Eastern High School - Lantern Yearbook (Lansing, MI)

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Art Room and Miss Weter ART DEPARTMENT Art today projects ltself deeply mto our m1nds The present c1v111zat1on has become color conscxous Grace and love llness are dxvme attrlbutes that every man seeks to hold ln hxs outward appearance h1s mmd and h1s soul Wxshmg to Fund these mtangxble thlngs students are takmg courses ln art at Eastern Our well equlpped department IS domg remarkably Fme work its prlmary objectxve bemg the appre cxatlon and creatlon of that neces slty Beauty Slx semesters of art are offered Art Appreclatlon a study of the masterpleces, and General Art a course 1n drawmg and desxgnmg make up the foundation year Then two semesters of Commer c1a1 Art, whlch deals m posters lettermg, and drawmg and two semesters of Applled Art, fashlon deslgns and craft work, may be taken We are glad to thlnk that a greater love for Beauty, which helps to make happlness, has been born ln the students and that they wnll be able to meet life better w1th thls love growmg wlthm them I Page Twenty-eightl

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INDUSTRIAL deg DEPARTMENT Pupxls takxng the Industrlal Course are glven the fundamental prmcxples of the trade whxch they prefer and for whlch they show some speclal Interest and natxve abllrty The subjects taught are made more useful to the boy by therr appllcatlon to practlce There are elghty Eve speclal trades llsted un der five general heads any one of whlch may be chosen Alternat mg with the trade experlence are the lmportant techmcal subjects Industrral Engllsh Draftmg Mathematlcs Trade Technology and the Sciences In each case the baslc prmcxples are to encourage respect for work and develop hablts of accuracy and skill wlth a vlew of brmgmg the school the home and the shop mto closer relatlon so that greater appreclatlon for hlgher standards among the workmg classes may be cultlvated and enjoyed N-sl The Prmt Shop l Page Twenty seven 1

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MUSIC DEPARTMENT To enkmdle and feed the Hame of school splrxt there IS nothing l1ke a good band a band that plays at athletxc contests one that per forms m assemblles one that um formed and correct represents the school The Eastern Hlgh School Band conslsts of exghty boys They are mterested m music and are staunch supporters of all ac tlVltleS They have made a name for themselves and are cllmbmg ln rank 1n the state Another muslcal orgamzatlon IS the orches tra of forty pleces whlch plays at Parent Teachers meetmgs semor Much enthuslasm has been shown ln boys and glrls glee clubs Both of these bodies have about slxty members They smg strrrmg songs smgmg as only youths can smg and are source of delight whenever they are heard T gether they gave an outstandmg presentatlon of the operetta Plr ates of Penzance This produc t1on was a gem and showed what a group of young people led by a man of great musxcal ahxllty could do Contlnued success to them' Scene from Pirates of Penzance lPage Twenty mae l , y - Y 1 - , , . v . plays, and graduation exercises. . , . , , . o- . ,, . - ,, - -