Arsenal Technical High School - Arsenal Cannon Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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Tech artists cultivate variety of media Mary LaFara grins happily as she works on her clay project in an Art III class. Later she will fire the figurine. Mr. Locker's sign-painting class prepares posters for various campus organizations. w 3' -4 Q 1 '1 Without silica there would be no glass, no bricks, no electrical appli- ances, no cars. Silica is a substance of clay, which, when treated with high heat, becomes the chief com- ponent of ceramics. Without it the Art Department could not under- take projects such as modeling stat- ues, ashtrays, figurines, pitchers, and pots. Art students would be handicapped in their training with- out ceramics. Now with the knowl- edge of this compound, we appre- ciate more the ceramics produced in art classes. 5 iff' x? !l5J Using water colors and brush, lackie Fagan paints a copy ofa pencil-drawn sketch. A Z E Art Department-FRONT ROW: Lorena Phemister, LaVon Whitmire, Mesdames Emmagee Washington, Louise Schneider, department assist- ant. SECOND ROW:.Marian Hamilton, Mesdames Louise A. Harts, Adamay Alexander. THIRD ROW: William Locker, Michael Slover, Kermit Swenson, department headg Ernest Medcalfe.

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Having tuned her double bass, Kim Ander- son awaits a cue. Music Department-loesph Bachmeyer, john White, Douglas Perry, William Moon, depart- ment head, Mrs. Sandra Fanning, Richard Switzer, Richard Laughlin. Music students lay chocolate nest egg Tech-Bandsmen, Majorettes, and choir members were a plague to dieters this year. These musicians infiltrated our campus with a wide array of tempting chocolates. Com- petition was keen as members en- deavored to be the top salesmen of their groups. Techoir enjoyed their profits during their annual Christmas carolling activities. Overflowing their chartered buses, this group traveled around Indianapolis sing- ing to friends of Tech. Their night was climaxed in a rollicking party with plenty of food. Dreaming of the day when they will really step out in style, Bands- men are saving for new uniforms. Looking forward to new and ex- citing adventures, Band members sold their quota, and diligently saved their profits. 3 X. s jr., t. The Girls Ensemble add sparkle to the entertainment at Open House Eugene Broadnax souls on the 88's during a lunch-hour take-five. as they sing and model their new blue outfits. The Music Department provides practice rooms. 24

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Math takes students from nuttin' to sum-tin' Adding machines in math? Yes, its definitely true, says Mr. Stoeckinger, head of the Mathe- matics Department. This conver- sation refers to the Practical Arith- metic class. Using a teacher, an aide, and the machines is an entirely new concept aimed toward students with acute problems in math. Another class that starts many a befuddled student on the highway of successful thinking is the two- 23. period algebra class, designed to . 'K ' start wheels turning. It is for stu- 2 dents who have a high potential but ,I 'Q Q' f -A I , ,, QL .lx .ity K- 5 - are slow in understanding concepts. r . el'- .1 Y, M' 1 igf '. . .1 -2, Y? if ,- 19-' . f- il ! . , ' A V, xl 9' 13 8:-ff' fs V .- gy 1 .5 'vif gl , ll V ' ,. .gt 950:11 3 ' 1,f'., b xl, . .Hg-I.: t 4-A, Q' 3 .f's, , x iii 4, 1, x get -- f . a 1552 I Above: Mrs. Walker aids her students in performing the difficult task of mastering exponential equations. Right: Surveying the problem, but not receiving the correct results, she gives the normal reaction of an Algebra lteacher. l Mathematics Department-FRONT ROW: Richard R. Soendlin, ludy DeKemper, Harry Smith, Richard Glover, Mrs. Elizabeth Chohany, Betty Lea Mansfield, Harold 5. Brown. SECOND ROW: Mrs. Gwendolyn jones, Dale W Sare, Don Robinson, William M. Gentry, Mrs. Madora Walker, William R. Wheeler, Mrs. Marian Strickland. THIRD ROW: Mrs. Marilyn Hoffman, Arnold Lehman, Ronald Ireland, Steve Kaeuper, john H. Stoeckinger, department headg M.A. Kriese, C. H. Corbin.