, Ricky Johnson checks all hoses and makes sure the carburator is properly: adjusted. Students receive points for number of hours worked. 4 n Light Metal Shop. Francisco Perone welds a project together such as a metal bookcase. 5. Making ceramic projects out of clai;, malnli; pinestone. Sherri Furriel patiently forms the shape of her pot 6 In Print Shop. Shirley Hubbard composes type into solid lines of metal which are used for either newspapers, advertisements, business cards or stationary . 7 InDraftlng. Scott Phlllippi designs thejlgofa motor-controlled boat with the help of Mr Richard Deemar Yes, shop, not shock, treatment! Students who enrolled in shop classes were fortunate as many new pieces of equipment had arrived. In Vocational Drafting, a drafting machine and a professional drafting table, vertical boards used to design projects. Among special activities, An architectural design contest was held in May to design the ' better out house, ' along with a race car contest to design, build models and race them, explained instructor Dick Deemar. In Vocational Wood, a storage garage used to hold field and track equipment for the PE department was built and com- pleted in June. This was a joint project between the school maintenance crew and Vocational Woodshop, commented Mr Charles Woolever. Woolever was Mr. Kurt Moller ' s replacement for the second semester. Vocational Graphic Arts received a densitometer, an instrument used for determining photographic or optical density in pictures such as those used for the Fore n Aft. New Equipment in Vocational Auto Shop included a scope which was used to analyze an engine ' s electrical system. a computer timing light, a dwell meter which was used to set points and adjust RPM ' s on an engine. All these were welcomed in a class which has never had enrollment problems. ? - mmmm m

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IT S fflY Business! What classes contain all ethnic groups, all majors and all abilities? Give up? Try Business classes. Majoring in business gave students a choice of immediate transition into work or up to the professional level of business. Enrollment was as always very high due to the activities involving using hands. The end product was being trained for professional work, stated Mrs Gloria Willard. The most popular business classes taken were Business Machines, Typing, Accounting and Office Job Training. Stu- dents who majored in business were pre- paring for secretarial, accounting, book- keeping, sales and clerical jobs. What was new about business classes? Office Careers! In this vocational class, students achieved the abilities of clerical, notehand and typing review skills