Walter Hines Page High School - Buccaneer Yearbook (Greensboro, NC)

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Hank Barden, James Wiles, Woody Woodard, and Harry McDonald, who compose the boys’ quartet practice to the accompaniment of Isabel Bandy. MR. MILTON C. BLISS Vocal Music MR. FRED RIERSON Band Bands, choruses, and orchestra compose a well- Open the vowels and explode the consonants.” Mr. Rierson directs band students in daily class activity. 28

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MR. WILLIAM P. SHIELDS Auto Mechanics Aubrey Bennett installs brakes on a ’32 Ford. a group of three boys. Each group was to take the motor apart, find the deficiency, and repair it. The third six weeks dealt mainly with the electrical parts of an automobile; however, about forty per cent of the class time was spent in studying the text. Second semester offered a more advanced auto-mechanics course for more accelerated students. In all Industrial Arts classes safety and student welfare were given consideration. Safety rules were discussed and the students were tested on the mater¬ ial. A passing grade on the test was a prerequisite to operating power machinery. Driver Education is defined as those learned ex¬ periences provided by the school to teach the safe and efficient use of the motor car. A good driver is taught that he is involved in a complex and constant process of observing, evaluating and deciding how to best control the speed and position of his car. Observation of traffic, road conditions, pedestrian and animal crossings, traffic signals and weather conditions were a few fields of driver observation taught by Mr. J. W. Wilder. During study periods the students practiced to become skilled drivers with actual driving experience, which gave them self- assurance and confidence. While in the classroom, students were taught the parts of a car, the functions of those parts, and the use of the accessories. This class was taught before school every morning for a six-weeks period. Mr. Wilder instructs student in the rules of parking. Charles Turner simulates an actual traffic situation in drivers’ training class. MR. I. W. WILDER Driver Training

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Henrietta Nance and Mary Alyce Watson work diligently on newly assigned music in orchestra. MISS GLORIA ANNE SHIPWASH Assistant Band MRS. LUCY STILL Orchestra rounded music department The choir at Page has a strong tradition of high standards in singing and pride of performance. It was composed this year of over sixty select voices and served as the principal performing vocal group of the music department. Admittance was based on voice quality and attitude. The girls’and boys’choruses received training in howto breathe, diction, tone production, and volume. Chorus is really a class as much as any minor subject, because the students receive in¬ struction and are tested regularly. The choruses performed several times this year in assemblies. Mr. Milton Bliss, choral instructor since Page first opened its doors three years ago, wrote our alma mater, “Page High For¬ ever,” which this year has been used as the theme of this book. Both the band and orchestra at Page had regular classes dur¬ ing the day. They practiced during their study periods in the individual practice rooms for the many different activities in which they participated. These two music classes were available to beginners and experienced pupils. Linda Franklin and Sandra Boatner com¬ bine flute and clarinet during band prac¬ tice. 29