Berwick High School - Blue and White Yearbook (Berwick, PA)

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Miss ARLENE HETLER General Art Related Art Tickets .ur P ART What is art? It is man-made beauty. Through art one learns to appreciate his surroundings and to make worthy use of his leisure time. It provides an opportunity for self-expression through illustration and representation. It was possible tor a student to elect three years of art. Different phases of this many-sided subject were offered, such as: costume designing, interior decorating, landscaping, draw- ing, and painting in various mediums. In the handicrafts, there was instruction in weaving, textiles, hook rug making, jewelry, stencils, and leather work. An array of useful and beautiful ob- jects were created each year by students working in fields of their choice. Art is not restricted to one land or to one people. lt touches all in its appeal and, is in itself, a universal language. An instruction period for a group of students interested in the art of leather tooling

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Mr LEO RATAMESS Try to make the patlent as comfortable as posslble Mr Ratomess lnstructs the boys on Boys Physlcal Educatnon procedure In the snckroom Boys Health Education Sophomore Class Adviser HE Health us the most precuous possessuon that any person may have Therefore the Health course was a very umportant part of our Hugh School curriculum Three periods a week were required an the Junzor year It was dlvlded into two courses wlth First And belng stressed LTH for one halt of the school year and Home Nursing the remamcler of the year When the requirements for these And and Home Nursung Certlflcates You must remember to use c square knot Mrs Henrne demonstrates the correct opplncatlon Mr ROBERT DAVENPORT of bandages In her first and class BUYS' Pl1Y5'C0l Educ'-7 0 Footobll Coach . , , l ' ' ' . courses were met, the students received Red Cross First

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DRAWI G Any hugh school student had the opportunity of electing Drawing which was taught by Russell C Zimmerman The drawing students were instructed in the practical applications of pictorial art and poster advertising Throughout the entire year the students worked on various posters for the publicizing of worthwhile community drives Prizes were offered for the best posters for each drive or charity event which included the United Fund the Band Boosters the Christmas Boulevard and many others These posters were then displayed throughout the county to assist in creating interest In the event Mr Zimmerman organized a group known as the Art crafters The Artcrafters devoted extra time to prolects which required special skill Many church groups in town commissioned them to create special murals for holiday displays They also helped with the annual Christmas Boulevard and Womens Civic Club Bazaar Mr Zimmerman also employed a special method of obtaining the best eltorts from his pupils This involved a con tract with obligations for both the pupil and the teacher Mr RUSSELL C ZIMMERMAN Drawing General Mathematics Director of Artcrafters Club BOOK WEEK POSTER WINNERS: First prize, Royce Dendler, second, Ralph Kelchner, third, Harry Mattive, fourth, Paulette Dietrich, fifth, Albert Stewart, sixth, Thomas Hunsinger, seventh, Carol Stinson, eighth, Som Jaltin, ninth, Robert Gensel, tenth, Wayne Joline.