Emmerich Manual High School - Ivian Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

Page 30 text:

Seated at a wooden loom, Mark Middleton demonstrates the weaving process, one of the skills taught in Craft Arts classes. By throwing the shuttle, the crosswise threads are car- ried between warp or lengthwise threads to make a hand-woven table runnsr or place mat. Artists Develop Talents Using Varied Media The courses of the Art Department offer a var- iety of ways for students to be creative. After two years of regular art (lasses, where the basic funda- mentals of design are emphasized, advanced artists may take a special Art Production course. In the informal atmosphere of a commercial art studio, this select group turns out poster and program designs, the senior armbands and banner, stage decorations, .did other school service projects. The Craft Arts room was enlarged this year. The added space helped students to work more efficiently to produce fine examples of enameling, weaving, cer- amics, stitchery, leather work, and mosaics. Young jewelers filed and polished to make rings, necklaces, and other items of copper, aluminum, and silver. Some were set with semi-precious stones. Shading with pastels, Darlene Fletcher gives her still life drawing a note of realism while working in her Art 3 class. Mrs. Mildred Haskens, Craft Arts teacher, shows Jody Hafer how to assemble the clay parts of her wind chime. 26

Page 29 text:

' Home Ec ' Teaches Arts of Graceful Living til % s i 4lM Posing as the patient-, Kathy Westerfield waits while Paula Hieb and Sharon Dain practice changing a bed in Home Nursing. Winter wardrobes grow as Kathy Rafferty and Sandra Pierpont work on Senior Clothing projects they have personally chosen. The Home Economies Department offers courses in preparing students to become better homemakers. Foods I-IV help girls learn to prepare well-balanced meals for their families and to serve the school. These girls put their learning to good use by pre- paring and serving a luncheon when Principal Edgar Stahl hosts the high school principals and one for the Army officers who come for the federal inspec- tion of the ROTC. They also sponsor a tea for the Turnabout Teachers during National Education Week. Salad and desert luncheons are special treats lor these classes when they are studying preparation of these foods. Through Boys ' Foods I and If, the brawnier sex learns to associate the kitchen as a place to prepare meals as well as a place to eat. Economy coupled with style is the goal for seam- stresses enrolled in Clothing I-V and Senior Cloth- ing. Here girls develop professional quality in ap- plying the practical skills of garment-making and often embark on designing a project of their own. To meet graduation requirements, all senior girls must take the American Red Cross course in Home Nursing. This valuable training includes instruction in nutrition, care for the sick in the home, first aid procedures, and infant and child care. Other interesting and useful courses offered to complete a home economics major are Social Prac- tice, Family Living, and Home Management. Sukiyaki and other Oriental dishes, prepared under the direction of guest Miss Anna Lang, grace an Advanced Foods dinner. 25

Page 31 text:

Music Pupils Work for Performer Status An appreciation of good music and the ability to play or sing with feeling and technical competence are two traits that students of Manual ' s Music De- partment develop in their studies. Boys ' and girls ' chorus classes provide those who like to sing with a valuable background in basic harmony and rhythm. Vocalists graduate from chorus to the mixed Choir Prep class and are promoted from there to Girls ' Glee Club or to the Concert Choir. A-Orchestra and the Marching and Concert Bands claim the proficient freshmen who have played in grade school groups, and gain other players from the beginning string, percussion, and wind classes. Botli instrumentalists and vocalists may take music theory, the mathematics of music. ' ' which includes not only harmony, composing, and arranging melo- dies, but times of listening to records with ears tuned for rhythms, chords, style, and musical expression. The stereo record player, the tape-recording sys- tem, and the enlarged and remodeled music library are frequently used in many areas of the department. Evidence of the musicians ' accomplishments is seen every year as soloists and ensembles return from music contests sporting First Division medals. Beginners Nathaniel Styles, Jeannie Brooks, Dennis McClure, Steve Adams, )udy Bohall, and )ames Duncan get the beat. IFF ™ Jan Nolting checks count with Mr. Wendell Mertz in Theory Class as Linda Ellis, Gerald Beck, and Mar ilyn Bailey observe. Conducting is more than meets the eye, Sandra Cherry discovers as she takes over one of the girls ' chorus classes. ' - ' 7