Thornwood High School - Thunderbird Yearbook (South Holland, IL)

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Learning how to fix a muffler, cre- ating a chessboard out of wood, or drawing a graphic design are daily happenings in the industrial arts classes. Industrial Arts, a depart- ment of elective courses, draws one- third of the student body. Woods and auto appealed most to the stu- dents and created the largest draw to industrial arts. The department added auto body to expand their cur- riculum. This semester course, paired with welding, allowed stu- dents to actually try out some of the techniques learned. The skills and training the stu- dents gained from industrial arts can be used as a background for those students who plan to go into voca- tional training. Some students take courses to gain basic knowledge in the field or to use the skills as a hob- by. The Industrial Arts department periodically hosted several guest speakers who informed the students about job opportunities and related careers. Department chairman, Mr. Charles Buckman felt the courses offered by industrial arts were es sential to a well-rounded education To assure this education he felt each student should be required to take one semester of industrial arts and one semester of home economics V, ay.. I Q' I Q- Above: Laying out dowel joints, Jack Smith pauses to recheck the measurements of the pieces. Above Right: Kevin Hickey works at drafting the plans for a small cottage. Right: To cut the wood into circular pieces, Ed Little carefully maneuvers the wood through the scroll saw, 168 INDUSTRIAL ARTS

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li F .- ,. f' 'fem 95 4 uf, gil in ,-sd' 2: 13 r.L,,.: Q 3 3,3 filet Q ,Y . 'fe 'S Xe, From cooking to sewing to bring- ing up children, the range of Home Economics classes has been broad- ened even more by Consumer Edu- cation. The team taught course, uti- lizing one business teacher and one home economics teacher, was geared toward teaching students how to get more for their money, and to develop better consumer hab- its. The most popular course taught was foods because people like to eat a lot, stated Mrs. Rose Wright, department chairperson. Food classes made everything from jam to spaghetti as well as practicing good meal planning and proper cooking techniques. To provide variety foods classes took a field trip to Sara Lee Company where they saw products being made and tasted delicious samples. Another necessary branch of the department is the child care and the clothing labs. The child develop- ment class won a high approval rat- ing from the students because of the nursery school for three to five year olds. Teaching the pre-schoolers was the responsibility of the class. In the sewing classes students battled the high cost of clothing by learning to make their own shirts and blouses and also learning how to repair da- maged clothes rather than throwing them away. Staff members hoped students would gain valuable knowledge that would be of benefit to them as future homemakers and consumers. Top: Developing a young child's imagination requires patience and intelligence. Student teachers listen attentively as one of their nur- sery school students tells a story about the mask she has just created. Opposite Above Right: Designing and making clothes proved an exciting and beneficial ex- perience for Home Ec. students. Using a homemade pattern, Janice Brown stitches the sleeves for a blouse in sewing class. Opposite Above Left: Patience was the key work in making gingerbread cookies in the child development class. Opposite Left: One of the purposes of the foods class was to teach students how to pre- pare a meal economically and deliciously. Grating carrots and slicing cauliflower, Dan- ny Thews, Melissa Gomez, and Teri Emerick prepare a salad for dinner. Left: From family living to consumer educa- tion home economics students tackled a vast range of topics in the classroom. Kim Poropat and Scott Matheson find the topic of child care amusing in contemporary living class. 167 HOME ECONOMICS

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obbies as well as vocational skills prepped v lil' ll Q me . rea Above: Prior to refinishing the car Scott Bruggeman sands down the rough spots. Above Right: Wearing safety glasses and visor Mark Gouwens adjusts the flame on his blow torch. Above Left: Doug Nichele, Ray Epps, and Tim Henning admire Steve Roose's tech- nique as he replaces the water pump in a '68 buick. Left: Practicing the operation of the en- gine lathe, Randy Gibson completes his se- mester project. INDUSTRIAL ARTS 169