Ben Davis High School - Keyhole Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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S Teaching art is a full-time job. Here Mrs. Nelson is supervising an advanced class. - i is Ldtrozftglt Azftifcbng an inlferwlf in arf Paintings, charcoals, chalks, and other drawings decorate the walls of room 101. You guessed itg it's the art room. Mrs. Faye Nelson, head of the Art Department, has enrolled in her classes 90 students, all of which are distributed in Art I through VHI. The Art Department does paintings and drawings in many phases. The students work in still life, land- scape, and designs in oil, water color, and ink, Benefits such as posters, signs for convocations and athletic games, and scenery for the dramatic department productions are just a few of the projects provided by this department. Students who are outstanding in the field of art enter in such contests as a Poppy poster and safety poster contest. There are also scholastic awards offered to the art students who show future talent in their art work, John Herron Art Institute offers scholarships to students who wish to study art further. The scholar- ship offered by the institute is awarded to any eligible art student who wishes to attend Saturday classes for one year. Any eligible art senior may applyfor a col- lege scholarship. In an art class Bill Bettagg thoughtfully paints with oils,

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awning Alsace age Student demonstration is a technique used sometimes in Mr. discussion on the different parts of the permatophytes while Poe's Botany course. Here Rita Harrison leades the class Mr. Victor Poe listens to that Rita is correct in her definitions. Demonstrating the different effects of electricity and sand in a science class are: Left to Right: Dan Gilmore, Richard Owens, Mr, Walton, Tim Mongan, and Marcia Decker. The leaders of America proclaim to the youth of our coimtry the need for thorough preparation for living in a scientific age. The enrollment of 600 pupils in the Science Department certainly shows a definite interest in this field by some of the students of Ben Davis High School. The four divisions of the Science Department, in which these 600 pupils are distributed are Biology, Botany, Physics, and Chemistry. At the present Physics is the most advanced area of the Science Department. Before taking Physics a student must have had Algebra and Geometry. Ac- cording to Mr. Daryl Miller, Head of the Science Department, a course in advanced science will be of- fered in the near future. This course is available only to a group of selected pupils, andtherefore will become the most advanced area in the department. The enrollment in science classes is expected to increase by a large margin next year. The number of Biology students will double. There will be three large classes of Physics, five large classes of Botany, and four large classes of Chemistry. The increase in the biology classes is due to the fact that only sophomores and a few select freshmen can take Biology. These freshmen must make above average grades and must be interested in continuing his study of science.

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Music is the science and art of the rhythmic combination of tones, vocal or instrumental, em- bracing melody and harmony. The Music Department of Ben Davis spends many hours trying to develop tones that will produce pleasant and finer qualities in musical entertainment. Mr. William Roderick and Mr. Ralph Chandler direct the choral and instrumental groups at Ben Davis six periods each day, The choir is divided into several groups with the A Cappella and Madrigal Choirs as the chief goal that all chorus students hope someday to enter. The band is divided intoanAanda B band. B band is called Cadet Band and is set aside for students who wish to someday be eligible for A band but need more practice. From the A band comes the Marching Giants which performs at many public appearances such as the 500 parade and the welcoming of celebrities. Both groups have done much to bring honor and recognition to Ben Davis High School throughout the state of Indiana. Open wide, says Mr. William Roderick, the head of the A Cappella Choir. Here he is showing the choir how to hold their mouths. Music is in the air! And it was at the first showing of the Spring Festival. Here the Freshman Choir was adding their arrangements to the program.