Virden High School - Kennel Yearbook (Virden, IL)

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SHOP AND MECHANICAL DRAWING J'ohn Simpsonhas five classes of ninety-four students taking shop and mechanical drawing. Some of the projects have been: broom holders, book-ends, tie racks, candlestick holders, electric lamps, end tables, coffee tables, what-nots, wall shelves, magazine racks, cedar chests, calf-feeders, cut-out lavnm figures ffawns, bulldogs, etc.Q, hot-pad hold- ers, knife holders, and an aluxninuxn boat. The Home Mechanics class is the only class of its kind around here. It is composed of Freshmen girls. The girls are taught the use of the more common carpenter tools, and the use all the machines in the shop. The s econd year Mechanical Drawing class studied architectural drawing, and the drawing of mechanical objects. Projects that the shop has done. out of class are: They cleaned up the gyrn for the tournament, refinished the bleachers in the gyrn, and helped get out shrubbery around the campus. MATHEMATICS One of the most important departments of VCHS is the Math depart- ment. The courses offered here this year are Algebra, Plane Geometry, Advanced Algebra, and Trigonometry. The instructor of the three Alge- bra classes is Mrs.Gerlach. The two Geometry classes and the Advan- ced Math class is under the instruction of Mr. Harrison. These courses are very useful and can be applied to almost every phase of everyday life. The advanced Math class has learned to use the slide rule which is very helpful in working complicated problems. Best Wishes from TINY 81 BILL, SOUTH SIDE MARKET Congratulations from JENNY SMITH'S DRESS SHOP 47