Delphi High School - Oracle Yearbook (Delphi, IN)

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Answer to Imagination The choir members remain conscious of rhythm, dynamics, pro nunciation, and toneas they vocalize. Bobbi Sheets demonstrates her skills as she weaves a design of three colors on an intricate four harness loom. One, two, ready . . play!

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Ada Hoagland uses her palette and brush to transform a mental image into a visual expression. Creativeness -the For those who imagine themselves to be a Picasso, a Mozart or a Garbo, there are oppor- tunities presented so that they might freely express themselves in the creative media of art, music and dramatics. They can create a brilliant mosaic, compose a cool tune, or interpret and develop a new character. The fine arts offer them a change from the routine of the day. Students look forward to the ring of the bell that will signal them to one of their creative classes. There the students lay down their books and use, instead, personal ideas and individual imagination to forge ahead. The pupil gains a greater freedom of thought, expression and origi- nal statement. He looks for new and better view- points in life-he learns not to be afraid to be an individualist. Each earns' his grades by how vividly his imagination develops and how he executes his talents. The annual activities of the Fine Arts Depart- ment are many. Art classes design a Christmas window which adds to the beauty of the school and the enioyment of the community. ln the spring, there is added sophistication at Delphi when talented art students display their end- products at the Delphi Art Show. The band sup- ports our school by being musically pre-sent at all football and basketball games. It also presents concerts at other times. Other music groups and combos adcl to the musical entertainment of school and city. Sparkle and zest is brought to our school by the performances of the plays produced' by the Dramatics Department, The talented Thespians draw many people to the auditorium stage for their productions. They also take field trips to see plays at nearby Purdue, Indianapolis and Chicago. There are few dull moments for the students in the fine arts classes and other students and the faculty may enioy and loin in sharing their ex- periences by viewing and listening to any one of the fine arts activities. ln Arsenic and Old Lace, Aunts Martha and Abby lDusty Jones and Chris Bartlowl shared their elderberry wine with unsus pecting Mr. Witherspoon. lRon Rodgersi.

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Mr. McCormick explains the indirect object to one of his English 12 classes. Language Arts Hola, boniour, and hello, whichever way you might say it, it all means the same thing- Hi, there. Learning to say it, though, is only a small part of the complexity of the language arts. To attain fluency one must be able to write and read as well as speak. Our language arts department is composed of three concentrated areas of oral and written ex- pression-English, French and Spanish. The study of English ranks high on the schedule of each student at DHS during all four years of the high school career. Under the instruction of our various English teachers we explore the dif- ferent types and styles of literature, probe the intricacies of grammar, and stand to meet the challenges of speech. At Delphi High, Spanish is offered all four years in a plan of coordinated sequence. To these classes, Mr. Alvarez focuses attention to the language and culture via books, films and the facilities of the language lab. He further enriches the program with his rich collection of souvenirs and personal ex- periences from his studies and travel in Spain and Mexico. Among the many cultural peculiarities studied in Spanish class are the dramatic bull- fights, the siestas, and the use of the wine skin botas. The French students become acquainted with the strikingly different culture found iust across the border from Spain by reading French stories, sing- ing French songs and viewing films, Conversation in French is encouraged and soon becomes a part of the daily class work. Under the guidance of Mrs. Eaton, The French I and French ll students annually visit Rene's Restaurant in Indianapolis for a meal ordered in French and prepared and served in the style of that country. lt is through the studies offered in our language arts department that we broaden our scope of verbal and written powers. Greg Shaerfer scores a direct hit with the bota, a Spanish wine skin. -.4 l l