Sayreville War Memorial High School - Quo Vadis Yearbook (Parlin, NJ)

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Cameras, Computers, Soldering Irons — Equipment for Learning Joanne Albert adds to her clay creation A weather vane is hammered by Lynda Kerr in History Through Arts and Crafts class Mrs. Sfor a het ks the progress of a student on her Bi( entennial poster Students in Commercial Art designed such things as signs, and business cards. Students in Creative Crafts learned batik, macrame, string design, candle making, and other crafts. Jewelry and Metal Enameling enabled students to make rings, bracelets, key rings and other objects. Other Art students created ceramic pieces, water color and oil paintings, and charcoal drawings. An Arts Fair, held in the Spring allowed students to exhibit their work. Computer Math students worked with a Digital Computer, learned to program, and used the computer to solve problems. Data Processing stu- dents learned to use IBM and punch card equipment, and Office Machine students used such machines as elec- tronic calculators and mimeographers. Students in Photography photo- graphed and developed their own work. In the various shop courses, students worked with such materials as metal, wood, and plastic. They also worked with soldering irons, the lathe, the grinder, and the shaper. Two special events this year were connected with the Bicentennial. The American History Through Arts and Crafts class designed and made decorations for the Borough Bicen- tennial Ball. They also made weather vanes, hammering and molding the tin the way it would have been done years ago. Student Council commis- sioned the painting of Bicentennial posters. The posters, done in oils, were displayed in the front lobby. I 21