Joplin High School - Joplimo Yearbook (Joplin, MO)

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ty-Th ree An inspirationwthe swish of a paint brush a mixture of colois anc. we have another lXIasterpiece turned out by THE ART CLASS TRANS FORMING THE PICTURES OF THE MIND TO PICTURES FOR THE EYE. Beauty has been added to the drab Walls of the art room by attrac tive murals depicting school activities such as the one above being com pleted by its creator. In addition to this one branch of the fine arts is the music, which is so familiar to the ears of us all. Every student is exposed tol' and learns to appreciate fine music, Whether it be heavy or light... Meaningless sounds become phrases of understanding, as we conjugate and decline in various foreign lan- guages. A taste of old Mexico is brought to Mr. Ballingers SPAN- ISH CLASS BEHOLDING THE HTRICKS OF THE TRADE OF THE TROUBADOUR.

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ets new L eis ,qlinefz Side . . .Fl E ART LA GUAGE Keats must have been right when he told us that Beauty is truth -truth, beautyvefor our line arts department justifies that statement. T. FRANK COUL- TER, our well-known music in- structor, who has lead number- less musicians to national ac- claim, Waves his baton ceaselessly every day. WILLIAM DALE, also one of our music instructors and a lover of song, is a favorite of the student body. No less than the beauty of music is the beauty of color and design taught by ARTHUR BOLES in his art studio. . . .In the lower picture are the foreign language teach- ers: MISS LILLIAN BAKER, who teaches Spanish, MISS BESS BUCKERIDGE, who explains the Huntranslate-able utterances of Caesar and Virgil, and R. ED- WARD BALLINGER, speaking Spanish like a native, who con- ducts his classes with the flavor of old Spain and Mexico. To these Wine teachers, who teach us the liner things, we give our sincere thanks! Twenty-Two

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Leiys will fofz ealflp- of Qofcl . . . . MILITARY. .. PHY ICAL ED. 595131. Americas n e w l y conscripted army is made up of strong young citizens hoys much like Joplin's R. O. T. C. Their commanders are much like our own LIEUTEN- ANT COLONEL G. S. PIERCE and SERCEANT E. TREAGER. Lieutenant Colonel Pierce, spend- ing his first year at J. H. S., has already found many friends.... Working to huild clean bodies and clean minds is the aim of the physical education department This year, the teachers shewn in the lower picture are new to us, but they have a large place in our hearts. COACH CLARENCE IBA is famous for his skill in making 'fhasketsu the same thing some of our boys have a knack for. Big as a minute CGI'- tainly fits MISS NOMA MATTER, the girls' physical education in- structor. COACH JACK NEE- BRUGEE holds a football signi- fying his position on the high school faculty. Doesn't this prove Americzrs defense is well under way? We think sol Twenty-Four