Cedar Falls High School - Tiger Yearbook (Cedar Falls, IA)

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Leon Cooksey forms a bowl on the pottery wheel. Larry Wymore demonstrates At present, three courses are offered in the Art Department. They are Begunung Art Crafts and Advanced Art, These courses are set upnot for a talented few but for the talmted many smce the average student has more abihty in art then he realtzes Art hke other subjects can be leamed 1f a student has the desire to acqture knowledge tn the held. Begtnning Art studalts are taught the bastc DFLHCIDIBS of art by means of projects whlch they complete during the year These projects oover var1ous flelds such as perspecttve color and dESlgL W1th the successful completion of each project, the student increases h1s store of knowledge, Each lesson is readxly apphcable to the next project. The emphasis in Crafts ls placed more dmrectly arustic feelings Soap modeling lS the first step and students later work w1th leather clay copper silver and other matertals Advanced Art IS the further study and develop ment of arusnc expresswn. Students select an area in wluch they are especlally mterested and do the majonty of thelr work 1n this Held Tlus year art students took part tn the all school art exhtbtt and desxgned programs and sets for school producuons hls sklll tn basket weavxng. Students help to clean and pack B111 Voorhees and Dave Hansen make use materlals as theartdepartment of some of the projects created 1n Crafts moves to a new locatton. 28 on the materials through which students express their

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Home Economics In our homemaking classes we want the girls to see homernaking as a challenging career worthy of her best effort and her most creative thinking, We attempt to teach the foundation skills and to be- come aware of good attitudes for the homemaker, The areas of homemaking covered are varied. Emphasis is placed on meal planning and preparation, wise buying of food, clothing, and home furnishings. Clothing selection and care are taught along with a clothing construction, Understanding children through their physical development and through their social development increases in student understanding of themselves. Family relations are another important area that is taught, Units are included on money management and the management of time and energy. Interior decorating and home planning are also in- cluded in the two year program. Throughout the year, the girls are introduced to the possibilities and challenges of being a professional Home Economist In each phase of homemaking the students are challenged with the statement Homemaking is the greatest career of a omin Miss Loving demonstrates thepro- per form for a formal acceptance to her Beginning Home Economics class, Sandie ihnsen and Marlene Lauber get their drawers of sewing equip ment st,1e show Kay Brambletteandludv Bertch watch as Dee Schafer Models a sewing proJect in the spring Nancv Pate concentrates knne Heichel Marlxs Tangen and 27 the kitchen a . H . . ,X x ,.. 5 .X ,. V . . . 3 ni? x 3 on sewing a straight seam, Bonnie Butler are busy at work in

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BBC At present the C F speech department offers two courses beg1nm.ng and advanced speech. The goal for the begimung classes IS to develop w1th1n the studmt the soc1a1 adjustrnmt wh1ch w11l mable hlm to adequately project hxs personahty before an audxence Not only socxal adjustment and personahty are emphasized but also correct techmques of comp osmon and dehvery An attempt 1S made to relate 8SS1gl'lI'I1H'ltS to everyday speakmg experxences Advanced speech, offered for the first mme this year IS dwlded mto two semester umts The f1rst semester mcludes study of democrat1c problem solvmg, propaganda and persuaslve techruques The second semester IS spent in evaluatzng and ap ducuon and mterpretative reading, Speech extra currlcular activiues include de- bate dramaucs mncludmg several student dxrected one acts and a three act producuon and forens1cs 4012 6 ,.. . f -Lie, WN NNN I 2 Loxs Madsen makes a recordlng of her voxce Pat Leav1tt glves an Lmpromptu speech. U1 Begmrnng Speech. . .- - ,,, I1 f Q I . ' . . ' ' ww ff Q . . . . N ff . , l - , X fl . l 1 . ' f 0 9 ! . . . . . . . . u 4 , . . l l I X : . ' - 0 fl preciating dramatic art, radio and television pro- X . . X y n, . T f ' - . 4 rf tx u 29