Westmont Hilltop Senior High School - Phoenician Yearbook (Johnstown, PA)

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OUTLET FOR CREATING EXPRESSION I :vw thing from classical compositions to contemporary iazz. In art classes each student attempted to cultivate his own unique style by creating original productions and by studying the works of great masters. In the field of fine art, emphasis was placed upon the drawing of the human figure, while in commercial art, lettering and fashion design were stressed. During the year, the Department formulated a plan that eventually will permit the addition of elective courses in music appreciation and har- mony for the upper grades in high school. 1 K I I , mv... . 4 ' n 'f' 'JLIIYIC I Alltel LOIS A. SITLER lMrs.I-Art, Education Vincent High School CErie, Pa.7, Edinboro State Teachers' College, Mercyhurst College, Activities Art Club and Senior Class. E Z HAND LETTERI we NG TECHNIQUES, an invaluable skill to the commer- cial and amateur artist, constitute one unit of work in this senior high art class. 2I A ..,.,.... sm 1 - - A ti gg 1 ,yif FOLK DANCING, a part of our American heritage, is dramat- ically revealed in this ninth grade music class as students swing their partners and dos-a-dos. INTENSIVE PRACTICE SESSIONS help to iron out the wrinkles and flaws in choral production numbers and result in a high degree of perfection for this unit of the Mixed Chorus.

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FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT OFFERS W. BLAIR BURKHART, Jr.-Instrumental Music, Education Johnstown High School, B.A. Bethany College, University of Pittsburgh, Shrivenham University, England, Activities Senior High Band and Junior High Bond. NECESSARY EVIL of cleaning up is performed by art students, George Vasilatos cmd Beverly Eplett. Poets, scientists, and philosophers in all ages have sought the answer to the question, What is truth? To some, a work of art symbolizes both truth and beauty. John Keats, the English poet, once wrote, Beauty is truth, truth beauty. To help the student discover his own answer to this question, the Department of Fine Arts offered courses in music and art and developed plans tor future expansion of the program. To develop an appreciation for all kinds of music, ninth grade music classes studied every- MARJORIE L. KAUFMAN iMrs.t-Mixed Chorus and Girls' Glee Club, Education EI Reno tOkIa.t High School, B.S. Indiana State Teachers' College, Duke University. ETHEL JANE NAYLOR-Vocal Music, Education Johnstown High School, B.S. Indiana State Teachers' College, University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Institute of Technology, Activities 9th grade girls' chorus and 9th grade boys' chorus. 20

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ELIZABETH C. PRINGLE lMrs.J-American History, World History, Education Johnstown High School, BiS. West Virginia University, Activities .lunior C ass. SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT Democracy, a political, economic, and social way of life, must be nurtured by an educated citizenry 'capable of understanding the historical principles underlying its development. lt is the responsibility of the Social Studies Department to provide the student with a frame of reference that enables him to interpret the present and to predict the future in the light of the historic past. To provide the student with this frame of ref- erence, the Department offers survey courses in EXTRA CREDIT READING for an eleventh grade American History class supple- ments classroom instruction and extends historical knowledge for John Gilbert, Pat Malloy, and Peggy Jones. SPECIMAN ELECTION BALLOTS, distributed by Sue Miller in a twelfth grade Problems of Democracy class, help students understand balloting and election procedures at the national, state, and local levels. 22