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General Mechanical Repair
Students learn
skills in class
a smashed finger.
The General Mechanics
classes do repair work for
students who need their cars
fixed. For their work they
take "donations”. Mr.
Gilmore puts it simply as
“we like to let a student’s
conscience be his guide.”
Although no profits are
shown from the donations, it
is enough to stock supplies
needed to keep the class
going.
Mr. Gilmore says he likes
to teach General Mechanics
because he likes to work
with the student? and there
are no great pressures
placed upon him. He says he
would help students do an
outside project but would
not do all the work for them.
When asked if he thought
BHS was better off with his
course Mr. Gilmore replied
"definitely”
THE BASTROP ADVERTISER
MswUy.Febnury 25,1980
News from Bastrop High School
without calli/ig a repair man.
After taking General
Mechanics a student may
enter a job as a beginner,
who knows all the shop talk
as well as the machines
involved. In short, the class
prepares a student for a job
after graduation.
Although there have been
several inquires in the past,
no girls at the present time
are taking General Mechan-
ics a student may enter a job
as a beginner, who knows all
the shop talk as well as the
machines involved. In short,
the class prepares a student
for a job after graduation.
Although there have been
several inquires in the past,
no girls at the present time
are taking General Mechan-
ics. If any girl qualifies and
wants to take the course Mr.
Gilmore says he would have
no objections.
When asked if he has any
trouble handling 12 15 boys
for two hours Mr. Gilmore
says that he does not. He
went on to say that his
students are courteous and
pretty well disciplined.
Gilmore does admit, how
ever, that the students may
do things in a female
teachers class that they
wouid not do in the shop.
General Mechanics has in
the past been said to be a
dangerous course because of
the machines and tools
involved. Safety factors and
safety programs, which a
student must pass before
handling the machines make
the course completely safe.
Eye protectors are used at
most times. In the three
years Mr. Gilmore has
taught the course only one
student has had an accident,
Ws^t Jfarts
BY LLANA JOHNSTON
The General Mechanical
Repair course has been an
elective at BHS for a long
time. Mr. Gilmore, who has
taught the class for the past
three years, claims he and
his students really enjoy
their two-hour course.
Mr. Gilmore explains his
course as “exploratory”.
General Mechanical Repair
teaches the fundamentals of
complete automotive repair,
appliance repair, small
engine repair as well as
welding and all the safety
rules and regulations needed
A student must be CVAE
qualified to take General
Mechanics. The main goal of
these classes is to teach a
skill they can use. The
course may save a lot of
money for a student when he
graduates because he would
be able to fix his own things
General Mechanical Repair I students are: Allen Harmon (front); 2nd row, (left to right),
Andy Wesson, Robert Marino, Richard Edwards, Boyd Kelley, Mark Thorp, 3rd row. Alan
Stephenson, Robert Nunn, Wesley Haney, and Lee Gibson. Photo by John Jones.
Clay Culp, General Mechanical Repair II student, makes
an adjustment on a small lawn tractor. Photo by John Jones.
But it's
my room
BY LYNN STEINBRING
One day in Journalism
Mr*. Travis was trying to
get me to write an article but
1 said I could not because I
had to go home and clean up
my room. This statement
resluted in a discussion on
cleaning rooms —Parents’
and kids’ views.
Some of the comments
that parents are said to
make include, “What if
someone comes over?”, “I
don’t see how you can stand
living in this pig pen!", “How
can you ever find anything?”
“Ode day you’ll get lost in
here and we’ll never be able
to find you !”, “If there’s a
fire during the night you’ll
break a log trying to get
out!" Et cetera, et cetera, et
is ts, ...............
remarks such as “I like it this, either put stuff away when
way!”, “It’s my room and I you’re through with it so
can do what I want with H!", your room does not get
“Wkan you hang stuff on the messy, or hire a maid.
floor it doesn’t fall off!",
“This way if some one breaks
in they’ll think someone
already looted the place and
they’ll leave!". The list goes
on and on-
What’s the answer?
Compromise! Of course, a
parent’s idea of a compro-
mise and a kid’s may not be
the same. A parent might
think a good compromise is
to say, “You are not going
anywhere until you clean
your room!" But this usually
results in the kid driving the
parent crazy before the room
is finished (Or even
started), and the parent begs
the kid to leave. On the
other hand, a kid might say a
once-a-month-shove-it-under
the-bed routine is a suit-
able compromise.
So now what? I’d say,
BYTRACYOZMENT
Do you know anyone who
is in the tenth grade and will
some celebrate his fourth
birthday? Or, did you hear
about the couple who had
three children (not triplets)
before their first wedding
anniversary?
Many people find them-
selves in situations like these
as a result of events that
happen on February 29th.
February 29 comes along
only every four yearsLD that
year is called leap year.
Leap year is the time when
our calendar year catches up
with the solar year.
A “year" is the time the
earth takes to make one
complete revolution around
the sun. This year is 365'/*
/Joyc in Jongth,
Julius Caesar first intro-
duced leap year to adjust the
difference between the solar
Aggies
BY FRANCES VAUGHN
For many years people of
all ages, all over Texas have
been exchanging Aggie
jokes. As hard as it may be
to believe, some of the
biggest Aggie joke-tel
are Aggies themselves.
Apparently, one such
person realized the popular-
ity of Aggie jokes and
decided to do something in
the spirit of things.
For all of you who are
interested, a toll-free tele-
phone number has been
established in College Sta-
tion, which has a recording
of the favorite Aggie jokes
being told on campus. The
number to call is 1-800-
ESQUIRE. It costs nothing
to call and you might learn a
new Aggie joke.
A follow-up will be in the
paper next week.
year and the calendar year.
He decided that an extra day
would be added to one out of
every four calendar years.
The extra day is added to the
end of February, the
shortest month, and occurs
as February 29 every four
years.
You can easily determine
when there is another leap
year because the year is
evenly divisible by four.
Example□ 1980 divided by
4 equals 495.
No one knows where the
custom originated, but on a
leap year, women may
propose marriage to the men
of their choice. This custom
was provided for by law in
Scotland in 1288, and a fine
was imposed on any man
who refused unless he could
prove that he already
belonged to another woman.
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BY DAVID LINCOLN
MONDAY
Bear Facts goes on sale
TUESDAY
One - Act Play Rehearsal
ter school
WEDNESDAY
Quarter Exams 1,2,5 and 7
periods
Tennis Practice Match -
Here Bastrop vs Elgin
THURSDAY
One Act Play Rehearsal
After school
Quarter Exams 3,6, and 4
periods
Friday
Teacher Workday-----
NO SCHOOL!!!!!
General Mechanical Repair II students are in front, [left to right), David Lyke, Shannon
Alford, Bert Jacobs. Back row Heft to right), Carl Gilmore, instructor, Mike Wade, Kevin
Kortz, Clifford Sargant, Ronald Young, Clay Culp. Photo by Jeffrey Willis.
Yearbooks on sale
By COLLEEN WELSCH
Once again the Bear
Tracks yearbook will go on
sale. Sales will begin on
February 19th and will last
until the deadline of March
4th. They will be priced at
nine dollars and will be sold
at hiiicii or between classes.
This year’s book will
feature Student Life,
Faculty and Administration,
Class Pictures, Academics
such as Teacher’s Aid, Office
Aid, etc., Organizations,
Sports, and also Graduation
and Awards.
Competition between the
classes will also take place to
see which class buys the
most yearbooks. The win-
ing class will receive
recognition in the annual.
For purchase of an annual
contact a member of the
annual staff. _
GTlje Pear Jfact*
Managing Editor - Tonya Lunsford
Sports Editor - Morris Aldridge
Feature Editor - Shannon Dailey
News Editor - Durenda Bird
Chib Editor - Donna Rousseau
Feature Co-Editor - Cheryl Hollis
Artists • Rick Gamhino, Frank Sawyer
Reporters - Frances Nuse. David Lincoln,
ela Anderson, Liana Johnston, Lynn Steinbring,
Laura Sternberg, Colleen WelsCh
Larry Swearingen, Tracy Ozment
Photographers - Rusty Boren,
Sponsor - Mrs. Travis
The members are:
Sherril Wilkinson-Editor
Angela Wilhelm-Assistant
Editor
Rene’ Kresge-Bu?iness
manager
Melissa Hibbs-Assistant
. Business.Manager
Paula Cottle-Copy
manager
Mary Brown-Sales
Manager
Jeffrey Willis-Lay-out
Manager and Photographer
Other Photographers are:
Laura Wilkinson and Matt
Weilert
Delivery should be in
August and can be picked up
in the early part of the
following school year.
Graduates should come by
the school and pick up their
yearbook of get a friend to
pick it up for them.
Exams round
1 the corner
BY TONYA LUNSFORD
Well, it is that time
.again _ Quarter exams are
just around the corner and
many will have to pass this
quarter in order to keep
from taking the class again
next year.
Keep in mind that two thirds
of the year is over and next
year we will go to semesters.
If you have not devised a
study method that works fro
you, it is about time you do.
Some people think of rhymes
to go along with their lessons
or simply memorize them.
Others may need to have
some help from a friend by
calling the questions and
answers out to them.
Some schedules will be
changed, but everybody
needs to pick his schedule
up during his lunch period on
the 26, 27 or 28 of February
from the BETA members.
OAP begins
rehearsal
BY DONNA ROUSSEAU
Bastrop High School’s One
Act Play has begun rehears-
al on this year’s play, DUE
TO A LACK OF INTEREST
TOMORROW HAS BEEN
CANCELED. Rehearsals
are held on stage in the high
school gym on Sunday from
1:00 - 4:00 and Tuesday-
Thursday from 6:30 - 10:00
p.m.
The OAP members have
finished the scenery, props
and costumes, and are now
working on the music for the
play while they rehearse it.
The OAP will be attneding
a Zone rehearsal on March
17 in Georgetown, and the
following night they tyill be
holding ^performance for
their A public
performailVBSlrfloe held on
March 20 in the high school
gym. They will also attend a
Zone contest on March 24,
where the play will be
presented at 11:00 a.m., and
the District competition will
he held on March 25.
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McAuley, Davis. The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), No. 102, Ed. 1 Monday, February 25, 1980, newspaper, February 25, 1980; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth738050/m1/4/: accessed June 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bastrop Public Library.