Buffalo High School - Bison Yearbook (Buffalo, MO)

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PRACTICAL ARTS DEPARTMENT John Anderson Vo. Ag Carol Cully Bus. courses The Practical Arts section of academics consisted of courses offered to those students who w anted to enhance their knowledge and skills in areas that would be helpful in future careers. “1 knew my Practical Arts course would require a lot of hard work but after all, that is how you learn. A Practical Arts course, like any other class did, of course, entail learning. Yet, many BHS students felt more gratification from these classes opposed to those required. Why? Possibly because students could elect to take these subjects. Or, as one Family Relations student stated, “To me if the class is required you just sit there and you might learn something. If it is not required you don’t have the pressure of ‘I’ve got to pass.' ” Another aspect of Practical Arts courses was to help prepare the students for the future. An accounting student remarked, “I took this class because of the material taught. I’m thinking about minoring in business in college, or possibly taking this kind of job to help pay my way through college. But on the other hand, some students just took a class to perfect the natural talents they were born with. A wood working student explained, “Ever since I can remember, I’ve always tried to make things with my hands. This class gave me the opportunity to learn the right way to make things like furniture.” The favorite Practical Arts class was Driver’s Education. The students learned, through this class, the basic laws concerning driving, safety tips, and insurance rates. They also gained valuable experience by actually driving with a licenced instructor. The over-all atmosphere of the classes were a more relaxed attitude because the majority of the students were truly dedicated to learning something they were interested in. Lendol Condren Drivers Ed.. Principal’s Assi. Bobctte Huffman Science. Home Ec. Judy Kennedy Home Ec. Joyce Smith Typing 27

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FINE ARTS It takes not only the abilities to read, write, and formulate algebra problems to lead a full and rewarding life, but it takes the arts, as well. Think for a moment, what life would be like without music, art, and dra- matics. The spirit and happiness would be taken away. Music sets the mood for everything. What would dracula be without the thunder of bass, furthermore, where would dra- cula be without the theater? Probably still shut away in someone’s imagina- tion. Art is in everything one looks at — not just the museums but even in wallpaper designs. Appreciation for these fine aspects of life are what fine arts are all about. They are, as Mr. Glor so excellently stated, “the icing on the cake.” A lot of hard work goes into the fine art area, it is not all fun and games. It actually takes more from a student to be a success in music, theater, or art than some academic classes. Why? Consider how long it takes a person to learn to play an instrument well, or how long it takes many kids for their voices to mature so they can be successful in choir. It takes a lot of dedication, as well — the kind of dedica- tion the Buffalo Gals had. It was phys- ically difficult to keep up the pace of the drum corps and do the routines and songs not to mention adding weather of 100 plus or below freezing. Above: Miss Powers prepared Mixed Chorus for Festival. Below: Terry West coached an aspiring high school “spec- chie. Upper left: Art students worked diligently on a new project. V A fine art class could've been a break from the normal classroom atmosphere to pursue something of interest, sort of similar to a hobby. However, they could not be classified as pure hobby. Much learning took place within those rooms. Music and sightreading were learned in choir. The medias were learned in art. Acting and public speaking were learned within the forensics department. In ad- dition to all of these was the basic knowl- edge and appreciation that was gained through these individual courses. They not only contributed to making a well rounded individual out of a student, but gave them knowledge unlike other classes . . . knowledge not necessarily for vocational use, but knowledge that would enrich and make the beautiful as- pects of life come through. Bryan Elhard Band. Jr. H. Band. Grd. Sch. Band. Buffalo Gals. Lonnie Glor Art I. and Advanced Art. Suzanne Powers Mx. Chorus. Jr. H. Chorus. Glee CL, Music Theory. Treasure Smith Jr. High Art. Terry West Speech. Jr. Speech, Acting Drama. Debate. 26

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LANGUAGE ARTS DEPARTMENT Janice Cole English II. Annual Staff Ruth Dunkin Remed. Eng.. Med. Eng. Catherine Eyl English 8th. Short Story Novel Linda Gillispie English III, Comp. UNDER COVER OF THE NIGHT Have you ever wondered what becomes of your English teacher after regular school hours or during vacations? Maybe they turn into Werewolves and stalk for prey. It is possible they like the Rolling Stones? As a matter of fact one of them does. No, not turn into a werewolf, but likes the Stones. An- other takes interest in theater and acting. Many take a great interest in the Fine literary works of the day. Some even delve into the depths of the ocean. But not all of English has been the teachers. Most of all. it revolves around the students. In asking some of the students about their views of their English education most of them replied differently. Ray Ragan (senior): “English has broadened my horizons in literature. It has helped me, but I feel I need more. ’ Michel Robson (junior): When I have someone telling me what to read, or how to write my sentences. I feel pressured and I'm not able to work like I have a potential to.“ Julie Kay (sophomore): “So far it (English) has been excellent, because of the teachers.” Chad Gillham (freshman): “English helped me a lot because of the way the teachers explained it.” English in and of itself, is a little UNDER COVER OF THE NIGHT. Most kids think that English is something that you have to take during high school, but it can be an enjoyable experience in life. If you look at it in an outside light it can be very enjoyable. Maybe some people think of English as a very conservative subject, with conservative teachers, but as you can see by these photos, that even the teachers need to get away from it all and expell themselves in the UNDER COVER OF THE NIGHT. Shakespeare Issues 28