Kokomo High School - Sargasso Yearbook (Kokomo, IN)

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Art and Music Room 113 was the scene of much activity this year. Miss Bernice McKin- ley and her art students had a busy time from the first day of school to the last. Besides the regular study of drawing, the art classes spent time studying the many types of pottery, modern artists and the nature of their art, and art as related to the many different occupations. The art classes also gave home room and P. T. A. programs. A trip to Indianapolis by the students proved to be very profitable be- cause as a result of the time spent at the various art centers, the students gained in practical knowledge. Though many art students will not take up art as a career, they will al- ways appreciate art and will apply the principles of good art in their future years. The music department completed another successful year under the lead- ership of Miss Mary A. Fausset, the director of the high school choir and Mr. Mahlon Mercer, the director of the band and orchestra. The choir, accompanied by Rebecca Sloan, sang in many enjoyable school and civic programs. The annual spring concert was also extremely successful. Because of the limited space in the Kokomo armory, the band could not play at the basketball games, but they lent their support in other school functions. Looking back over the past year, we can all remember the minutes of entertainment afforded us by the choir, band, orchestra, and glee clubs, and feel justly proud that they are an important part of Kokomo High School. Top left: Miss Bernice McKinley. Center: Mr. Mahlon Mercer. Right: Miss Mary A. Fausset. Lower left: Art students look over their work. Right: A woodwind ensemble practices ,,,,Ql.'iin:x!6 ya ,V .

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Upper left: Miss Chestina Williams: center: Miss Winifred Wall. Lower left: Mrs. Pauline Orem: center: Miss Berniece Doody. Right? Girls studying advanced foods prepare a meal. 45 lu 9 I 41 ks! ge 5- 4 : 54.41 3 na 4 vvl 9, L- Ye:-E o n . Q02 - 555 Home Economics Through practical experience, students in the home economics department, under the capable heading of Miss Chestina Williams and the other teachers of the department, worked to be- come skillful in the art of home-making. A really successful home is hard to achieve, and so the home ec department strived to teach us how to produce beautiful and well-organized homes. Girls received timely tips from their teachers, from magazines, books, and other sources. The sewing machines and stoves were kept busy as future housewives learned to produce ideas and products. ln clothing and home man- agement, the study of color charts, designs, fabrics, and arrangements was stressed to im- prove both the home and personal appearance. Girls learned to emphasize their good qualities and conceal their poor ones. They also learned that patience and practical experience were two things necessary to produce good results. Page 28 Buying classes learned how to budget their time and money during rationing and then learned how to enlarge and improve their buy- ing when wartime restrictions were removed. ln foods classes the principle of time was essential, Students learned to prepare meals on time: they learned to prepare meals that were nourishing as well as attractive, they learned to save time and money by purchasing food in advance: they also learned the rules of good etiquette, Interesting films on foods, buying, clothing, home management, and etiquette were shown in the classes and were greatly approved by the students. The alert minds of the home economics stu- dents, with menus and needles as their chief tools, learned the fundamentals of good home- making.

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Physical Education Top left to right: Mr, Chester Hill, Miss Lyla G. Sill, Mr. YVm. T. Smith. Lower left to right: Mr. Raymond Trobaugh. Mr. Ralph M. King. Miss Miriam Danncr, Mrs, Betty McNcw. Mr. Fred Hawkins. Much of our time was taken up by physical education periods. The upperclassmen were given a break this year because they took phy- sical training only three times a week instead of five. Two of the three days were used in the regular training program and the third was used as a classroom instruction period. The underclassmen continued their gym schedule for three days a week as before. The general aims of our physical education program were: Hrst, the promotion of good health: and second, the formation of proper habits of action. To achieve these aims, a well- rounded program of calisthenics, athletic exer- cises, combative exercises, and games' were put into effect by our gym instructors. The calis- thenics consisted of many muscle-stretching ex- ercises which put us in shape Included in the athletic exercises were running, jumping, tumbling, swimming, weight lifting, and weight throwing. The combative exercises were boxing and wrestling. The games were many and varied. This category included softball, touch football, basketball, golf, and volley ball. Page 30 Our gym classes met in many scattered places throughout the year. Most of the boys' classes were held at the YMCA, room ZOOA, and Kautz field, while the regular girls' classes met in the girls' gym and the girls' swimming classes were at the YMCA. Courses of instruction in health and safety were also offered to freshmen boys and girls, ln the health course, which was a half-year course, we learned about the human anatomy and how to care for it. The safety class was also a half-year course in which we learned the rules of safety and causes of accidents. With the return of many teachers from the armed forces, Mr. Chester Hill again assumed the duties of the Director of Athletics and Phy- sical Education and Mr. Wm. T. Smith again coached spring baseball. Mrs. Helen Smith joined the faculty, too, and taught the girls swimming. We will all realize as the years pass that the gym program was time well spent.