Cody High School - Comet Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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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

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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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Fifty-two Capable music students sometimes have a hand in the direction of their classes. Under the watchful eyes of Mr. Jones, Mike Neal leads the boys ensemble in a musical arrangement without accompaniment. Cody's marching band performed intricate preci- sion drills during half-time at home football games. Early morning practices kept bandsmen in line and in tune for these performances. Practice hours add polish to musical performances The musical stylings of Cody's vocal and instrumental classes set the stage for a variety of programs this year. Student performers presented a hit musical score for concert audiences at school and around town. Music majors practiced long hours in class for season performances. Vocal students worked on the synchronized sound effects for songs which they presented at school music assemblies. Busy Madrigal singers practiced lyric ballads of yore for performances at the Ford Auditorium and Wayne University. And the Boys Ensemble recorded a medley of songs for WDTR radio broadcasts. Students instrumentalists worked equally hard to polish up their selections for the Winter Festival. The String Orchestra arranged background music for Cody plays, too. The Cody Combo spent class hours working up a special program to entertain audiences at the COMET Kick-OU'-Rally. And the band set up novelty selections for half-time shows at home football games and Bandarama. All Cody musicians worked together to make 1959-1960 a year of top musical entertainment.