Danville High School - Medley Yearbook (Danville, IL)

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Betty Sullenberger who taught both Art and Driver Education conferred with Arthur Mathisen and Kermit Radloif. The Danville High School art department supplied the school with publicity posters, dance decorations, and other special artistic Works. Chalk, watercolors, and black and white prints were used by sophomore students. The upper classmen worked with oil paint- ing, sculpturing, portraits, and modern art. The department head and adviser was Miss Mr. Mathisen and two of his students Art and Driver Education Betty Sullenberger. The Driver Training program was re- organized to include three twelve Week ses- sions. The mechanics of a car and rules of the road were studied before the driver began actual experience. Miss Sullenberger and Mr. Kermit Rad- loif were joined by Mr. Art Mathisen as the homeroom instructors. stopped to pose before starting their Miss Sullenberger and these members of Art 5 prepared actual driving lesson. some ceramics for the kiln. Page Twenty-eight

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Martin Zeiter, Richard Heber- mehl, Don Walkwitz, and J o- seph Hayward posed with the new biology model and the new microscope. Science The science department offered a chal- lenging program. This included biology, chemistry, physics, and a new course for those students wishing a second year of biological study. Squeamish girls were delighted to dis- cover that the dissection of a rat was in- cluded in the new advanced biology classes. First year students were content to operate on frogs and worms and to learn the basic laws of plant and animal life. The sweet fragrance that came from room 328 can be credited to the industrious chemistry students. The identification of unknown solutions was probably the most difficult of the laboratory work as it required a general knowledge of many materials and the tests used to detect them. Cat fur, roller skates, and graph paper were familiar objects to the physicist as he performed experiments having to do with electricity and motion. Bill and Tom demonstrated the new wave ina- Bob, Jeff and Anita concentrated on the physics chine which Science Club presented for use in problem on acceleration as Vic Watched the pho- the department. tographer. Page 'fwenty-seven

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Music The Danville High School Music depart- ment was under the direction of Mr. Jack Schaff and Miss Helen Wolff. Mr. Schaff, who was coordinator for instrumental music in the city schools, directed the band and orchestra. Miss Wolif directed the choral groups, A Cappella, Choiristers, and two chorus classes. The choral group spent most of their time practicing for Moments Musical and Spring Concert. They also presented the Christmas Jack Schaif and Helen Wolff examined some new music as they planned for one of their groups' public appearances. assembly and appeared before various civic organizations. The band and orchestra par- ticipated in Spring Concert and Moments Musical. The band also provided music for football and basketball games. In November the department welcomed the other schools for the Big 12 Music Festi- val. If a student worked in the music depart- ment for five or seven semesters, he received a special award for service. Learning new songs for public appearances Sixth hour band practice such as this proved very worth- as these Choiristers are doing was some- while in helping the Band win high ratings. times tiring work as Judy indicated here. Page Twenty-nine