Xavier High School - Xavierian Yearbook (Phoenix, AZ)

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ASTONISHED ARTISAN - Pat Johnson presents her influential critique on water colors to Sharon Loubet. Art: Emphasis On Creativit fn . .Q - MISS I-IILDEGARDE STEFFES - Art I, II, III, IV, Xavier Art AS- sociation, Folk Club Moderator. Xavier High has many departments to be proud of but one of the most outstanding is the Art Department. The talented head is Miss Steffes, an understanding but demand- ing teacher. Many a youth with unknown talent has flourished under her supervision. Her trade secret is a belief in promoting creative thinking, to help develop the indi- vidual, not to make artists. Emphasis is stressed on -experimentation, teaching the student to create and solve problems. In Art I a student experiments with different forms from clay and paper mache to water color and tempra. Thus the teacher can evaluate the ability of her class and plan her work accordingly. But seldom is one field pursued exclusively, even in Art IV classes. Art History is included in the study of art. Through this one gains cultural appre- ciation and a deeper knowledge of art through the ages, plus the inspiration for future styles in art work. What art really means to each one of us cannot be expressed in these few words. Perhaps this short poem will in some way suflicez I was blind and she made me see. Now I capture what from my eye did flee. ARTISTIC GENIUS -Miss Stejfes shows how to do it from the Hmasters' angle. 26 ACADEMICS

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MRS. ELEANOR GILROY - STITCH AND SEW - Advanced Clothing student Dorothy Hall prepares an in award winning entry for the wool contest. Clusters of mixing spoons . . . exotic recipes . . . button holers . . . and settings for four. Under the guidance of Mrs. Eleanor Gilroy, homemaking students learn the fun- damental techniques of home management. First year students receive a well-rounded introduction to a variety of domestic skills. This includes anything from patch making to planning meals around the basic four. Experienced homemakers sharpen their skills in food preparation, while amid the hum of touch and sew machines advanced clothing students develop their tal- ents in dress making and designing. Each year girls discover the fascinating customs, foods, and meal preparation methods of people from other countries. A luncheon is annually prepared in the setting of a speciiic country. Girls put into practice the techniques they have learned which include interior decorating, costumes, table setting and food preparation. WELL WISHING WELL Kathy Viterbo examines a clever well as Home Ec II students Nancy Rojeskt and Karen Korte look on Homemaking I, II, Advanced Cloth- g. I-Iomemaking: Recipe For Livin RED-RIBBON FORMAL - Senior Kathy Lyding models the wool formal she designed and made for the Make it with Woolv contest.

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- .. ,M 'Q . ' is-5' fl ii S I Q i X' , an , l V' ul 3 i A BURNING THE MID-DAY OIL - Mary Eileen Knoell and .lan Dahl, along with Lauraine Dwyer, Judy Muckerman, and Ann Kennedy, cram in the library for term papers. VOICE LESSON - Carol Lohmiller sings Oh, What A Beau- tiful Morningli' during her private lesson with Sister Mary Emile Rose. Ever sounding, ever speaking, ever pursuing? With 341 voice students, including pianists, 24 speech students, and 500 students in pursuit of 5,000 books, things can get rather involved. In all three catagories there is the valuable experience of research, whether an opera, a patriotic speech, or arti- cles for a bibliography. Each of these fields is separate E v.. and individual, providing growth for the persons who , , yt, ,,g',l'iXX- avail themselves of the opportunities at hand. Voice Speech' Libra ' FJ l The girls bring entertainment in one field, an inspiring V , Q 5 . thought in another, and those who indulge in the third C A y A t field - their thirst shall always be quenched for they , knocked and it was opened to them. S. M. Jeanine B.V.M. S. M. Emile Rose B.V.M. S. M. Catherine Patricia B.V.M. SISTER MARY JEANINE, B.V.M. - Religion IV, speech, National Forensic League, speech and drama moderator . . . SISTER MARY EMILE ROSE, B.V.M. - Glee Club moderator, private voice lessons, A Cappella Choir moderator . . . SISTER MARY CATHERINE PATRICIA, B.V.M. - Librarian, Library Club moderator. ACADEMICS 27 K