Strong Vincent High School - Spokesman Yearbook (Erie, PA)

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A. E. Humphrey-+B.S. Stout Institute. Drafting AdvisergTennisg Spokesman. Cora Anne PearcegB.S. Penn Stateg lVI.Litt. University of Pittsburgh. Art. Adviser-Spokesmang Brass Choir. Jean E. Wilson-A.B. Penn State. Librarian. Adviser +Spokesmang A Cappella Choirg Student Council 12-l Class. Because drafting is a highly important subject in the well rounded education of any boy, this course is required in the curriculum of the junior high school. More advanced and more specialized work is offered as an elective subject to the senior high school students who need it in preparation for many of the branches of the industrial field. The art classes of the junior high school not only serve as a background for more general appreciation of the great masters, but also tend to encourage the artistically minded individual to continue his art Work throughout his high school years. In the Senior Art Department a variety of projects, which range from charcoal sketches to the gaily colored posters, is offered to both commercial and regular art classes. The art work in the Spokesman has been done by this depart- ment. Strong Vincent High School has an exceptionally fine library in which every type of good reading material may be found. New books are constantly being added in a successful effort to keep abreast of the literary world. Here also the student may find recent copies of the most prominent magazines and newspapers for his reading enjoyment. Any student who has not learned by actual exper- ience to use his head and his hands together has not been fully prepared to take his part in the every day world. Planning and acting, thinking and doing, call for coordination of head and hand. N ineieen Is the Art of Being Useful

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Roberta Barber-B.S. Villa Maria. Cooking. Adviser- S Girls Chorusg Red Crossg Student Councilg Senior Banquet. Charlotte L. Crowell-B.S. Columbia University. Sew- ing. A. C. Sapper-University of Pittsburghg California State Teachers College. Industrial Artsg Wood Shop. The Most Useful of the Arts - Delightful and tempting smells issue from the cook- ing room as student chefs bring forth their savory dishes. Perhaps the production of tangible results from their efforts is one of many reasons why the art of cookery has become so popular. During the past few years, more and more boys have ventured into these classes where the girls once reigned supreme. Suitable classes are offered to those who wish to learn the basic principles of sewing and to those who wish more advanced work. In these classes, an in- creasingly large number of girls are learning to choose suitable materials, to make their own clothes, and to select the types of clothing which will best suit their needs and their budgets. In the woodworking shop, boys and some girls, too, learn to handle the different tools safely and efliciently. By doing creative work with their hands, these students are learning a practical art which in time, may become a hobby or a full time occupation. Working hand in hand with the rest of the school, these classes repair and refinish tables, chairs, and other small articles which may become broken. In this constructive way, the knowledge of the class rooms is put into actual use. In accordance with the newer trends of secondary education, Strong Vincent High School has provided a number of increasingly important departments whose purpose is to teach students to use theirlghands in a creative way. E ighleen - 'W M P 'tY.5i35.aM A , si. if M 'iii' ' Y Y

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The Soul of a Nation M, in iii 504194 1 Sylvia Galinsky-B.M. American Conservatory of The Strong Vincent A Cappella Choir is nationally known and acclaimed for the superior concert work which they have done. Every year that they have taken a trip their fame has grown, until they now receive many more requests for concerts than they are possibly able to accept. For the past four years, the entire choir has sung over a nation wide network from New York City but because of the crisis of international events, they will be unable to do so this year. Two particularly outstanding features which set them off from other groups are the facts that they are entirely self supporting and self govern- ing. All cf the money for their trips, robes, and music is raised by the energies of the individual members and of the choir as a whole. Music. Junior High Art. Junior High Music. Girls Chorus. 0. L. Grendel'--A.B. St. Olaf. A Cappella Choir, Mixed Choir. Several members were selected for the district chorus and one member received the great honor of 'being chosen for the all state choir. Last Christmas, as in previous years, our A Cappella presented a concert that was deeply moving. As a soloist, in their spring concert, they hope to present once more, Eugene Bossart, the dis- tinguished pianist whose home was formerly in Erie. The Girls Chorus, a rising member of Strong Vincent High School's musical family, is becoming an increasingly important group in their class- room and in their social events. During the past year, they have worked especially hard, gradually becoming serious contenders for the musical crown of our school. MIXED CHOIR-Row 1: Dwelle, Judd, Koschek, Phillips, D'Agostino, Nicosia, Powell, MacLean, Mead, Sawdey. Row 2: Dunnigan, Anderson, Walters, Rossi, Avril, Dahlstrand, Shulllin, Behringer, Brennan, Gardner, Wickline, Davis. Row 3: Behnkc, Logan, Piiazzi, Colao, DiNicola. Doud, Franklin, Magee, Lynch, liipsett, Livingstone, Santia. Row 4: Davison. Hoh, Lucas, Skapura, Hines, DeMatteo, Calabrese, Hubbard, Marsh, Marklow, Hervey. Twcnly