Edsel Ford High School - Flight Yearbook (Dearborn, MI)

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H 'ff- it-Brig t ls. WNW Art students work on copper and wire projects in Mr. Richard Laing's advanced class. Students work with acids and other materials in doing enamel work in their art class. .3 , ,, 3' I. 4-7 ' I ini il I' if 5. w i as .X lg. xl 3' , is i ff-' Q Art Department In the art department, the staff tries to give the students experience in a broad held. To this end, the students use different materials in different ways. Art I students work with chalk, charcoal, paint, clay, wood blocks, and wood. In Art II the students use ink, enamel, clay heads, and linoleum blocks. Students in their third year of art work with water colors, poster paints, wood blocks, wax, clay, silver, and the solder machine. In advance art, pupils handle char- coal, paint, metal, and learn how to work with photographic prints. I Three art rooms are available for the stu- dents' use at Edsel Ford High School. The creative art room is used for English Human- ities only. The other two rooms, B-13 and B-14, are used for two-dimensional and three- dimensional work. S rsiwqgv' I ,gs t k 3 r i 'rs-. - , if t'.t S -...i Li Under the supervision of instructor Mr. Richard Laing students put together nrt projects. I4

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p-A . W F N71 X D . W x YrF,, t if? , ff' ' . ' '11 V v .--1 .TN i .MA-MS if li? Mrs. Nancy Ferdons newsstaff class produces the school paper. the Bolt, every week. frm-' ,,, Q -9 i my 14' IQ ff ffwwf M,ff'fdWhl4iM41AM1lA!04m Humanities Dept. Every student who graduates from Edsel Ford High School is required to take six sem- esters of English humanities. In English hu- manities the students are taught how to com- municate their ideas through literature, art, and music. To aid the students in studying music and art, the teachers have been leaming how to teach these classes themselves. Some of the teachers who were here when Edsel Ford opened are at present teaching music and art in some of their classes. Edsel Ford High School's English depart- ment has, also, sent Mr. Harold King as a representative to the other high schools in Dearborn. The department hopes that Edsel Ford's curriculum will be a great influence -upon the compromise plan to be drawn up within the near future. For the student interested in English, re- lated subjects are offered. Journalism, play production, and public speaking may be taken as electives by those who are desirous of these courses. This is an important year for the English department because the graduating seniors are the first class to go through the entire English curriculum of Edsel Ford High School. ff' i yi Y' X t ff' Zvi Eh ff f ra . , M Q' .' ' ' f it ' it-m i .lf , uiuulibli 'gf' m MMM' , ,,,,, WWW Miss Evelyn Pugh assists Jim Lovett in his work while Ron Bednarczyk and Dick Lange study in preparation for their English humanities discussion. 13 if

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lr l:I- Music Dept. Aims of the music department are to increase the student's understanding and enjoyment of music. The program also acquaints the student with the possible use of music in adult life, whether voca- tional or avocational. Music curriculum is intended to increase the skill needed for producing music, provide a means of emotional expressiong and, also, to pro- vide an opportunity for emotional growth and self-control in performance. Both instrumental and vocal music is presented in the music department. Among the groups participating in these activities are the ensemble, boys' and girls' glee clubs, choir, pep band, orches- tra, and the wind ensemble. All of these groups sing and play for pep assemblies and games. Christmas programs, PTA meetings, and special assemblies. Once a week, in each of the English classes, a music teacher discusses and, analyzes some selected pieces of music with the students. Harmony. rhythm, tone color, and melody are the four basic ele- ments studied in these music classes. Q2 1: ' lf. J 7 A 1. F y 9 'V' is ' ELM? I ' x X ' j- 'Z l I r-- , 2 ,I s , 9 0 2 2' Bill Baker, Carol Seating, Ross Sutter, Maryanne Sipple, and Bud Davis have been chosen by the Edsel Ford music department to tour Europe this summer. 1 af A portion of the Edsel Ford High School mixed chorus which sings for many school events. Music students practice on their string instruments in Edsel Fo d' . I' S IHLISIC TOOITT.