Silver Creek High School - Silver Leaves Yearbook (Sellersburg, IN)

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The girls in the non-major senior course honored their mothers and several faculty members at a luncheon. Girls majoring in home economics receive instruc- tion in Clothing, foods, and home nursing. There are seven phases of home ec. Each has a part in training a girl for the multiple roles she. will have as a homemaker. Senior girls who are non-majors in home ec. have the opportunity to obtain valuable information con- densed into a one-year course. Items which the first class of this type studied were sewing and cooking, interior decoration, insurance, home financing, child care, and money and time budgeting. No longer is home economics merely learning to cook and sew, but it is a preparation for multiple necessities, research, teaching, and dietics, we are called upon to know about in life. It leads students into a large number of careers and new occupations of life as well. Home Ec. offers new course hWe did fairly good even if I do say so myself, L. Black tells J. Bray after they finish a flower arrangement. hBe careful you don,t cut the wrong threadf' L. Hardsaw tells P. Meek while 5. Leist sews laboriously at the machine.

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Science employed by farmers Bringing the farmer in closer contact with nature is a satisfaction that a farmer receives while he serves mankind. In agriculture, the boys learn about the produc- tion of crops, the improvement of soil, and 'the raising of livestock. They also deal with the repair of farm machinery through various shop skills and with the sciences involved in agriculture. Twenty per cent of the working Americans are related in some way to agriculture. Food processors, manufacturers of farm machinery, and producers of feed, fertilizers, and seed are among those related to agriculture. These Americans year round to provide for the agricultural needs of their work all fellow citizens. Helping to add beauty to the new school were the ag. boys. Here J. Allen, M. Broady, and R. .Carlisle plant shrubs. Testing the acidity of soil samples are D. Minton and T. Huddleston. B. Ward 0f ttDontt turn that torch 0n melt, T. Huddleston. pleads

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ttUnder here lies the corpus callosum. Do you know that, B. Maples? inquires Mr. Demon. Explaining the blood circulation to her freshman classmates t is C. Whitehead. Health stresses fitness as iiWatch your step, Jennyfi N. Frederick says as they model before a girlsi health class. The endless discoveries in science make it almost impossible for students to become acquainted with all of them. In the two years of health and safety, these discoveries are studied. This year a torso 0f the human body was pur- chased to help students learn how the organs and systems in the body work, the functions of each system, and what organs make up the systems. Learning by doing adds reality and interest for the students in first aid. Pointers are given to help the students in various phases necessary to the de- velopment of a well-rounded character. Other im- portant topics are offered concerning habits and emotions, safety in the home, and good grooming. In becoming acquainted with these aspects of physical and mental health, the students learn what each contributes to the growth of an individual.