Wilkes Central High School - Green and Gold Yearbook (North Wilkesboro, NC)

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Burned hamburger buns and arrangements of spring daffodils or fall chrysanthemums are present in these rooms. Young children laughing and munching crackers for a student audience are also there. The pride and thrill of accomplishment are felt as the boy sands off a gun stock that he has made himself, or plots a drawing with delicate instruments. Another a student finds even deeper satisfaction in surveying ae a crop planned and grown by himself using modern methods and modern tools. The thrill of accomplishment is the same whether the student is a girl in home economics, or a boy in a industrial arts, mechanical drawing, or agriculture. Skills that provide satisfaction and serve to prepare an indi- vidual for maturity are the primary objective of the de- partment of practical arts of Wilkes Central. offer career training David Sprinkle has become adept in using a straight edge, compass, protractor, and other more sensitive instruments in mechanical draw- ing. Betty Caudill finds in Home Ec. that knowledge of a sewing machine is both practical and rewarding. Tommy Shew discovers the pride of accomplish- ment as he sands a gun stock he has made.

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Tools become precise instruments in the hands of these boys at work on their gun racks. Sue Sebastian illustrates a basic in home nursing—a well-prepared bed insures a fast recovery. Practical arts courses Ag. boys participate in many projects and experi- ments; they even have a chance to draw landscapes. 26

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Mr. Roberts, assistant for the first three periods, is an understand- ing aid to students having difficulty using the library. A girl listens to a symphony by Beethoven or Bach. A boy strives for excellence in mastering on his flute the notes of a difficult piece of music. An entire group of students sings for a civic organization and faith is re- stored in the creative powers of the younger generation. The audience is hushed and the gymtorium is darkened before the curtain is drawn on a three-act drama. The actors and musicians are young. Their efforts often fall short. The fact remains that there are outlets for the best of man’s creativity. The objective of the fine arts department of Wilkes Central is to provide these outlets in band, chorus, speech, and dramatics, or library science. Playing a musical instrument, enacting an emotion- filled scene, working with the best of literatu re, or sing- ing a beautiful piece of music, are activities designed to provide the opportunity for development. Latent talents awaken The library is a place for quiet study into our world for students who take ad- vantage of the environment. Is the university really that big, Miss Pearson?