Stratford High School - Mnemosyne Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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l ' ff - of i A M .W 'X-s X l-us'- 1 X After purchasinga trailer from Mr, Iaks for 5125, Senior Randy Cate straightens I ' ' f Pr it - .lf its axle in wood shop. amistake on his drawing, I Geoff Stugard works on a of a hinged plate in general l I'm going to take architectural and go into architecture, Geoff. 1 ,bs .. ' 2. .ill-fl' . .if ,r H ' L Eivfwg 3? , , ls 1, M if W flying, Sophomore Mark Sah i nen a pipe or a table in metal shop. stated, I took shop because I like 'th t I, d I I . . . , , Welding Wrpgnalfrgneighqggnlg get A Cutting wood on a lathe,llunlor Mike candlestick holder in wood shop. The Cameron attempts to flnlsh a project took three days to complete. industrialarts 83

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sa, X. xt' Q.: ,,.,,..wU it shapesga more than meta Building go-carts and tables ai drawing machine parts and I houses may not seem like an actix one could do in school, yet, woot shop, metal shop and drafting concerns just those areas. Most of the students take shop construct things for themselves, F example, junior Neil McQueen I stated, I take it because I like to build things for around the house So far l've made speakers and a cutting board. Senior Karl Moor added, I take wood shop becauj gives meachanceto make , everything I need to build. Safety is stressed in both wood shop and metal shop. Students mi pass numerous safety tests before starting on a project. Wood shop instructor Mr. Richard Iaks joked, want to have the same count at tll end of the year as I started out with. Relatively few girls take shop, however, Senior Lynn Wenger wa one of them. Lynn took shop to learn how to work with machines and wood because she helps buili the sets for drama productions, L commented, At first the guys di expect much from me, and I got of hassles. But now they accept more. Mr. Kenneth Thuesen instructs' students in general, machine and architectural drafting. By taking drafting, students acquire the abi to draw objects they visualize in I The emphasis of the course is to increase the students' manual dexterity. Senior Rob Rigg enrolled in architectural drafting and plans take it as a side field and to desig my own home someday. The skills learned in these classi- prove useful in the future. For by takingthem,studentsbecome j acquainted with various tools anc home repair. Carefully making a box to store cannl beverages in his car, Senior Rick Con adds the finishing touch by turning tr last screws.

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carreerr orriiicermtt. ee 5 84 business sw ln Typing I, Iunior Steve Rippy does his daily warm-up exercises. Steve said that he thought learning to type would be useful in college. Typing is all right, it's not killing me. Working on a six week project, Senior Cindy Ludwig balances her books. The students in Accounting I were required to keep books as if they were running a business. practicality prompted most students to enroll in various career oriented courses offered by the business department. Taught by Mrs. ludith Chappell, Mrs. Mary Ann Haskett, Mrs. Eloise Ruhe and Mrs. Ethel Wingield, the courses covered typing, business law, management and communications and accounting and shorthand. For Senior Lori Montgomery, her V111- . .1 i 93522 ?i Gw-H. Because her mother thought typing would be a useful skill, Sophomore Mary Winsch took two typing c Mary said that she used her typing i for several other classes. college because I'm plannin major in business! She con My typing and shorthand c will help me get a summerjob in office at a reasonable salary. Less of the secretarial aspect emphasized in Business Management, where students learned the importance of office organization. Bruce jones, junior said he learned awareness of business opportunities and 1 Valuable skills were available those who wanted to develo Mrs. Ruhe commented, There i reward to seeing students build business course would help in to . . , 1 D s