Danville High School - Tom Tom Yearbook (Danville, IN)

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I 18 Home Ec. And Shop Offer Useful Skills And Counseling Sophomores learn new trades in shop. Future engineers and draftsrnen are given a preview of future careers through a mechan- ical drawing course which is taught by David Jones. Among the many types of drawing of- fered are orthographic, pictorial, detail and ar- chitectural. Also taught by David Jones, the shop class busies itself with woodworking and other shop projectsiwhich are usually constructed in groups. These two departments are very complete and modern. Danville students are trained for special skills, including home economics, shop and mechanical drawing. The home economics department, headed by Margaret Scearce, strives to present a pro- gram that will round out a girl's homemaking skills. Included within the four-year high school program are sewing, cooking, and a home nursing and a family relations course. The home economics department has six com- plete kitchen units, one demonstration unit, a dishwasher, clotheswasher and dryer, seven- teen sewing machines, and a grooming center. This department is one of the most complete and up to date in the state. lla ,dads D, Eighth Graders learn the art of sewing in their first year of home economics. Boys develop an eye for exactness in mechanical draw- in

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Lessons From Past Prepare Us For The Future Courses in the Social Studies de- partment range from World History and U.S. History - the study of the founding of our civilization-to government, so- ciology, and economics-the study of problems of today. A special project this year of the junior history and senior government classes was a trip to the Indiana General Assembly in Indianapolis. U.S. History is taught by Vera Eng- lish, World History by Wanda Keck, His- tory 8 and citizenship by Robert Leedy, and Government, sociology, citizenship, and U.S. History are taught by Gene Wilson. A Sophomores watch attentively as Judy Gill points out the answer to a question on a map of the world. Juniors in Vera English's history class learn about the history of the United States. Everyone knows the answer to Robert Leedy's question concerning the history of Indiana.

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Art And Music Encourage Talent And Appreciation Along with all the other activities at Dan- ville, there is culture in the art and music de- partments. Art is taught by Betty Pritchard. The stu- dents carved, painted, pasteled, charcoaled, and even built various things out of toothpicks. The DHS Band, directed by Lynn Jones, was very busy this year, with all its concerts and programs. The most impressive of its activities was the Southern Senior Concert. Jack Petermann, who directed the DHS choruses, worked diligently to make Danville's choir the success that it was. The Robed Choir highlighted its year with a tour. Danville's art and music departments add spice to the everyday school work of DHS pupils and allow them to express themselves through the creativeness of art and music. tost ti ' 2? . A t g ' 4 T --rss :,, 1 First period each morning, Lynn Jones meets with the DHS Band to practice for ballgames, school programs, and concerts. nw, NRM Art student are busy as bees with all the different projects that must be completed. Dave Clark, Jack Fender, and Denny Rader are working on carving projects. Harold Grammer is building a boat with toothpicks. Bob Lawson, Peg Weakley, Ronnie Tschudi, and David Hadley are painting.