Emerson High School - Emersonian Yearbook (Gary, IN)

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Urs. Masters conducts the Concert Orchestra as they prepare sic for the Manchester University field trip. Music Students Strive for Perfection Students interested in music find that orchestra, band, A Cappella Choir, and Glee Club provide them with opportunities to utilize their talents. The Vocal Department, including the A Cappella Choir and the Glee Club, practices daily and pro¬ vides the music for the Christmas Vespers Service and on the last day of school before the Christmas vacation, go caroling. The A Cappella Choir spends a day harmonizing to such tunes as Climb Every Mountain and On the Street Where You Live. Concerts, football games. Memorial Day Parade, and field trips are only a few items on the agenda for the band students each year. During the fall, students can hear the penetrating sound of the drum beat as the band practices from early morning to ‘late after-dinner rehearsals. Orchestra students are equally busy with con¬ certs and many jobs as accompanists by request from different clubs. The instrumental courses not only teach students how to play an instrument, but familiarize them with the works of the great composers and give them an understanding of worthwhile music.

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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

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Girls, as future homemakers, are naturally interest¬ ed in sewing and cooking. So, it was typical to see E.H.S. girls rushing a little now and then, to be sure that those cakes and cookies were out of the oven in time. The main purpose of cooking, however, is to teach students how to plan appetizing, yet well- balanced and nutritious, meals. Of course, sewing is a part of a homemaker ' s world too, so it is no surprise to find dozens of Em- ersonians learning the basic techniques of a seam¬ stress. Starting out with simple garments such as blouses, girls learn to sew straight seams and to fit together the pieces of a pattern. Finally, after much practice, the girls attempt making a complete outfit. Since emergencies often occur in most homes, a knowledge of first aid is vital. A semester of home nursing instructs girls in the techniques of first aid and gives practical suggestions in the care of a family. Kathy Peterson begins a day of sewing by first threading the machine. Domestic Talents Stressed in Home Ec. Working in groups of threes and combining their efforts, E.H.S. girls are able to produce such delicious specimens.