Cody High School - Comet Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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Sheet music is a singer's guide to harmony in parts, and Vocal ill students learn how to read and sing popular standards in three-part harmony. Mr. .l0IIt'.S' follows along with the sheet music as he directs boys' vocal classes in following their parts without piano accompaniment. bl-M-L. Miss Seamain's sharp musical ear tells her if each string is in tune as she checks a music studenfs violin before practice. MUSIC TEACHERS : . . Top Row: E. Freadig- man, R. Jones ldepartment headj. Second Row: H. Kertesz faccompanistj, M. Mike faccom- panistj. Bottom Row: A. Seaman, J. Shelby. The organ was newly initiated as an entertainment feature at many Cody programs this year. School-wide cooperation and the support of the student body at paid performances in the past years made this possible.

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Cody classes in business education and co-op prepared students for a future in business. Beginners were required to take general business, typing, and business math to develop a foundation in the commercial field. Gradually classes in bookkeeping and business law supplemented the course of study for business majors. And then advanced courses in transcript, office machines, and clerical practice put basic skills to practical use in teaching students accuracy and efficiency. Co-op students attended classes first and then punched a time card in business offices throughout the city. Now students worked to please not only a teacher but also their employer. And the commercial and retailing co-op classes they were now taking offered them the key to a successful career in business. They learned in class how to measure up to the employer's standards. Professional business personnel gave them some sound advice in many informal classroom discussions and demonstrations. Cody students were then prepared to take the first step towards their chosen career by gaining actual experience in business. Dictaphone typing from a pre-dictated tape teaches this office machines student how pre- cious minutes can be saved in typing business reports and letters. Cody retailing classes have an opportunity to use a life-size window showcase for display purposes. One of their presentations about' future careers in retailing represents the typical senior looking over these prospective careers. Retailing students learn that arranging an attractive display case requires a knowledge of how to coordinate both color and materials. Here in class they practice actually designing and creating sample show case displays. Twenty-five

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monica! Lage open A-one, a-two, and a-ready, aim, fire. ' 00l'll!Cly5 fo cuffuraf Llffd A background in the arts is the key to culture . . . classes in music offered an education in one such art for Cody vocalists and instrumentalists. Within these classes one could find the opportunity for self-expression and musical showmanship. At the bottom of the musical scale, vocal apprentices began a study of basic music fundamentals and progressed with practice to the Boys' and Girls' Glee Clubs. Growing in vocal stature and music appreciation, choir classes actively entertained a variety of audiences. And it was the Ensemble and Cody Madrigals which presented the greatest musical talent and ambition developed in daily class sessions. Instrumental majors learned the art of music co- ordination. Orchestra classes practiced combining violin, cello, and bass to achieve the polished effect of an all- string ensemble. Classroom hours of musical harmonizing and weeks of drill on playground sod was the course of study for band students practicing to develop the requisites of a top-notch marching band. And the Cody Combo used informal class sessions to originate new arrangements of popular standards with which to entertain at assemblies and dances. Practice makes Perfect and music is no exceptiort..Band students in shirt sleeves, directed by Mr. Shelby, practice diligently for one of their future musical productions.