Stonewall Jackson High School - Jacksonian Yearbook (Charleston, WV)

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Shown here are the Madrigals, a very select group of singers. FINE ARTS Each day students with brush in hand parade into a class of one of the fine arts divisions. Here, among gallons of water colors, oil paints, and boxes of crayons they create their conception of beauty. Transferring the picture in their minds to a piece of paper puts them in a relaxed mood. Of course, art is not all play and no work. Each stroke of the brush is given special attention by the truly interested art student. While the students in art class are busy creating sights to be seen, the students in the various music classes are creating sounds to be heard. Not only do they use their vocal cords in making these sounds, but they use brain and limb in writing their own music. Here, as in the art class, each student transposes a little of his own particular personality into quarter and eighth notes. Stonewall Jackson's art department includes such subjects as beginning art and mechanical drawing. Our music department houses harmony, theory, chorus and glee club. Each individual finds his own reasons for en- rolling in one of the fine arts classes, but regardless of the reason almost everyone takes away from these classes a feeling of accomplishment and pride which remains with him throughout life. In music appreciation class students learn to understand and enjoy good music.

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l Mrs. Schoonover looks on as biology students examine specimen of life. Studying a large scale model of the human ear is a very important phase of biology. tml 3797 I Xp' '4 -I -mir' M 'A if . . I ' 1 , sa l 1 , , 5: , ,. 1 . 1 tv, 1. :I ' W I ...., f SCIENCE Science can be divided into several varied and specialized fields, many of which take years of college and graduate work to understand fully. In high school We are introduced to the general fields which will enable us to experience the thrill of discovery and to establish a background for expanded study in college. Sophomore biology proves to be an interesting and im- portant project. We learn about plants, the human body, and the procedure for dissecting worms and frogs. Later, We may take chemistry which proves to be a fascinating subject. In this class, technique is of extreme importance and we experi- ence the shock of breaking our first test tube, and the thrill of identifying our first unknown. Man is trying to reach the moon, but there are many formi- dable complications. In our physics class we begin to com- prehend the enormity of this project as we study the properties of matter and the force of gravity. The latest addition to our science department is a class in psychology. Such a study is increasingly valuable in helping people approach social problems in an objective manner. Stu- dents are immediately involved in experiments concerning lead- ership, mental health, friendship, love, and our social attitudes. As you leaf through the following pages, we are sure you'll find a class which will intrigue you. 25