Tolleston High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Gary, IN)

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Speech students mastered the art Mr R M Jocksoo show- ed ort students how to put the finishing touches on ceramics. Students were given on opportunity to express themselves ond to improve their natural talents and abilities while eorning credit and leorning in Tol- leston's art, drafting, speech, and journalism courses During the yeor, ort students learned per- spective, fingerpainting, advertising, and design- ing After leorning these, they applied their knowl- edge to making many beautiful objects. Future architects, enrolled in drafting, not only worked on drawing blueprints, but also drew Pensively, Gory Beverly studied the corrections Mr V. M Nel- son hod mode on one of his plotes smoll-scale models from various viewpoints ond en- larged them to full-size In speech, students learned how to overcome fear of tolking before on audience Mastering the art of public speoking helped them to develop poise ond tactfulness. Students who took journalism were given on opportunity to express themselves in the fields of photography, layout, ond reporting After their jobs were completed, students derived the satisfac- tion of seeing their own works in print. Woter pointing was one of the woys ort students display- ed their creotivc tolents

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Through the diligent efforts of the home eco- nomics ond vocotionol troining teachers, students were tought to sew, cook, and make items of wood ond metol. These skills prepared students to take their places in an active ond industrious America. Students enrolled in home economic classes learned to sew, cook, give first-aid, care for chil- dren and for the sick. With the aid of modern sew- ing machines, girls mode oprons, skirts, blouses, ond dresses. Instructions on child-care included how to bathe a child ond how and what to feed it. Care-for-the-sick consisted of instructions about what to feed patient and how to change a bed properly Tolleston's vocational progrom was carefully plonned to trom young men for future jobs. With the aid of teachers and modern equipment ond tools, boys were taught how to repair electrical ap- pliances. Their dreams become reolities when they completed their first items. Woodshop students were taught to be effi- cient and reliable With these two traits, they were able to learn the best methods of building Metalshop students were also given the op- portunity to use their hands constructively. With the help of their teacher ond the lathe, students displayed their creative talents by making useful objects of metal Poul Pollard ond Robert Alexander applied Im14h.no touches to the trimming of o kmck-knock bor. accomplishments Mr V M. Nelson explo.ned to electric shop students vonous techniques for utilizing the school electrical workbench Mr J. J. O'Keefe assured metalshop students that mastering the lothe is fundamental to working with metol. t7

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of public speaking Pioneer Staff members worked diligently to meet the publisher's deodlines. Publishing a newspaper every other Friday was o big 10b for the members of the Tolly Times Staff Like other speech students. Lorenzo Vosquez leorned to speak more confidently before on audience. I»