Johnstown High School - Spectator Yearbook (Johnstown, PA)

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Flne 'arts hwxe been creited for the s1ke of the emotlons they lre dcslqned to express ind 'lrouse Cnc of the most lmportant of these IS 'iff ln the n'lrroxx er sense of the term Thls IS an electlxc xx hlch may be chosen by any student xxho IS lnterested IH the prlnclples of deslgn pslntlng decoratlon sketchlnq 'md color harmonles The alm of thls department IS not to produce ar flStS but to dex elop appreclatlon of art ln all lts phases If dlfflcultles srlse for the student the teacher alds and suggests Smce all posters for sports dances plays concerts partles and all other school actlxltles must be made by the art students the department 15 alvx ays busy Well deslgned and colorful posters are sent each year to the State s Annual Poster Contest The students haxe recelx ed ex ceptlonal awards A xlslt to the Art Department ln 410 xvlll brlng many 'lttractlx e dlsplays to one s attentlon Vlol1 LIUQ What IS danclng7 lt IS not merely hopplng or sklppmg or rex olx lng ln drllls but It IS the lnfuslon of the dancer s personallty the art of the physlcal expresslon of the dancer Whether lt IS tap toe ballet aero batlc or character the dancer must have thls dellcate element lf lt IS to be real danclng Danclng IS sald to be one form of exerclse that IS best for the body lt dex elops a normal body and an alert mlnd No other exerclse can develop ease IH walklng as can danclng Tap danclng lb a modern form of danclng ThlS form of danclnq IS to help one to overcome hls awkwardness whlch sometlmes IS due to the abnormal development of the lndlxldual Another form of danclng IS the ballet In thls type of danclng one 'lcqulres grace ln walkmg and stancllng It IS the most beautlful form of danclng and IS also the oldest Acrobatlc danclng IS the most strenuous form of danclng If ll dancer IS not ln good physlcal condltlon he should not undertake such xx ork The lndlxldual lndulglng ln thls form of danclng should be ln a normal condltlon Ballroom danclng IS a ty pe of danclng that could be classed 'alone although It has been derlxed from the ballet and from the mlnuet danclng Each type of danclng vxlll be of some good to the bodv Exery boy and glrl should be glx en 'ln opportunlty to take part IH some form of danclng Tl e flnest boys schools now lnclude danclng ln thelr cur rlculum as a necesslry lnd 'accepted pslrt of ex ery boy s trilnlng On xxlth the dsnce' M1bcl Reed r Danclng c . r ' c .1 . I A t ,.' . . . ' , '. . .. c c . . , 1 . . Q x , r 7 . .w . . ' c f c ' 7 .' - - . c . . - K. c . . 1 Y . -4 C n 5 -0 Q v . . V . f . 1 ' . C t o l v - V . v ' , f - ' . - 1 c . ' ' . t e . 7 .. c . ' ,' v . , ' c 1. . I ' .' Q Q - ' 'QE E c r ' ' c . ll . .. 7 c . c

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Apprecuatlon of the Fme Arts Rome wasnt bu1lt 1n a day nor c1n the apprec1at1on of f1ne arts be dex eloped 1n '1 short t1me L1ke some strange foods only a l1ttle blt should be taken at once and IH the course of t1me they vull be enjoyed Most people cannot be expected to apprec1ate and understand grand opera modern1st1c p1ctures or the class1cs 1n l1terature and drama the f1rst t1me but after see1ng or hear1ng these more than once each txme they are enjoyed more unt1l a long1ng for these fme thlngs 1n l1fe IS 1nst1lled 1n the m1nd Chrldren wlth talented parents or those who haxe a deslre for the h1gher thlngs IH l1fe haxe a qreater chance to be appreclatlxe of the fm arts They have been educated to th1s Other people haxe to take these thlngs slovx ly They have to study a th1ng to appreclate lt There IS a gradually d1m1n1sh1ng lack of apprec1at1on of the f1ne arts 1n th1s coun try Too many people are just l1x1ng wxthout gett1ng the flner th1ngs from l1fe In all the good l1terature IU thns world surely there IS enough to offer xar1ety for d1fferent people There are many forms of hterature Some people enjoy heavy read1ng such as Shakespeare and the CIBSSICS whlle other people del1ght 1n llght f1ct1on Each k1nd of read1ng has 1ts place There IS a book for every g1rl and boy every man and woman To develop an apprec1at1on of paxntmg we select the best p1ctures and study them trymg to get out of them just what the artlst trled to portray Some people l1ke modern1st1c plctures and others enjoy the work of the Old Masters Enjoyment of arch1tecture too may be acqulred The rad1o has done much to further the apprec1at1on of mus1c Dur 1ng 1ts season the Metropolltan Opera Company br1ngs a well known opera ox er the a1r ex ery week Some of the most d1st1ngu1shed bands and symphon1c orchestras have been heard over the rad1o They offer the h1ghest class of mus1c to be heard anywhere Also to help the ad vancement of mus1c 1n the World many of the greatest forelgn operas have been translated 1nto our language for the benef1t of the Amencan people The frwolous mus1c qu1ckly passes out of ex1stence but the mus1c from the old masters w1ll l1xe forever Drama IS one of the most dehghtful arts It IS presented 111 so many d1fferent vtays plays pageants operettas tableaux and others Most people enjoy one of these forms of drama To help adv ance drama and brxng about a greater apprec1at1on of It many of the great classlcs have been made 1nto motlon plctures and produced on the screen ln thls manner the better grade of drama IS brought before a class of people that othervxlse vtould nex er be 1nte1ested or get a chance to enjoy the best The stage and screen present excellent actors and actresses vxho help to carry the story of a play across to the aud1ence There IS such a great xarlety of drama 1n the world today that there IS a type for every person to enjoy Fme nts h me been so ICX0lLll'1OTl1Z6d 1nd extended to such 1 marked degree 1n thls vx orld that It lb dlmost 1mpObSlblQ to go through hfe xuthout haung an apprecntlon of at least one of the major arts Helen Stlllvt 'agon , , Q . . . . . w , C V . . . . . L . , L . . 7. , 0 , - - 1 1 , - . . . V . . 7 . C 1 n . Q 7 . V . . . . . . .A 7 . 1 . , . 1 f f Y . 1 1 ' , 7 , 7 . . . n y - . . f . u v . , ., . . .Y A . A 1 ,-f , , 1 , Y V ' v , . , 1 1' 1 f ' ' r 2 . B. 2 , ,, . . , i ,X . L . ' 3 f ' 2 ' C 5 ' ' r c . t 'C

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Drama ls there among us one xx ho xx ould deny that the stage has 'always held some pecuhar fascmatxon for h1m7 ln many of us It lsn t the deslre to desxgn costumes or any other such techn1cal phase or the xvlsh to 'mct or dlrect plays but rt IS the genume thrrll of seemg a play to ex perxence that anxlous moment before the curtam rrses when we are led mto a delrghtful land of make believe the joy of whlch llngers wlth us long after the fmal curtam falls lf one does not expect to pursue a career on the legltxmate stage ln xx hrch the coachmg recexved from hxgh school dramatxcs would prove of endless benefrt there are other advantages to be derxved by the thea ter goers of tomorrow The school theater teaches that class of ardent admxrers mto whxch the majority of us fall how to enloy with understandmg the cultural gxfts to be obtamed from one of the most stxmulatxng forms of lrterature the drama A thorough study and understandmg of drama produces a student body wrth quxckened xmagmatxons better dexeloped bodxes and voxces and a keener apprecxatlon of art and humamty Through the fundamental prmcxples taught nn hlgh school dramatlcs classes one should acquxre such habxts as those of correct breathmg upon whlch a good xoxce depends careful artxculatlon and enunclatxon upon whlch good speech depends and vocal and bod1ly vltalnty upon whrch platform success depends One should dress ln better taste after studylng costummg and make up move wrth greater ponse and grace after studymg pantomlme and express oneself more effectlyely after studymg the techmque of actmg On the other hand one learns how to balance a theater dlet how to choose plays wrsely and m domg so to check the productron of worthless presentatxons From class d1scuss1ons on current plays one IS taught how to judge and apprecrate fxne dlrectmg castmg settlngs and actmg There IS a joy m bemg able to analyze and comprehend these s1gn1f1c1n1 pomts to blend them together and still to keep the beauty and flax or of the pohshed product Students of hugh school dramatrcs acqulre a keener msrght mto hu man nature By obserxmg the emotnons of thexr assocxates m every day lrfe they are bemg tralned to understand people and to cope wxth human problems rn a logrcal and sympathetxc manner The results therefore are txx ofold for ln learnmg to apprecxate the theater one also becomes conscrous of soclal trends and problems for the modern theater rs vltally Interested m socrety as xx ell as the m dnvldual A dramatlc class dlstmctly dxsplays a group actxxxty demandlng patzence. tact sportsmanshlp good nature and concentrated hard work and as m all actxxrty one gets from It xaxhat he puts 1nto mt The values and expernences to be derrx ed from a study of dmmatxcs are so many and xarled that ex eryone who possesses a zest for l1fe wrll fmd mental and moral stnmulatlon and an mcreased sense of beauty Concettma Santoro V 1 1 C V - V c , , .- ' V 7 - . . . . I .- ' V . V . V . . V V - . . . .- D V . . . . . . V V V 1 V V . Y . H . . . V V V V V ' 1 , . V V V - V V V V - C . 1 t V ' c c . ' Y. . . . . V V . . . V V V r C bv C V L pu V V V I V L I. V . C c 'c ' . . c .