Springfield Senior High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Springfield, OH)

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WILLY VIGWS Wielders of the Brush I I I I The course of study in the art department is divided into three main classifications: flj art majorg Q21 commercial artg Q31 freehand drawing. Taken all together these three class- ifications include approximately ninety stu- dents Working in some field of art. In the sophomore year the pupils spend most of their time learning fundamentals of drawing, shading, color theory, and design. The junior year is devoted mostly to the application of art principles to specific problems selected so that they will give reality and vitality to their work. By the time they are seniors, the pupils have become proficient enough to select their own subject matter and plan their own work, Y YYY ROBERT L. KUMLER B. F. A. Ohio State M. A. Iowa Art

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WILLY Llkes All Girl Classes I 1 1 1 1 l l The home economics department, under the direction of Miss Maude Hullinger and Miss Eileen Weikart, is divided into two sections. In the food classes the girls study the principles of good nutrition as well as how to plan, pre- pare, and serve well-balanced meals for the day's dietary. In the clothing classes the work is the plan- ning and assembling of outfits which include suits, blouses, skirts, dresses, and jerkins. The advanced classes are learning to knit sweaters, arrange house furnishings, and perform many other duties of the homemaker. EILEEN I. WEIKART B. S. Miami Home Economics H. MAUDE HULLINGER A. B. Wittenberg Home Economics f e

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WILLY Wants to Play cz Big Fiddle .mf PHILO G. BOTSFORD Bachelor of Music Ithaca College of Music Band and Orchestra ELLA F. GAVER B. M, and B. S. Wittenberg M. A. Ohio State Singing and Music Literature HARVEY FREEMAN Special Ensemble and General Music The music department is divided into three sections. The vocal section, composed of the choir, which, meeting everyday, studies for and participates in music contests and appears in various civic and school activitiesg chorus, which meets once a week for a period of group singing, and the music appreciation class, which studies the fundamentals of good music and literature are under the direction of Miss Ella F. Gaver. The band, under the guiding hand of Mr. Philo Botsford, plays at football and basketball games, gives concerts, and marches in various parades. The orchestra plays at school assem- blies and at graduation. The string ensemble, consisting of twenty-two players, takes part in contests and plays for many civic and school activities. This group is under the direction of Mr. Harvey Freeman. I I I I