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

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Singers, Instrumentalists Find Classes Rewarding From classes on the beginner ' s level to concert organizations, Manual ' s Music Department oilers a wide selection of studies. Music appreciation and the development of musical skills are the basic ele- ments stressed in all phases of the Music Depart- ment ' s widely diversified program. In vocal music, Boys and Girls ( ' .horns classes bring together students who enjoy singing. Members of these classes may audition lor placement in Choir Prep, or in either of the concert organizations. Con- cert Choir or Girls ' Glee Club. Instrumentalists in beginning string, wind, and percussion classes learn basic - skills and earn the op- portunity to audition lor the performing groups, Band and Orchestra. Music Theory, a course in music fundamentals, gives advanced students a chance to learn about classic. il and modern composers, and to gain a more technical knowledge of music. Each pupil, using what he learns, tries a composition of his own. The Music Department combines efforts for a musical production in the fall and the May Festival in the spring. All musicians are eligible to compete in contests on both the district and state levels. Drummers George Hall, Brent Porter, and Walter Pinkins get the beat from Mr. William Kleyla as Mike Craig observes. Mr. Wendell Mertx points out the melodic line in the score for the Music Theory class — Don Switzer, joe Huff, Student Teacher James Ber- ger, Dan Harvey, Pam Sparks, Cindy Bridgewater, Sanford Freeman, Becky Haas, Marianne Hedges, Jim Jarrett, and Mike Stevens — as they listen to the record of the same music.

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Shops Develop ' Know How ' for Home, Industry Manual boys learn practical skills in the Industrial Arts Department in Wood, Metal, Electric, Machine, and Auto Shops; and a few girls have invaded the Printing: and Mechanical Drawing; classes. In Auto Shop boys study cars, their function and care. They learn to repair brakes, transmissions, and other car parts, by actual doing. Many of the office forms, tickets, and posters used by the school are printed in Print Shop by students. Senior Mae Mink silk screened all the armbands for the Senior Class as her project. Architectural Drawing incorporates the study of designing and blue-printing, and both buildings and landscaping are included. Many pupils design houses. The Industrial Arts Department developed an ex- hibit for the Hobby Show at the Fair Grounds last November. The display, a patio with lawn furniture and garden, used drawings from Mechanical and Architectural Drawing classes as a background. In Metal Shop, Dale Norris and Richard Conner built a small tractor trailer for Mr. Owen Johnson, a Manual teacher. The boys entered the trailer in an Arc Welding Contest along with photographs and a detailed explanation of its construction. Mark Hebbie runs a board through the power saw, to cut off strips of wood for his project as Larry Craves observes. Mike Craig applies the skills that he has learned in Auto Shop, while he is repairing the brakes on a car, left. In Metal Shop, Eddie Penna learns the manipulation of the metal cutter from Mr. Dale Reid, center. When the printing machines roll, )ohn Wagner is prepared to print office forms. 25

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Creativity Abounds with Manual Artists Through the varied classes in the Art Department, pupils learn to express themselves creatively. From the beginning art classes, where fundamentals are taught, to the advanced Commercial Art class, where designs for posters and programs used for school pro- ductions are made, students learn that both imagina- tion and skill are essential in art. In Craft Arts classes, pupils make such tilings as mosaics out ot ceramic tile, carving out of styiolo.im. and leather and hand-woven articles. Along this same line, students enrolled in Jewelry classes arc taught to use soft metals and semi-precious stones to create bracelets and other jewelry. Paintine. drawing, lettering, and illustrating are o O o studied in the beginning fine arts classes while sculp- tering. oil painting, acrylic painting, and a study of the Old Masters make up the program of studies for advanced artists. Senior art students trying for art scholarships must make up a portfolio containing some of their work to be submitted for judging by art schools. Manual ' s Art Department sent some two hundred pieces of art to the Scholastic art contest sponsored by L. S. Ayres and the Indianapolis Star. Eight art students won Gold Keys, the highest award given in the contest, and several students received honorable mentions for their entries. Bill Madden adds more plaster to his Craft Arts project, an un- usual plaster figure, while classmate Jim Dinkins watches. Perfection as their goal, Seniors Steve Lowery and John Jones work on portraits, a requirement in scholarship application. Wearing goggles as a protective measure, Jerry Robinson solders a ring, which is one of his projects in jewelry class. 4 1 27