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

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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

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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 Art Department In the art department of your school the stu- dents are taught the appreciation of visual art and given a basic knowledge of good design in art activi- ties. The student is given a chance to acquire new tastes and furthur develop his creative abihties. To- gether the teacher and student open the door to new ideas in art. Mr. J. Sturmfels, head of Concordia ' s art department, teaches United States History and speech besides a four-year course in art. He has his B.S. degree in education and a M.A. degree in art. He is the director of the all-school play and the senior class play. He is a sponsor of the Drama Club, Gamma Rho Del- ta, and the junior class. The Home Economics Department The home economics department offers a three-year course to the girls of Concordia. The first year includes the study of food preparation, personal money management, sewing, and all re- lated arts such as color schemes, balance, and pro- portion. The second year involves kitchen plan- ning, bedroomdecorating, advanced food prepara- tion, food preservation, major clothing problems, and family money management. The third year includes child care and developement, home nur- sing, house planning, interior decorating, home management, and the study of consumer prices. The student does the actual preparation, work, and cleaning-up in all the phases of these courses. Mrs. M. Schmidt is the director of the home economics depart- ment. She has her B.S. degree in home economics. She teaches home ec. I, II, and III. She is the sponsor of the Junior Red Cross and the sophomore class.