Clarkston High School - Hilltopper Yearbook (Clarkston, MI)

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Students Learn Intensified Skills.... Mr. Barton Connors Head of Music Department Albion College B.S. degree Honor Band Band and Chorus Mrs. Margaret Campbell Wayne State University Cranbrook Academy of Arts B.S. and M.F.A. degrees Art Club Sponsor Art Mrs. Eleanor Thayer Eastern Michigan University B.S. degree X Librarian Mr. Dave Couture Central Michigan University B.S. degree Audio Visual Aids Club Sponsor Permanent Substitute Civil Air Patrol members promoting the activities of the department through posters are Marshall London, Raymond Ott and Vernon Geeck. The many facilities of the library are used throughout the day by the students of C.H.S. To develop a better understanding and appreciation of the refined arts among students is the main objective of the Fine Arts Departments. Comprehending the values of music and applying them to present knowledge is the goal set by music students, who provide the public with entertaining instrumental conceits and vocal programs throughout the academic year. Arts and crafts enable students to further their perception of life by bringing out creative interests and abilities, Through the use of their minds and hands, students find culture interesting and satisfying. Found within the library are vast shelves of reference, fiction, non-fiction, and periodical literature, designed to help the student with present needs in that field. The vocational file holds the key to future occupations and careers with numerous catalogs and pamphlets. With all this information made easily available, the library functions for the benefit of the students. Our permanent substitute has given hours of time to maintain any instruction in the classroom in the absence of a regular staff member. Under his jurisdiction also falls the audio-visual aid programs. This includes distributing film catalogs to teachers, ordering films and instructing students in the mechanics of operating projectors. Through participation in these fields we gain a vast amount of knowledge and understanding of the culture of our society. 14

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The Future Depends On These Efforts. Mr. Eugene McCurdy Head of Commercial Department Western Michigan University B.S. degree Business Math, Typing Mrs. Mary Lee Jervis Western Carolina University B.S. degree Office Skills, Typing Mr. Rog er Thompson Central Michigan University B.A. degree Varsity Baseball Coach J.V. Football Coach Ski Club Sponsor Junior Class Sponsor Typing, U.S. History Miss Beverly Corts Tavlor University B.S. degree Medics Club Sponsor Typing, Bookkeeping Mr. Art Pappas Central Michigan University B.S. degree Shorthand, Typing Mr. William Dennis Head of Industrial Arts Department Western Michigan University B.S. degree Senior Class Sponsor Industrial Arts Mr. Harvey Schroeder Central Michigan University B.S. and M.A. degrees Junior Class Sponsor Industrial Arts Commercial courses help students to learn, understand and meet the business world of tomorrow. These extra curricular courses are offered to students who want to enter the commercial field of business — as secretaries, stenographers and other types of occupations which require office skills. The student acquires his office skills through the use of modern equipment and up to date methods of teaching. But utmost to remember is that through his knowledge of these crafts he is more than well aware of the mechanics of the business world. It is the purpose of the Industrial Arts courses to provide the proper training for students in the mechanical fields. Clarkston’s shop facilities, comparing favorably with any in the country, are used to the greatest advantage. Importance in these fields cannot be overstressed, as the world rises on the shoulders of the industrialists. At Right: One of the basic fundamentals that every student should know if he is to better succeed in high school and college, is the art of typing. The first year typing students are given extensive training in the proper use of the typewriter to prepare them for second year training. Below: Wood lathing is only one of the vast industrial activities that are performed daily in the school shops. Larry Martin is caref ully adding the final touches to a chair leg as John Maier and Raymond Rust watch intently.

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And Prepare For a Modern World In an exciting game during gym class between two ninth grade teams, Richard Amante and Bill Swayne strain for possession of the ball. Miss Mary Shoup Western Michigan University B.S. degree GAA Sponsor Cheerleader Sponsor Girls Physical Education Mr. Harry McGrath Murray State College B.S. degree Freshman Football Coach Freshman Basketball Coach Boys Physical Education Mr. Lawrence Thibault Northern Michigan University B.S. degree Freshman Class Sponsor Mechanical Drawing Mrs. Lois Thibault Northern Michigan University B.S. Degree Future Homemakers Sponsor Home Economics Home Economics is a mere stepping stone on the road to various occupational opportunities. Background for many occupations in the world of tomorrow lies within this classroom. Not only future homemakers are found here, but writers for women’s magazines, clothing buyers, textile chemists, dietitians, and radio and television personalities. For those pursuing a career in these fields and others, there are unlimited horizons. Our physical education classes provide group participation in many activities, helping to prepare each student to become better physically fit. Teamwork and individual sports instill better athletic skills and standards of sportsmanship in the student. Calisthenics before group sports, such as basketball, volleyball, and tumbling teach the rules of sportsmanship and teamwork. Through active participation each student learns the value of being physically fit and mentally alert. Shelter, as one of the necessities of life, brings into , our scope a new dimension — that of mechanical drawing. Before construction on any building begins, the plans must be blueprinted and put to scale. Mechanical drawing classes prepare the architects of tomorrow for their never-ending challenges. 15 The art of cake baking and decorating is demonstrated by Judy Ragatz, Diane Walker and Margaret Enden.