Barstow School - Weathercock Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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Library Makes Available Resources of Knowledge HA Q T vc Mrs. Walter V. Congdon Librarian Resource. . . The library offers stu- dents resources to supplement their work and their interests. As well as eleven thousand volumes, the library facilities include films, re- cordings, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, and magazines. Stu- dents learn library skills in the low- er grades and continue to employ them in Upper School studies. Dietieian Provides Nutrition Mrs. Pine graciously accepts a compliment on her choice food. A T' f., ' Nutrition. . . The function ofthe dietician is to su- pervise preparation and serving of nutritious lunches, dinners, and receptions. During daily lunches at school, students are encouraged to eat balanced meals and to be courteous in order to create a pleasant dining room situation. The stu- dents become familiar with the basic social graces at banquets and teas held on special occasions. ,,..-- E F .. Abi First graders are spellbound on their tiist visit to The librorv- Nlrsf ghorles A' Pine ' Dreticion 27

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Mr. Melvin P. Bishop, Jr. Mrs. Dale Engel Music, Upper School Art is Expression Mr. Adams helps a seventh grader improve her perspective. f , 4' tgps Gir l 59'- s Ti x Q 'E-'lx Mr. Donald E. Adams Mrs. Charles A. Carter Art, Upper School Art, Lower School Expression. . .Students develop their artistic abilities through imaginative, clear expression. They are encouraged to coordinate the use of mind and hand. The Art Department is notably active in the school and the community. Stu- dents decorate tor school dances, paint scen- ery, and provide displays for the building. ln early November, T966, Barstow art students won first place in a contest sponsored by Swan- son's on the Country Club Plaza. Music Aims at Excellence in Performance Performance. . . By experimenting with many aspects of music, students learn to enioy per- forming in class and in public. Music students in all grades participate in traditional assem- blies at Barstow on occasions such as Thanks- giving and Christmas. Lower School mixed choruses experiment with simple rhythm and note patterns. The girls in the eighth and ninth grade chorus take part in a Gilbert and Sulli- van operetta. -Q.. Music, Lower School 26 Lower schoolchildren learn about rhythm through firsthand ex perience.

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New Courses Complement... lsabs Williams and Courtney Thompson study the properties of light in a physics lab session. 28 Explanation. . .The physics course seeks to explain the forces which are present in everyday life. The students learned to determine the velocity of a fal- ling obiect and to trace the path of a light beam. The class also explored the fascination of the Slin- ky as an aid to study wave motion. Later in the year many new and somewhat complex labora- tory methods were used by the physics students as they attempted to discover the inner structure of the atom. As the primary obiective ofthe course, the students learned to relate their knowledge of forces to daily occurrences. Y . 1 1 Senior physics student Andra Anderson investigates force.