Trona High School - Telescope Yearbook (Trona, CA)

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Mr. Arnold leads the fourth period chorus in a song. Left to right are Shirley Barbee, Sydney Smith, Harold Pierce, Alicia Hagar, Kenny Cassel, Arlene Bell, Don Roadruck, Carol Lee, and Lyman Gilliland. 0 Education has come a long way since the horse-and-buggy days when you only went to school to learn readin', writin', and 'rith- metic. Now schools provide an outlet for other talents through the art, shop, music, and homemaking classes. These classes are also vocational and a preparation for future interests. A new addition this year was the vocal music class directed by Mr. Arnold. In this class students trained their voices. Open to students from the ninth through the twelfth grades, the class presenteda beauti- ful Christmas program for the school. Also along the music line were the in- strumental classes taught by Mr. Coy. They These eighth grade boys are sanding and filing their knick-knack shelves in shop. p . were open to any students in high school. There was a marching band, which was seen on the football field and uptown, and a concert band which played in some of the assemblies and put on the annual spring concert. For the boys in school there are several different industrial arts classes offered. They can take shop when they are in the seventh and eighth grades. It is a general class where they start learning the funda- mentals and how to handle tools. From the ninth through the twelfth grades, the boys may take mechanical drawing, wood shop, and metal shop, where they have a chance The seventh grade boys in the front are working in clay while the girls are tooling leather.

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,M M4 I 1 The subtle workings of the adding machine produce various reactions in Frances Jones, Shirley Barbee. Cheree Terror, and Diane Cassel, who work in the central office. Mrs. Wheeler is demonstrating the mechanics. Two of the most time-consuming and tedious chores are typing and collecting roll sheets. Ann Davenport takes care of the typing end while Barbara Pease zips in and out of classes collecting. Every period someone has to pick up the roll sheets as they do such minor tasks as read special bulletins, bring faculty information, and just transfer messages. Office practice girls save time and effort for stu- dents, teachers, and visitors alike and at the same time gain valuable experience. The how's and why's of the filing system are ex- plained by Mrs. Stark to office practice girls-Darlene Bell, Ruth Lopez, Bev Compton, Orrene Slafter, and Jo Rita Donham. After the explanation comes practice on the job.

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Here Mr. Coy's first period band class is tuning up for the music festival at Barstow. After many years they are finally able to meet in a regular class instead of activity period. 26600 few 7 to work on automobiles and fix up their hot rods. Shop is not offered to girls, so from the eighth grade up, girls may take homemak- ing under the direction of Mrs. Noel. They learn cooking from biscuits to complete meals, and they eat what they cook, too! Girls also learn the most important prin- ciples of sewing, and they make anything they wish from simple aprons to suits and dresses. It is a good chance to complete your wardrobe. When the girls are juniors and seniors, they may take a course in family relations. This class is very important to those who The eighth grade homemaking class is busy wish to learn how to make their future homes good homes. Another class that is quite helpful to the girls is child care. They learn first aid in the home and how to take good care of children and babies. If you like to doodle, there is a class for that too! Miss Svoboda and her art class- es moved to one of the rooms in the new wing this year. Many talented students have taken advantage of the scenic view, and put their ideas on paper with paints and pencils. The classes range from the beginners' to the advanced classes, from sketching to such crafts as leather tooling and clay work. needles and sewing skirts, pausing briefly to the birdie. Two unidentified aides help Donna I-levener, Shirley Reeder, and Lynette Blackmun cook up something.