Cody High School - Comet Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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Fifty Classroom informality inspires artistic expression ART TEACHERS . . . E. Anthony, V. Ghofulpo. To this Cody artist, a piece of driftwood, warped and swirled by nature, is an object of form and design, which presents a challenge for him to recreate on paper. Many objects of handicraft are wrought by members of the crafts classes. Above, Sharon Hansler creates a hammered brass bowl which is both beautiful and useful.

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ENGLISH TEACHERS Ccontlnuedl . . . Top Row: H. Goldstein, F. McMullen, W. Mouser fspeech correctionj. Bottom Row: W. North- cott Cdepartment headj, M. M. Smith, J. Wiser. Drama students look intensively over their scripts after retreating to a sound proof broadcasting studio to rehearse their lines for Cody's four day one-act play marathon. ana., Radio speech students checked over cues for their WDTR Cody news broadcast before air time. Get the facts! Miss McMullen checks over copy submitted by an advanced journalism student about one of Cody's many newsworthy events. Drama students attempt to learn through pantomime the art of conveying actions as well as dialogue to an audience. Forty-nine

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Eric Stubben applies his newly de- veloped skill to put the finishing touches on a pottery bowl before glazing it in his crafts class. Good imagination is a key factor in designing linoleum blocks which will later form a design on cloth or paper. The real Cody artist is one who can make the most of his ideas. He enjoys learning to develop his talents, too. In art exploration, crafts, and commercial art classes, students felt free to be artistic and express their ideas imaginatively. The informal classroom atmosphere put the student craftsman in a creative mood. Lettering, sketching, paper mache sculpture, soap carving, and jewelry making gave would-be artists a wide variety of creative projects to choose from. And individual inspiration went into making each student endeavor an original masterpiece in some degree. Many different courses in arts and crafts were offered. Art exploration gave students a basic foundation in artistic principles and practices. Classes in costume design specialized in figure sketching and fashion designing. Students interested in illustrated advertising techniques took commercial art. And courses in jewelry and sculpture took up the fine art of craftmaking. Fifty-one