Thompson Vocational High School - Owl Yearbook (Thompson, PA)

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THF' OWL TO OUR PATRONS Tyy enty years ago on September 3rd Thompson Hlgh school had It beg1nn1ng yy1th an en1ollment of nmeteen puplls and one teache1 anc from thls small g1oup our H1gl' school has groyy n from y ea1 to y ea1 to the present enrollment of about seyenty pup1ls yylth f1ye able and qual1f1ed teachers Four years ago the State Df palt ment granted the Board of D11ec IOIS pe1m1ss1on to estabhsh a Io cat1onal Hlgh School yyh1ch IS p1 oy mg to be a yery pract1cal depart ment ln the school yyolk A yyell eqmpped shop for the boys food laboratow and pract1ce house for the g11ls are 1n da1ly use Tyyo courses a1e offered the fou1 year yocatlonal course nart1cula ly sulted for the pup1' yy ho does not ex pect to take acld1t1onal school york after graduatmn from hwh school and the acadf m1c course yy h1ch pre stud1es that comply yy 1th college en trance requnements Besldes the regula1 school yyo1k all puplls are yy elcome to 1o1n1n the yarlous school act1y1t1es yy h1ch 1n clude base ball basket ball o1ches ra H1 Y an G1rl Reselye Soc1et1es W e wlsh to GXDI ess our thanks to those yy ho haye g1y en us l'D3.t10I13.g'9 du11ng the years that haye passed and assure our patrons that It IS the alm of the Board of DIIQCIOIS to contynue the hlgh standlng ou1 school noyy enloys and make each succeedmg year bettel than the last Out of toyyn DUDIIS des1r'ng board can f1nd good accommodat1ons at reasonable rates For booklet and fu1the1 1nfo1mat1on add1ess E VW Plckerlng Sec y Ol L J Chllson Prln Thompson E010 School Boznd SCHEDULE OF COURSES The p1ogram fO1 the Hlgh School cou1se of study has been dey eloped and carefully outlmed by the De partment of Publ1c Instructlon t Ha111sburg In the effolt to glyc tc the H1gh School pupll yyo1k 111 that f1eld yy hlch yylll be most yalu able to h1m Thompson IS offe11ng not only the academu COUISQ but lso the fou1 year yocat1onal elthel of yyhlch may be chosen by thc pupll at the beg111n1nf of the LI1 h school pe IOC or at the end of the second school vear The four y a1 yocatlonal COUISC IS xecommended for those yy ho haye SU6Ll3l mterest 1n that part1cula1 f1eld and fo1 those yy ho are beloyy ay erage 1n academlc ab1l1tv In the Academ1c Coulse fou1 yea1s of Enghsh four yeals of H1s to1V one year of Nlathematlcs one V921 of Sc1ence and tyyo vears of for graduat1on If at the end of the second V631 the Hwfh School nupll deslres to take the Fou1 X eav Voca t1onal Course he has had the nec essa1y background 1n the yoc t1onal yyolk to enabl h1r'1 to COHIIHLIP III that f1eld The mlmmum rcluue ments 1n the Fou1 X081 I oc IlOH21l COUISQ are four yea1s I ocatlona Tra1n1ng four years Engll h and four Vea1s HISIOIX In e1the1 LOUISE elect1yes 1n Sc1ence Nlathematlcs and Fo1e1gn Language are offered The p1esent 1equ11ements fO1 g1aduat1on a1e srcteen Ca1neg1e Ln1ts Ol the equ1yalent of slcteen full C18dltS Beglflnlllg y1th the yea1 1931 1932 the standa1d m1n1 mum 1equ11ements for g1aduat1on yy1ll undoubtedly be 1a1sed to e1ghteen Ca1neg1e Lr11ts IHCIUCIIIIQ one credlt each 1n Health and DILISIL -1 3 -, 1 ' 1 ' 'S U 1 v Y 9 v I K K ' A. . . w h Q I Q, ., - f - 1 A . ' . - . - . , a K , 1 Q Q- . . - I ' ' I 9 ,v ' ,Y .- L . D . . V . , , . V v Y 1 ' 'I . v I l v l v. A1 Y - I ' s ' ' .'. 1 . y 1 '- 'I v I. h a 5 . ', . , . v . . . . v - Y ' 7 , I x . K' . L , -.h A- . . gn 1 fl v ' ' ' v v ' .1 -D - . Y , - . Y . , 1 A . je ' K1 tvs, I n 5 1. I f . A . , . r . . i 1 V , ' I ' I . . ' ' K1 1 X v 'r -s D A , Uv -L Lf- ' . in 1 , .. v ., i I-'1 If . J ' v ' . - ' ' , V h' ' ' ' . ' . pal-eg for College by Selecting the X7OC2it10Il3.l T1'3lY1lIlg are 1'6QLlll'8L1 . . K s K, ' Q ' S K V ' I . ' I . v. . w ' v . . sl Q r - ' ' 2 ' 1 1 1 , - ' , . . t -A , d A ' 3 L' . n Q I u . - 9- ' ' v L K . . yu i v al- ', .1 . , . . ' . ' I 1 A 11 1E ' ' v 'rf Y Y . ' ' , . A v ' V! V I 1 1 ' 1 . 1 , . ' T ' - ' ' y- ls' ' - . fy . ' . L. - Lv . v vhs, 1 . ,, ' , L 'A . ' n 4 . 1 V ' -. . 1 '- ' . ' ' v . KL 'l 1 . u .'v . Q. S . , , . . 1 , ' 1 ' nw 1 5:

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TUE OVW reference loom and the othel loom IS used as a labolatolx and shop room A fOUl xeal plan of studx Off615 Ol3DO1tl1IlltX fO1 a broad sclentlflc educatlon and a certaln amount ot speclalwatlon IH some chosen fleld of agllculture Agllcultulal Dulllls IGCGIXG ln structlon ln the xallous sclences as chemlstlx phx QILS and genelal sclence xxhlch ale fundamental to 3Q,'IlCL1ltL1l3.l xxolk and such cultul al sublects as Fncrllsh 'xlathf matlcs Hlstorx 'lncl othel gOC12l Qclfnfes Sublects ale allanged to flt the puplls fOl planes ln a numhel of agllcultulal actlx lt1GS such as dall x lnu galdenlng flU1t 2'lOU1I1fr noul tlx DlOflLlLtlOTl anlmal hu bandlx and farm constructlon and lepall xx olk VVhlle the X ocatlonal A0'Y1CUltLll BICOLHSP 1S1I1tP71flFdt'3 tl 'VIH 1 u IS f0l talmlncf and llfc ln the countlx It also Off9l s oppoltunltx fOl a lvl owl and satlsfxlnf edu atlon and max selx e to flt hoxs fOl nlflnx exccf llent posltlons ln commclclal lnclustlles closelx alllcd 01 connected xxlth aqrlcultule The DIGIT ll'1tlOI1 fol selxlcc 0 e falm IS not onl the la n Hr md recltlnq of lessons about the xallous pha es of falm xxolk but the lctufzl clolng of thc xx olk so fal as lt IS posslllle Phe alllecl NC1QDtlf1C XX0lk and much of thf non xoc ltlonal xx Olk lS clos lx co lelatcd xxlth tne shop and flelrl xxolk Labolatolx excl clses tleld tllps and dcmonst atlons ale emphaslfed as a p llt of the loffulfll lccltatlon xx Olk Self dQtlX1tV and fleeclom of explesslon on the palt of the pupll lv emphaslfed A llome plolect su h as the grloxx lnq of an acle of potatoes Ol the lalslng of 750 chlcks IS conducted on the falm durlng the xeal xx hele bx the pupll put lnto plactlce the knoxxledffc lle has lL'l1lCd du ll' the school telm The X70C21t1OH3l Depaltment spon QOIS a communltx fall' each xear xxhele all klnds of falm DlOdLlCfS ale placed on exhlblt and exelx thlng IS done to help promote the Qenel al lf1tQ1E!St of agI'lCl.1ltLlI'Q ln the communltx The Vocatlonal box s do practlcal lx all the genelal 18136.11 xxolk about the bLl1ldlHQ and school glound and alm to lealn as much as posslble bx dfjlflg' as manx lobs as thex can P D 'NIARTIX HOME ECONOMVCQ IN THE HIGH SCHOOL Gleetlng h s puplls the mastel asker! lVhat xxoulcl xou lealn of me And the leplx came Hoxx shall xxe cale fOl oul bodles ' Hoxx shall xxe leal oul chllcllell Hoxx shall xx e xx Ol k tocfethel '7 Hoxx shall xxe llxe xxlth oul fel loxx men Hoxx shall xxe plax' And fOl xx hat ends sh 1ll xxe llxe? And the te lchcl 130116161611 oxel healt T01 hls oxxn l6dlI1lI1jItOllLh6Cl not thesc thlncfs Homc ec0I10m1cs ls a slllllcct cf UHIXQISII lmpoltallcc as csscntlal as leadlng xxlltlnq Ol lllthmetlc Plobablx home economlcs c ln mcet the ncefls ot mole glllS ln Hlgll School than flnx Oth6l sublect All cclucltlon has as a SILHLIAI alm the dexelopment of hcalthx happx useful lncllxlduals xxho can take thell places ln soclctx as good cltl7en Thls alm can hc leached thl0llg'h the clexelopmcnt ot thc llght hlblts skllls attltudes lcleals lppreclltlons and lntelcsts Hoxx does home economlcs contllhute to thlS llm, To xxhat Obl9CflXCS of CdLlCdtlOH does the home ecollomlcs cou c IT 1kC bettel COI1t11IJllt1OI1 than othel COLIIQCS9 7 r' --- .J .J 1 1 1 11 1 . ' 1 ' , , 1 1 1 1 1-1 1 , 1 ' ' , 1 , .' A . ' , - K l 4 1 1' . A 'Q 1'. 1 ' -1 1 . ' 1 ' - 1 1 1 . '1 1 1 , L' 1 v 1 51 L ,A , .1 K1 V r .1. 1 1 '1 11 1 '.. 1 ' f 1 1 1 11' 1 1 .' . 1 ' 1 1 r ' 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 ,, . . L. . . .- v , ' , , ', Y 1 . 4 A S 1 ' . ' . ' 2 ,t ... I l 1 1 1 -1 ' fs sl 1 - 1. ' 1 1 , 1 luv- V .sn 1 - 1- -1 . ' 11 1 . ' ' Q .1 , , , . 5 1 f 1 1 7 .. '1' .1 ' 1 .1'l. - , , nv .-sq 1 v 1 ' ' , 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 . . ', cf . , , . . , Y , . Q .' ' ', '. ' 1 ' . ' ' 1 9 1' ' 1 ' 1 ,1.'1 ' 1 1' 1 K . 1 1 ' , 1 . 1 1' ' . , ' . . c . - 2 -C ' - A- - J., n these words. and sol'l'oxx' was ln hl.: 1 1 1 1 ' 1 .1 v 4 1 ' 1 - th , . 1 -,A ,,. ,. , 1 , , K K nn 1 1 K ' ' ' . . , . .. 1 . ,. , 4 1 Q 1 -1 I vu. - 1 1 1' ' ' 1 K1 K1 11 ', ' V K g ,. , . '.. . .I ' ' 1 .1 . . ' .L1 .2 , . ,,, 1 . ... . , 1' ' 8- - K, - ., 1' ' .1 '. 4.1 1 'l 1. 1 4 1 'I . V . ' X' ' . 1 1 1 J - .4 nu 9 1 1 1' 1.r 1 r 4 1 r 1 V ' ' Y. x V 1 1 1 1,.' 1 ' - - 1 . ' -' , '. . 1 ' 1 .', 1 1 1 , c 1 l . . - K - , , 1 . 11' ,' ' ,1 '1 1 ' .1 A 1 1 . 1 . '.1 1-r 1 ' L i 1 '- 1 ' . 1 . 1 - v- 1' 1 ' 1 1 ' 1 ' 1 ' 1 . 1 . - V 1 .1 - -1 -1 x 1 ' .1 1 1 , ,', ' 1 . ' 1,1 1 7 1 C C- Y A 1 A. 111 D1- ' a . A 1 .1 1 1 1 . 41 A 1. . -. . . , . 1 ' 1 1 1 1 - ', f ' ' 1 ' ' 1 , 1 c . 1 , , ' 3 ' 1 . . ,1 ' K1 I . .L-V . -1 3 1 1 1 11 Y ..' rv ..,. 1 . 1' ' ci Q A . c A .1 .15 , A., .1 l ,