East High School - Echoes Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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uzjg Q -ax Music Creates flag 1 a 1 . . zgi ery Appreciation f s 'X S X 4 , W Gratia Boyle Mary Reese Department Head DEMONSTRATING the proper techniques of playing a string bass are Bryson Allen, '59, Judy Crow, '58, Pat Sharp, '59, and Mike Shields, '58, DISPLAYING THEIR musical talents in East's award- winning orchestra are Phyllis Crumrine and Jackie Thies, both 'S8. 6 LA.,4.a cmk til? EAST'S MUSIC department and its 660 students provide music entertainment throughout the school year for East's students and Wichita civic groups such as the Lion's Club, the Optimists, and churches. Three of the four teachers in the Department, Miss Gratia Boyle, department head, Miss Mary Reese, and Mr. Vernon Nicholson, instruct vocal students in such classes as music history, har- mony, theory, and choir, Mr, Kenneth Thompson is the instructor for the band, orchestra, and instru- mental ensembles. Participation in and encouragement of music skills and appreciation for good music are the main objectives of the music department. East's music teachers seek to develop in the student body appreciation and enjoyment of good music. , ...- -'Ki , H - ff esie . . Kenneth Thom? Son a R Vernon N1Ch01S0H in e pgpp tw l fe--r

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2 , 2 -P . was + or 8 A if F B 1 ' l n .QV h is 21- JZ t A-A .4 En A- Beffega Annabel Phillipe John Pore Nelle Beals Bob Robinson Nelle West Department Head Preparing students for the business world is the aim of the East high school Business Education department. Many of the 21 courses in this department such as typing, bookkeeping, shorthand and business mathematics, train students to secure a job after graduation from high school, Business Courses Help Everyday Life Fourteen teachers give instructions on how to operate various business machines to 1,500 students, enrolled in the Busi- ness department. For those going to college, business courses provide a basic background for a major, Many of the business courses may be applied to personal uses as well as vocational uses. Typing students find their experience valuable for homework and letter writing while shorthandvis an excellent method for taking notes in class. HARD AT WORK tracing a stencil for the mimeographing machine is business major Martha Gatlin, '58, REMOVING THE USED STENCIL from the mirneographing machine is Ann Pauletic, '59. Darvin R. Wilson Grace Dennis Ll0yd Gnadt Belva McAllister Leonard McKinney Eula Walker 1195251 ' 3 I A' if I 5 j . ' f, I '.',' ii' , Q 16 . ' ' -, V, , if If it Qiwiggg ,,1:V,,?fj,i1i, ,, A N 'L ',,, V . I ' Mi r, 1 f, ,V , ' , l f f i5i,,i,gff 3: ,132 ta ' .. , ', ,Ln ' , ..-If 12' ' . ,. , 'J ' - -' ' ' ' t 1 A A - itni ' W 11 1 'ile Q. ,',' , ,- ', f 'K It 7 ' V ., ' g p W y M 15 -, ,fy L--.mvlfezi ,- i..:, .2-im: few Lew w f- K - 1 V 3 , if 5 5 , ' ll AB W itfl i

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Art Develops Creativeness Dorothy Eberhardt Tom Dickerson Department Head , TURNlNG a small vase of clay on the electric potter's wheel is Melvin Ganther, ' 58, in Mr. Dickerson's fourth hour ceramics class. Approximately 225 students are enrolled in the five art courses offered in East's Art De- partment: Basic Art, Commercial Design, Free- hand Drawing, Crafts, and Ceramics. Miss Dorothy Eberhardt, acting department head-instructor and Mr, Tom Dickerson, in- structor agree: 'The courses strive to further the knowledge and improve the skill of 'ar- tists to be'. 'The courses help those who do not plan to choose art as a career toput colors and shapes together more effectively when choosing furni- ture, clothing, and draperies. Art courses at East also strive to inspire and further indivi- dual creativenessf' STILL LIFE is the theme of a painting done by Jon Gierlich, '58, in Mr, Dickerson's commercial design class.