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Forfy-fiv women ore learning cake decoration under the supervision of Mrs. Orma
Farnhom of Grants Pass. Mrs. Harold Hanson (at left), Mrs. Lindsay M. Vinsel, and Mrs.
Q Jfarren Brnold ar shown during a recent class session at Hedrick Junior High school.
fi.'ruction gir with simple decorations and continues through elaborate flowers
nd weeding cake decoration.
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C's in millinry art popular with Medford women. At work here are (left to right) Mrs. Gerald Latham, Mrs.
(Mrguri t'gmm. Gran fatt. who instructs the class, Mrs. R. C. Myers and Mrs. John Clark. The women have
lre4y each md a cocktail type hat, and Mrs. Brame is fitting Mrs. Myers with the hat she made. The current
clan project m hat made frorn straw. Mrs. Brame studied hat designing in Denver under Simone Olivier, French-
erkan wh was a pupil of the famous Lilly Oache.
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Warren Wolf, Ustruter in art t Medford High school, is teaching a class in watercolor painting. Mr. Wolf is shown
iiscussin painting dene by Mrs. Grover Corum (at right) and also pictured are (left to right) Miss Shirley Weisen
tirgr and Mrs. . I. lunyerd. In this class the pupils learn color theory and experimentation with color. It is
ghtduled again far the coming term, with classes to be given at Hedrick Junior High school.
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Trade extension training courses are organized by the Medford school district in coopera
tion with the Oregon Department of Vocational Education. One of the classes is welding, for
which there is a steady demand. Pictured here are (at left) S. R. Reese, Gold Hill, taking
his third course, and Monte Co'eman, Central Point. The class consists of instruction and
proctice in flat, vertical and overhead welding.
One of the creative arts classes is sculpture, taught by Steve Bayless of McLoughlin Junior High school. Mrs. J. Richard
Price (at left) and Mrs. Charles Snyder are shown working on their first projects done in clay Mrs. Price's model was
a neighbor and Mrs. Snyders' model was herself. The heads will be cast in plaster, and a reproduction made. A processed
water clay, which can be fired if the artist desires, is used by the class. The class is small, but the members are finding
sculpture a fascinating and rewarding study.
MEDFORDmJTRIBtJNE
MEDFORD, OREGON. SUNDAY MARCH 10, 1957
Xeaniiiig Never Ends
By Olive Starcher
Would you like to learn how to trim a hat, decorate a cake, weld metal, paint a picture,
tailor a suit; are you interested in sculpture, sketching or show-card writing? These are but a
few of the adult classes offered in Medford through the public schools.
Almost 300 adults are taking such classes this term, and enrollment for the spring term
begins Monday, March 11. As explained by Lindsay M. Vinsel, director of adult education for
Medford schools, the classes are of five types home eonomics, distributive education, college
extension, hobby and craft and trade extension.
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Many adults enrolled in the drawing and sketching class taught winter quarter by Steve Bayless. Some are valley
artists already known for their work in oils, pastels and watercolors, and studying to perfect their techniques,
while others draw and sketch as a leisure time activity and as a means of self-expression. Mr. Bayless stresses the
study of perspective, the structure of objects and the interpretation of objects. The class first worked on still lifa
and then progressed to the more difficult figures. The model here is Miss Beverly DeBourde.
Apprentice electricions must take 144 hours of theory and text book work in addition to serving four years of
apprenticeship, and nine are enrolled this quarter with Dean Gleaves as instructor. Pictured here are (left to right)
Steve Hess, Don Williams, Clifford Griffitts, Floyd Burg, Butte Falls highway, and Kenneth Kohn. Classes are con
bined effort of the state and local school systems and the electricians' union.
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