Donelson High School - Crest Yearbook (Nashville, TN)

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Few of the students at Donelson High School were unacquainted with Coach McC'ormack's study hall this year, and many who were, also were acquainted with two thousand word themes. Dis- cipline was strict in study hall, there was to be no talking. But invariably a number of themes were handed out, often many in one day. Study hall was seldom dull, for Mr. McCormack occa- sionally left the room, then everyone relaxed and had a good talk. Suddenly someone saw him coming, and everyone hushed again. S i len c e reigned once more in study hall. J Bobby studies that last minute history lesson in study hall LIBRARY SERVES TWO-FOLD PURPOSE WITH STUDY HALL -I ' f ' 11,5241 f4,7.5:y, 3: ,f ,Vi-5' 0 Mrs. Irwin was always around to help students. A thing of which Donelson High School could be proud was the well stocked library. Almost any kind of book could be found there, and Mrs Irwin kept them straight and in order. There were histories, novels, books of poetry and etiquetteg encyclopedias could be checked out for one period, as could maga- zines and certain reference books. Mrs. Irwin was aided greatly by student assistants who checked books in and out, kept the desk straight, filed books on shelves, and otherwise made themselves useful. The library took more work than most people realize.

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MUSIC COMBINES LEARNING WITH PLEASURE Learning music was indeed a pleasure this year, as Mr. Shoemaker's members and Mr. Taylor's chorus members can tell you. The band was better than it had been for some time, and it really made some good showings at the football games and in parades. Many of the band members were in the lower grades, so as years go by the band should continue to improve. Not only did the band play at the games, but also at pep meetings during both football and basketball sea- sons: this certainly helped boost the spirit among the students. As in the case of thc band, the chorus had im- proved this year. In fact, it performed very diffi- cult pieces well, really doing them justice. Besides the chorus there were a mixed ensemble or madrigal group, a girls' ensemble, and a boys' ensemble. These three groups performed at the Solo and Ensemble Festival, as did several soloists. On the whole the ratings were quite good. The programs the chorus presented were all very well received, a credit to the director, Mr. Taylor. I ... . , Ninety per cent of being a musician is practice One of the outstanding assemblies of the year was put on by the chorus.

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.Q 0' 0. o y. .0 042' :bo Qs! Lots of things go into cooking, and Mrs, Stafford made sure that her girls learned them well. Besides cooking, the girls were taught how to sew. Mr. Capps gave his agricultural classes the fundamentals in scientific farming they would need late1'. He often diagrammed soil layers on the board and explained them to his Class. Here he is elaborating on some point in the text while the boys listen attentively. was rf..-Q' - HOME-MAKING AND FARMING SKILLS STUDIED ACTIVELY All the girls learned how to use sewing machines efficiently in 'Vliss Becketts classes This blouse seems to be coming, along nicely 'f Agriculture classes studied such things as feeding, seeds, and even some mechanics, all in the process of learning proper farming. Here Mr. Capps and some of his boys work on a ear to learn how the engine operates. l 20