Shasta High School - Daisy Yearbook (Redding, CA)

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LIN MR. NELDON TAYLOR Department Head l I AGRICULTURE The purpose of the courses in vocational agriculture is to train boys to become more proficient in the skills and techniques of farming and to establish them in the farming business. The teachers in this department include Mr. Taylor, Mr. Hillman, and Mr. V. Morford. Courses taught are Agriculture I, II, II, and IV. In addition, there is a four-year course in farm shop work in which the boys are shown how to solve all mechanical jobs that they will encounter on their farms. In Agriculture I, students are taught record keeping, soil and plant studies, introduction to livestock problems, and the establishing of a farm- ing program for every boy taking the course. In Agriculture II, the care and management of dairy and beef cattle, sheep, swine, and poultry production is studied. In Agriculture III, animal breeding, animal sanitation and disease con- trol are studied. Agriculture IV includes courses in farm management and marketing.

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INDUSTRIAL ARTS Mechanical drawing, plastics, art metal, woodshop, auto mechanics, general mechanics and machine shop are open doors at Shasta for beginners training in these general trade fields. A total of eight hundred students are now being instructed in grades nine through twelve. Elements of safety, basic design, consumer education, trade appreciation and pride of workmanship are presented. Shop experience promotes a feeling of self sufficiency and a sense of tangible personal improvement. Tools and methods of modern industry are employed to help create a real lifel' learning situation. Vocational preferences can be recognized by this varied offering, and further training pursued to the end that worker efficiency is improved, personal satisfaction increased and occupational misfits are avoided. Teachers include Mr. Bedynek, Mr. Carter, Mr. Hawkins, Mr. Kimmell, Mr. Nelson, Mr. Nord, and Mr. Spencer. MR. ARTHUR NELSON Department Head

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81.12 ,JN 'N...- I . ---cz,--.,.,,ML v s .tr MRS. NIAIQGUEIUTIQ CRABAN In the homernaking department, the girls study basic human interests food clothin shelter and ersonal relationship which helps people to - , g, , . p . . - achieve happy, healthy homes and communities. During the present school year, three courses-I-Iomemaking I, II, and III-are being taught by the following teachers: Mrs. Graban, Miss Korb, and Mrs. Love. In Homemaking I the following units are covered: understanding young children, learning to sew, improving one's appearance, helping with family meals, home nursing, getting along with friends, and making a room liv- able Making and selecting clothes for oneself, sharing responsibility for fam- ily meals, preventing home accidents, getting along with one's family, plan- ning an attractive and efficient kitchen are units covered in Homemak- ing II. In Homemaking III the girls study planning, preparing and serving fam- il meals, family health, money management, planning for marriage, mak- Y ing suits and woolen garments, and guiding young children. ff, Dtpurlmcnt lltnd I Q M