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

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Music Pupils Study for Training and Fun Band members spent many hours working on music for both marching and concert season. Here focus in on the clarinets. The Music Department oilers courses for those with many different levels of musical ability and for those who just like music. Basic music appre- ciation, as well as training- in vocal and instru- mental areas, is the objective of the Department. This year ' s Chorus Classes brought together students who enjoyed singing. Members could aud- ition for Boys ' Glee Club or the performing organ- izations, Girls ' (dee Club and Choir. Individuals could obtain help from teachers in a special vocal training class. Music Theory pro- vided students with a study of music composition. Beginning string, wind, and percussion classes, available to students developing a late interest in instrumental music, helped pupils prepare to graduate ' ' into Band or Orchestra. In the fall, all of the music organizations acted together as sponsor of the musical Brigadoon. The May Music Festival was another joint activity with each performing group having a solo part and all Music Department students combining for the finale. This was in the gym to afford as much seating as possible for parents and patrons. The Marching Band won its fifteenth consecu- tive First Division and the Sweepstakes in the State Music Association Marching Contest. Mr. Wendell Mertx, director of the Concert Choir, helps two freshmen, Janice Butler and Elaine Eckler, de- velop their vocal talents. Mr. Mertz used his first hour preparation period to teach a number of students exer- cises which will prepare them for singing in a performing group. 28

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Business Practices Prove Valuable for Manualites Classroom activities in Business Education cour- ses were centered on the basic fundamental practices used in the business world. Students who were enrolled in General Business learned about business services and information on procedures. Economic Geography related business with physi- cal and economic factors in man ' s environment. Office situations presented to students in Office Training gave experience in dealing with every-day office procedures. Advertising and the use of display methods of making sales to prospective customers were taught in Salesmanship. Business Law gave students the legal aspects of business and the responsibility of a business to the commercial world. Typing, Secretarial Practice, Shorthand and Filing offered girls who planned to become secre- taries and office workers the training and exper- ience needed when employed in a business office. Other students learn programming techni- ques, that use computers and punch cards, in Data Processing. The operation of calculators for accuracy in mathematical computation was taught in Machine Calculation. Business Arithmetic taught math skills for personal or office use. A new bulletin board outside the Business Of- fice door listed opportunities for job hunters. Listening to their dictaphones, Juniors Debbie Nackenhorst and Gail Towns take dictation in their Shorthand class. Watching over her class as they practice typing exercises, Mrs. Phyllis Sullivan waits to give those students who have difficulties advice on how to become skilled typists. Practicing machine calculations for accuracy are Dale Jones, Mar- shia Radford, Jerry Flanary, and Judy Wallace. 27

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Artists x Care Enough Win Hallmark Awards Manual artists won the five Hallmark Awards presented in Scholastic Art Awards Competition Regional Contest. This is the first time all of these awards have gone to pupils of one school. All five — Ronnie Ball, Mary Aikman, Robert Bauer- le, Janet Clark, and Sharon Moser — were ad- vanced art students of Mrs. Kay Clay. Manualites won 52 awards, including 29 Gold Keys, a giant share for one school. Craft Arts provides an outlet for creative stu- dents who like to work with their hands. This year ' s classes produced interesting projects, many of which were displayed at the Projects Fair. Commercial Art students designed posters and other materials which were reproduced for actual use. Sherry Johannes ' Redskin Re vue program cover and Rick Kizzee ' s poster were a result of competition among members of this class. Jewelry pupils made items for themselves, as well as for gifts for parents and friends. Intri- guing pieces filled a case for the Fair. A course in Art Appreciation was introduced in- to the curriculum during the second semester. A half-credit, one-semester course, it presented art to students not necessarily enrolled in art classes. M % Jf IP An Art II Class works on pencil sketches of a still-life ar- rangement. The model at the front of the room is spot-lighted to make the light and shadowed areas more pronounced. David Coff and Cuy Inman put finishing touches on their mod- eling clay projects. Mr. Wayne Spinks supervises the work. Mrs. Kay Clay watches as Billy Stevenson, a student in her ad- vanced art class, finishes his still-life oil painting. 29