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

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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.

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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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Page 18 The fact that rejections for military service from our school are few is no doubt due to the emphasis placed on physical readiness by MR. MALCOLM MACKEY, our director of physical education for boys. Calisthenics punctuated by periods of softball, soccer, badminton, and basketball built us to strength and endurance. Fifty percent of the boys took part in physical education classes while the other fifty percent participated in athletics. Lack of indoor facili- ties sent classes to the athletic field during fall and spring and to the classroom for the study of health and hygiene during the winter months.