Concordia Lutheran High School - Luminarian Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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The Music Department Your music program at Concordia has two departments— choral and instrumen- tal. The choral consists of a girls ' chorus, a boys ' ensemble— The Blazers, and var- ious individual groups. The instrumental department includes the high school band and other small groups. Both departments regularly participate in school functions. This music program is open to all students showing the will and ability to play active roles in these two areas. However, it is not only the department, but also the student who gains from these activities. Here you have the opportunity to learn the appre- ciation of music and to further develop your musical abilities. Mr. H. Hendrickson, (left) director of the school band, also teaches biology and general math and is the sponsor of the twirlers and sophomore class. Mr. C. Henke, (right) choir director, also teaches freshman and sophomore English and sponsors the boys ' and girls ' cheerblocks. Both instructors have B.A. degrees and are working toward M.A. ' s. All together now-one, two, three, and the choir led the student body in song-Christmas carols at the holiday assembly to be exact. Meet Rudolf, the red-nosed reindeer— the lovable fellow who accompanied the various music groups throughout the Christmas season.

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The Science Department In the science department of your school you are offered three courses as electives. These are biology-the study of living plants and animals; chemistry-the study of matter, energy, and the chemical changes in matter; and physics-the study of mat- ter, energy, and the physical changes in matter. These courses offer a basic foundation for all modern sciences and qualify you to pursue a higher education in this field. Just recently Con- cordia ' s science department was elected into the American Asso- ciation for the Advancement of Science, and it now receives a travehng library provided by this association on a monthly ba- Mr. J. Weinhold has a B. S. degree and will receive his M. A. degree at the end of the year. He teaches chemistry and physics, is a sponsor of the Science Club and of the freshman class. Mr. E. Meyer has received a B. A. degree and a M. S. He teaches biology and religion and is a sponsor of the Biology Club and freshman The Mathematics Department The mathematics department of Con- cordia is designed to help you to meet the on- slaught of additional study in college as well as to provide a firm foundation for you whose formal education terminates with high school. It offers some of the most basic building blocks for a fine character. Among these are the abilities to think logically and to reason things out for yourself. This is done through such courses as general math., Algebra I II, geometry, solid geometry, and trigonom- etry. Mr. D. Reinking and Mr. A. Schwab pause momentarily from solv- ing a difficult math, problem. Mr. Reinking has a B. S. degree in educa- tion. He teaches Algebra I, geometry, and business math. His extra cur- ricular activities include coaching the freshman basketball team and the tennis team. Mr. Schwab has a M. A. degree in education. He teaches plane geometry, and Algebra H. He is the cross-country coach, audio- visual coordinator, junior class sponsor, and vice-president of the P.T.A.

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The Business Department The objective of business education is to prepare students to be professional craftsmen in the skills of typing, bookkeeping and shorthand. Courses offered in the business department are so vocational in na- ture, that if you are a graduate of this department you will need very little further training to fill a re- sponsible office position. Or if you wish to continue your education, you should experience no difficulty in obtaining part-time employment to help you pay educational expenses. Typists, bookkeepers, and sec- retaries are in constant demand, even on the college campus. Miss E. Ross, commercial arts instructor, dictates a letter as D. Ra- desk transfers it into shorthand. Miss E. Ross has received her B.A. and M.A. degrees. She teaches Typing I and II; Shorthand I, and ad- vanced shorthand; and the use of business machines. Miss Ross ' s ex- tra duties include duplication and part-time secretarial work. She is also a freshmen class sponsor. The Industrial Arts Department The industrial arts pupils, unlike the formal classroom students, work independently to prepare themselves for an industrialized society. The boys are readied for immediate employment in general indus- try. In the mechanical drawing classroom you learn to express your ideas on paper, in the shop classes you bring your ideas to reality. Your activities in these courses are under the supervision and instruc- tion of Mr. H. Panning, industrial arts instructor. Mr. H. Panning, industrial arts instructor, guides M. Koeneman in his efforts in mechanical drawing class. Mr. Panning has his B.S. de- gree, is the sponsor of LUMINARAN, and of the sophomore class. He is also Concordia ' s driver training instructor. 20