Binghamton North High School - Wampum Yearbook (Binghamton, NY)

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Over Harmony Air Lanes The Music Department is set up with two divisions. Vocal music, directed by Mr. Ray Hartley, offers the Festival Chorus meeting two periods each week and producing at least one major production every year. The A Cappella Choir, selected voices from the larger vocal group, is well known through its many appearances in the local churches and school assembly programs. Many students registered in this depart- ment take advantage of the available music courses. Mr. Hartley teaches classes in the rudiments of music, harmony and voice training. For those who wish to work in the field of music, additional coaching and training makes it possible for participants to get at least three years of solid experience before entering college for a more complete musical education. The instrumental division consists princi- pally of the school band and orchestra. These groups are directed by Mr. Charles Budesheim. Various other instrumental combinations - string quartets, string en- sembles, wood-wind quartets and larger brass groups-are conducted daily as a part of the school music program. Mr. Ray Hartley, Mr. Charles Budesheim

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Miss Virginia Lane, Miss Mayadelaide Palmer The Pleasant Art of Flying Are you interested in drawing, painting or designing? If so, you will be attracted to North's Art Department with Miss Vir- ginia Lane and Miss Mayadelaide Palmer in charge. Besides Design and Representation, this department also offers instruction in the History of Art. In class students learn pen- cil technic, lettering and the use of frescoes and poster paints. These they put into prac- tice in making posters for the advertising of school events, painting sets for scenery in school productions, and helping out any other department which would benefit through their artistic talents. Many Greek and Roman scenes have been depicted for use in the Latin Department. Although this is one of North's smaller departments, about 250 students are enrolled and it is one which would surely be missed at North. Many of the students have participated in various contests throughout the year. A particularly interested group form the Art Club which works with special projects and individual undertakings, and also submits material for use in The Wamptim.

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Neat Problems for Navigators Seated: Miss Grace Fox, Miss Evelyn Spencer. Standing: Mr. Harold Gillespie, Mr. Robert Redman. Not included in the picture: Miss Irma Burdick. 18 Wl1y study math? is a question fre- quently heard. iiWl1at is its value? To give but a few examples, in answer: The building of homes, schools and shops, the manufacture of clothes we wear, the pro- duction of food we eat, construction of roads, bridges, and other transportation fa- cilities, the building of trains, autos, ships, and planes, in fact, the very structure of the world in which we live requires mathemati- cal knowledge. At North the Mathematics Department consists of two parts: Academic, headed by Mr. Harold Gillespie, who is assisted by Miss Irma Burdick, Miss Grace Fox, Miss Helen Spencer and Mr. Robert Redmang and Voca- tional, with Mr. McGinnis. The academic division boasts of at least 500 students di- vided into 22 classes where General Math. B and A, Plane Geometry B and A, Interme- diate Algebra, Advanced Algebra, Trigo- nometry, and Solid Geometry are taught. The department is proud of the fact that two of its majors, january graduates, Ray Peet and Jacques Harrington QRobert Bellis of june class is first alternatej have been appointed to the United States Naval Acad- emy at Annapolis.