Johnstown High School - Spectator Yearbook (Johnstown, PA)

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fultwm, the to af 51.365, fThe Fine Arts Department, made up of music, drama, and art classes, pre- sents a variety of interests in the cultural vein. Heading the list of most active music organizations is the band. Mr. Charles I. Aikey is the director of the band that performs at football games and marches in parades. A special smaller band under the baton of a student director plays in assemblies and at basketball games. Vocal music groups entertain during the year at the junior high schools as Well as at I. H. S. Miss Mary Weaver and Mr. Marvin Eshelman are in charge of the mixed choruses. The Art Department, under the guidance of Mrs. Madge Rose, is enjoyed by students because it brings out individual creative ability. Students may enter poster contests, and Scholastic competition in painting, drawing, model- ing, carving, and leather tooling. Opportunities for verbal expression are available in the Dramatics De- partment. Under the skilled direction of Miss Edith Paul, acting ability is de- veloped in talented students. A fine course in stage production is also included in the Dramatics classes. Although the emphasis is largely on performing and entertaining, the Fine Arts Department helps students to appreciate and understand culture. The Senior Dramatics Class

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Q Pwzla umm Parlez vous tranca1s'9 Habla usted el es panol'-J Do you speak a language? There are several languages taught IH Iohnstown Hrgh School German II IS bemg taught th1s year along W1th l..at1n ll III French II and Spanlsh I and ll German rs taught rn alternate years but the others are taught each year prov1ded that there are SL1lf1C1el'1l puplls deslrlng that language The competent teachers 1n Iohnstown Hlgh School are teachmg the1r puplls to apprec1ate the art ot speaklng and readmg other langu ages They try to prove the tact that a per son who 1S able to speak a fore1gn language fluently IS usually Well learned and educated It IS truly a mark of d1st1nct1on to know and speak a tore1gn language Iohnstown H1gh School students sometlmes as dry and dead not to mentlon the1r leellngs about Comrnerc1al Math and the re lated maths 1n the vocatlonal department Our teachers know Just how much We need mathematlcs so they are preparrng us for the future A machlnrst 1n h1s Work ot measurmg the dxameter of the steel he IS turnrng an ac countant rn balancmg her Work at the close of the day an lnsurance man checklng h1s pre mxum prrces all typrty the urgent need of mathematxcs The Math Department 1n Iohnstown Hlgh School 1ncludes all courses the vocatlonal col lege commerclal and hberal arts courses ' 7 - 0 think of Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry FILQPLULQA fvltj