Stratford High School - Mnemosyne Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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efore man could hunt for food, he had to have tools. He made simple tools, and with these simple tools he made more complicated ones. Thus, by working with these tools he created ......... 88 shop Making sure that the belt-sander is working properly, Senior Bruce Jones tries out the machine on a woodshop table, avoiding the risk of marring his project. 1 f 513011 Other than an unexpected guest coming through the wall in a malfunctioning car, the industrial arts classes were known for their tranquil working atmosphere and radios broadcasting favorite western tunes. lt really helped me to have a relaxing class like this right before Calculus, said Steve Knowles, senior. Steve, who plans to study engineering in college, added, I feel that having experience in drafting will help me later on. Beginning drafters worked out of textbooks, drew dimensional figures, and designed floor plans, according to Mr. Kenneth Thuesen, drafting teacher. Drafting I student, Freshman Duane Rollins remembered, We started out with triangles and worked up to Senior Fathi Senani finishes a few important cuts on his project. Fathi won a third place ribbon but Mr. Jaks harder things like what l'm drawing now - an air corps command patch. At the beginning of the year we had to do a required project to get to know how to use the machines, but now we have to plan our own projects, commented Junior Jim Hunt, a wood shop student who won a first place in the annual industrial arts contest. Even though we have to be more creative, it gives the class a feeling of less pressure, he said. Wood shop Instructor Mr. Richard Jaks tried to teach these city kids something they can make a living at without college. Not that there's anything wrong with college, but there are a lot of people making a better living with their hands than some college graduates. thinks that he should ha ve won a first. He is one of my hardest workers, commented Mr. Jaks. -X ff

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i 1 vi QW X A 'WI' 5 i 5. y y..y . When I went to the nursery school, we taught the kids something and they showed their teachers what they learned from us, commented Junior Karrie Lindsay. Sophomore Nancy Wardlaw curls her hair during a lull in home econom- We went to Kindergrove about eight times. Each time we got a different age group of kids. l played football with the boys most ot the time, remembers Senior Sandy Joseph. ics class. W ,.., ,, home economics 87

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Working on a project which he hoped to finish before the end of school, Sophomore Mike Bain sets together the sides of a chest. Junior James Hunt learns a few hints on thinning lacquer from Mr. Richard Jaks, James won first place in his divi- sion for a pair of lamps he made dur- ing woodshop, and a second place ribbon for a bench-planter. shop 89