Emerson High School - Emersonian Yearbook (Gary, IN)

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Camera Bugs Lurk Through Emerson Tony Medina begins in the early evening to develop the recent pic¬ tures he has taken. Hold it! Smile, you ' re on Candid Camera. That was the sound echoing from the walls of E.S.H. Everywhere students turned, someone was taking their pictures. Students taking a course in photography become proficient picture-takers under the guidance of Mr. John Holubes. These interested Emersonians learn the art of photography and are taught the fine points about the developing, enlarging, and reprinting of pictures. Audio-visual classes instruct students in the opera¬ tion of projectors and filmstrip machines. Here stu¬ dents aid teachers by operating the projectors when various types of educational films are shown in the classroom. Photography is especially important at Emerson since pictures are needed in the production of the yearbook and the keeping of school records. One member of the photography class to which the Emersonian and Norse Wind staffs are especial¬ ly grateful is junior Tony Medina. Most of the photos included in this yearbook are a result of his many hours in the darkroom. After developing the pictures Tony enlarges the ones that need to be enlarged. 26

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Trig. Equations Challenge Students Mr. Jones and Ken Stinson explain a trig, problem through the use of a drawing. Mathematics is the world of today and tomorrow. With the dire need for students who have had a sound background of math, E.H.S. students are urged to take the four-year mathematics plan. Algebra I introduces students to quadratic equa¬ tions and starts them on their way to solving for X and Y terms. Plane geometry, as the second step, brings the world of figures into scope. Right angles, equilateral triangles, proven theorems, and postulates are only a part of the Euclidian geometry. Algebra II continues further in the field of precise calculations. Students are now concerned with solving equations dealing with tangents and co-sines. A semester of solid geometry dealing with objects of the 3 dimensions; length, breadth, and thickness, enables students to move onto a semester of Trigono¬ metry, ending up the final step in high school math program. All students are not so interested in the higher mathematics courses and so, General Math, Applied, and Senior Math give them the basic fundamentals of arithmetic and aid their memory by reviewing all types of problems.

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Boys Learn Vocational Techniques After a brisk block ' s walk on a chilly morn¬ ing, many high school boys find themselves in shop class. Here a drill press or lathe may be waiting to be used in the making of a baseball bat or a wooden bowl. Gasoline engines and small motors are also provided for boys in order that they may learn the basic parts and operations of a car. Returning to the main building and climbing the stairs to the attic, Emersonians are set for drafting. Mr. Val Aurit gives instructions on blue¬ print making, and future architects get their first taste of complicated drawings. If a student con¬ tinues further in drafting, he experiences sketch¬ ing landscapes, houses, and electrical drawings. Many E.H.S. students interested in creating figurines and bowls take arts and crafts, which provides an opportunity for the boys to work with plastic, leather and sheet metal. Advanced drafting students are able to produce such skilled architectural drav ings. Boys taking drafting work hard in order to complete their drawings Louis Grozdanis practices on a lathe in machine shop. 27