Sansom High School - Talisman Yearbook (Alabama City, AL)

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LEFT: Mr. Schmitz helps Tommy Rutherford with a problem in Mechanical Drawing as Randy Harris. Kenneth Lewis, and Rol- land Pack look on. Mechanical Drawing, Wood Shop, and Metal Shop Provide Enlightenment Mechanical Drawing was an elective offered only to seniors. This course was helpful to students in- terested in architecture and engineering. Designing and blueprinting an ideal house was one of the major assignments of the Mechanical Drawing Classes. To develop skill in hand work and promote inter- est in industrial careers were the main objectives of the Wood and Metal Shops. The Wood Shop was responsible for many repairs and building projects during the year for the entire school. RIGHT: Richard Garner. Donald Tallent, Larry Bran- ham, Gene Hollis, and Frankie Hilliard worked very hard in Wood Shop to make the stands for the Christ- mas trees used in the TALISMAN Beauty Pageant. BELOW: Mr. Schmitz works with two of his students in Metal Shop. ABOVE: Members of the Mechanical Drawing Class plot a point illustrated in their workbooks.

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ABOVE: Mrs. Hefner checks Joyce Hamby's classwork in Algebra II before taking it up. BELOW: Kathy Morrow and Bonnie Brasher buy some typing paper from Mrs. Hefner. This paper was sold to make money for the Mu Alpha Theta. 25

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Home Economics Provides Valuable Training LEFT: Debra Creel, Cin- dy Hulsey, and Paula Ratliff model the outfits they made in Home Ec at the fashion show pre- sented by Miss Reeves' girls. RIGHT: Jeanette Wad- dell checks her gas stove in the Home Ec kitchen to see if the water for her congealed salad has boiled yet. There are three levels of Home Economics—First Year, Second Year and Specialized. Each group learned skills in two basic areas, cooking and sewing. The classes take turns working in the kitchen and the sewing room. In basic Home Economics the students are required to make three garments, one at home and the other two in class under the supervision of Miss Reeves or Miss Perman. The students in these classes also learned the fundamentals of cooking and planning meals. The students in the Specialized class make more advanced garments than those of the First and Second Year classes. Throughout the year the girls competed in various contests such as the Beef Cook-Off and the Miss Betty Crocker Contest. The girls of the Home Economics classes modeled their designing and creating ability in the fashion shows presented for the parents and faculty. LEFT: Lynn Gray, Cathy Watson, and Judy Entrekin thread their sew- ing machines in first year Home Economics Class. 27