Emerson High School - Emersonian Yearbook (Gary, IN)

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The Musically Inclined Find Many Oudets The downbeat is given in five music classes at Emer¬ son. Vocally, there are A Cappella and Glee Club; instrumentally. Band and Orchestra; intellectually, Theory and Harmony. The results of our music courses are extremely pleasant to the ear. Their work is heard at various occasions throughout the year. In the vocal department Glee Club and A Cappella can be heard at Christmas Vespers service, caroling in the halls on the last day before Christmas vacation, or at their spring concert. The Band plays and marches at football games. It has been called upon, too, by the city to play at certain civic affairs. Mayor Chacharis came to Emerson this year and personally gave to each member of tbe Band a medal for taking part in tbe grand opening of our through streets. Orchestra members play during inter¬ missions of school plays. Orchestra, as well as Band, gives annual concerts. Theory and Harmony is required for students wish¬ ing to earn a major in music. In this class students are tutored on the technique of writing music and the study of chords. Student musicians strike a note of harmony in Band class. Miss Sayers gives the downbeat to the Glee Club. 15

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Betty Crockers Are Made, Not Born At EH] Pinning a pattern for a new outfit in Home Economics class are Jackie Klim and Linda Knox, as Pat Farrell presses another garment. “Home at the range” and “Have needle, will sew” are mottos for the young ladies of the Home Economics classes. Here is the subject that teaches the cherished art of homemaking. In Clothing 1 and II and Advanced Clothing the girls learn the basic steps of sewing. These include cutting out patterns, using the machines, hemming and alter¬ ing, and the fine art of making button holes. In cooking classes our ladles are taught the im¬ portance of a basic diet and the various food values. Their culinary skill often begins from scratch, but they usually end the course with a fair ability to make many basic dishes. The kitchen is equipped with up-to- date appliances for best results. Home Nursing, a new addition to the department, instructs on basic first aid, health rules, and simple applications and treatments. After completing th s half- year course, the student should be well versed on the danger signs of certain illnesses and the patient care of an invalid. Betty Turner and Marie Barsuko carefully add the necessary ingredients of a new recipe.

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Safety Courses Put Accent On Staying Alive Mr. Spiece shows off the new driver training car. Traffic accidents are increasing only because peo¬ ple neglect to obey laws and fail to assume propter driving attitudes. Safety courses throughout the country, and at Emerson in particular, are striving to instruct students at the age when they first begin to drive so that they may grow up aware of their driving responsibilities. Health and Safety, a half¬ semester course, is required for graduation. It cen¬ ters on psychology of the driver, effects of certain diseases on drivers, traffic laws, auto parts and gauges, and the car’s abilities. At the end of the semester each student is required to build a scale model of a trouble traffic area, improving the traffic condition. Another requirement is the health report. Each student presents an oral report based on research done on a part of the human body or on some disease. Driver Training is a six week non-credit course. A skilled instructor teaches the young driver to handle an automobile in actual traffic conditions, and he really gets a workout in Gary’s unpredictable traffic situations. Coach Szulborski gives his okay on an excellent safety project to Dennie Davis, Sandy Lowther, and Maria Velligan. 16