West Lafayette High School - Scarlet and Gray Yearbook (West Lafayette, IN)

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With the need of women in industry, the - enlistment of young women in Wacs and Waves, and the expanded field of careers open to women, the home and its management de- velops new meaning to high school girls. In the classes taught by MRS. RUTH HAMLIN we learned to fashion suits and dresses, to care for children, and to regard home life as a cherished opportunity; but more than this we came to realize what it means to live with others cheer- fully and intelligently in a rationed world. Page 16

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We shall forget our confusion over der, die, and das and the subjunctive mode when we find ourselves helping to shape the Germany of to- morrow. To keep alive our Good Neighbor Policy, the study of Spanish is valuable. MRS. GLADYS ISAAC teaches the language of Mexico, Chili, and Brazil, now more important to us than the accent of old Spain. Some day we shall travel by plane or on our new synthetic tires to introduce oureslves to our Latin American friends; then we shall appreciate even more our lessons in Spanish.

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Under the direction of MR. WOODSON IMMEL the boys in our class began to feel like men of industry as they worked with chisels and punches in the school shop. Forging, metal and wood turning, and heat treating of metal afforded an outlet for energy and a relaxation from book work. Across the hall seated on high stools, boys and girls, too, found it interesting to lean over the tall, slanting desks to concen- trate on architectural or machine drawing. In February Mr. Immel retired after twenty years of fine service to our school. He was suc- ceeded by MR. GEORGE PRICE.