William B Travis High School - Rebel Roundup Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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2' rt-.rm variety of other vocational skills Students juggle jobs, school to find that perfect balance 1 Q11-f ' if! it 'l:'4 2 ft I tif 1, ii mfw ,H ,M ttf, ., ,..-1. X' it 'Y gi 1 1 it ke l Q 1 ll .gi gf ti i K' . W . vb ,QW- - A 'S' W, ' N1...le. ...' ...-..,. M- ' ...... .-..,..-,. , -.. l 4 ', I 1 K -..A V T f g N.,,.,,..., -.V IN THE CHAIR. Cosmotology g students spent part of their time in a classroom environment, but the imajorit of the time in a lab atmosphere. The students improved their hair-cutting skills, learning a that would prepare them for service-oriented careers such as cosmotolo OME EC Betty Crocker? Maybe not, but they're cooking lt's heard constantl . Home ec is for girls, they say. Ugnly a sissy takes ome ec, they say. Who says? Male students who wanted to learn more about managing their future homes got the Hump on traditionalists. In oods and nutrition, there are more guys than girls taking the course, ' one student observed. 'Guys are becoming more and more wise to the face that home ec has something to offer regardless of your sex, he added. Some classes concentrated specifically on cooking while course such as textiles and c othing offered students a chance to consider sewing skills. Girls have got to admit it, guys have comea long way baby, he add- ed. ln a society where men are taking on more and more responsibilities in the home, many of the students said they felt the courses offered valuable skills for their futures. OCATIONAL .D IT ALL ADDS UP. Business students brush up on their skills for UIL ' competition. During the year a variety business activities were practiced for com etition and otential careers in gy' p X f the lgusiness worlyd. industrial f business f home ec. f vocational 7