West Springfield High School - Terrier Yearbook (West Springfield, MA)

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Mastering Practical Skills lndustrial arts play an important role in the education of today's young men. ln our modern facili- ties, boys may master skills by which they can later earn a liv- ing. Courses are offered in print- ing, drafting, woodworking-, auto- mobile mechanics, metalworking and other vocational areas. As a background for these courses, stu- dents study local industries, iob classifications, working qualifica- tions, pay rates, and opportunities for advancement. As a part of the course in me- chanical drawing, Mr. Richard Aseltine H2 and Mr. Earl Chapman ffl show John Kokoszka and Fred LeDoux a model blueprint from which they are to produce a fin- ished copy. Mr Hollis Etchells demonstrates the new offset press to David Brusoi. From a single master copy, the press runs off thousands of co-pies per minute. The general printing course trains students In the art of typesetting used in producing a printed page. ln Mr. Richard Eagan's woodworking classes, boys learn to build objects from plans and to sand and refinish wood. Mr. Eagan shows how to cut a piece of wood to the desired width and length. Students in Mir. Robert Tharaldson's auto mechanics class learn by experience how to repair automobile engines. Here David Matchett prepares to overhaul a Briggs 8. Stratton Motor.

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Preparing for Domestic Life Hands preparing The staff of life, and hands guiding The home- makers of The future, The instruc- tors of The Home Economics De- partment attempt to Teach domes- tic skills to The housewives and career women of Tomorrow. Students learn howto plan well- balanced menus, to prepare tasty meals, to buy wisely and economi- cally, and To care for a family. The students are given opportunities for practical experience in These fields by sewing and cooking in up-to-date kitchens, by providing refreshments for various school events, by making Their own gar- ments which They model in fash- ion shows, and by going on Trips to investigate Their fields of en- deavor. Mrs. Eileen Lenahan and Miss Joyce Ashley, Home Economics instructors, demonstrate new types of stitching on one of the modern sewing machines. T i Now pin the dart here at the waistline, Miss Ashley tells her students, Barbara Godek and Mary Ann Korpac. Girls in the Home Economic classes find ways to dress becomingly and economically by learning to design and sew clothes for them- selves and others. Miss Joyce Morrissey helps Geraldine D'Amico and Carolyn Sulli- van with interior decorating in her family living class. The girls study child psychology, personality development, and the es- sentials for making a family happy and secure. Pre-vocational subjects, Taught by Theodore Smith and Miss Florence Blish, train students to prepare themselves for life after high school. The students have a morning schedule of sub- iects such as English, history, math, and science. In the afternoon the boys receive general shop courses while The girls are taught helpful home- making practices. A new program is-being de- veloped to provide practical experience for the students through part time work in stores, hos- pitals, filling stations and local industries. I5

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Developing Physical Fitness The Boys' Physical Education program provides the chance for students to build Themselves physically, as well as to devel- op a competitive spirit. In physical edu- cation, individual instruction is offered in gymnastics and wrestling, as well as team efforts in soccer, basketball, and volley- ball. Participation in these activities has been found very beneficial to the stu- dents. At the right Mr. William Jones and Mr. Kenneth Kindig help Tom Flach, as he attempts a new stunt on the rings. No, the desks are not missing: this is iust the way the girls take their physical education exams. The girls sprawl in varied po- sitions on the floor, while Miss Harding, Mrs. Venick, and Prisilla Blew, a member of the Leaders' Club, officiate. Under the supervision of Mr. Kenneth Kindig, our boys make a gallant attempt to meet the standards of the Marine Physical Fitness Tests. Although the tests themselves are strenuous, each boy will agree that the after-effects are much worse. Girls' Physical Education. classes play an important part in the physical fitness and grooming of each girl. The rnodern equipment enables every girl at West Springfield High School to exercise and keep fit. Sports such as volleyball, bas- ketball, soccer, and field hockey, along with many others played in class, help each girl to develop good sportsmanship asgwell as good co-ordination. Miss Lorraine Harding, left, and Mrs. Harriet Vinick, right, acquaint Miss Elizabeth Holey with the girls' basketball schedule. As of January, Miss Holey joined the teaching staff, replacing Mrs. Vinick.