Firestone High School - Volplane Yearbook (Akron, OH)

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The 1 fine arts department develops an appre- ciation of culture in the students at Firestone. The art department teaches courses in art appre- ciation, drawing design, painting, crafts and sculpture. These classes are taught by Mr. Denis Chasek and Mr. Jere Culver. Students also have a variety of music classes from which they can choose. These are choir, music theory, and music history taught by Mr. Arnold Thomas. Mr. Joseph Lentine teaches band and orchestra. Mr. Lentine ' s got the beat. Fine Arts Enhance Cultural Background Good art work requires the concentration of both student and teacher. JOSEPH P. LENTINE Indiana U. U. of Akron ARNOLD R. THOMAS Ohio Wesleyan U. U. of Akron Kent State U. DENNIS P. CHASEK Kent State U. T. C. Columbia U. Illinois U. JERK A. CULVER Cleveland Inst, of Art Kent State I . 27

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Russian Comes to Firestone BRUCE R. BLAKE Ohio U. Ohio State U. Kent State U. Mr. Filey plays with his favorite toy. WILLIAM FILEY U. of Akron Kent State U. DONALD T. HANLON U. of Akron Middleburv College New York U. Mr. Blake looks as natural on stage as in the classroom. MARIA B. TODOROVIC U. of Akron Kent State U. PATRICIA J. WOLFE U. of Akron The study of foreign languages at Firestone enables a student to learn not only how to read, write and speak the language, but also the culture of the people who use the language. Those languages which can be taken include French, German, Latin, Spanish and this year for the first time Russian. Second, third arid fourth year courses are offered for all languages except Russian, and advanced placement classes are given in French and Spanish. Miss Patricia Wolfe and Mr. William Filey teach French, while the Spanish teachers include Mr. Donald Han- Ion, Mrs. Maria Todorovic and Mr. Filey. Mrs. Todor- ovic also teaches German and Mr. Bruce Blake handles the Latin classes. Russian is taught by Mr. Ronald Snider. 26

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PAUL H. McKEEVER Oberlin U. Bowling Green U. Kent State U. VIVIAN GILLMAN Wittenberg U. U. of Pennsylvania EVELYN R. SMITH Wilmington College Miami U. Tape measure in hand, Mrs. Smith gives Kathy McMullen some professional advice. Vocational Arts- Learning by Doing Firestone offers a wide variety of courses to develop manual skills in the Commercial Arts Department. Teaching in this section are Mr. Paul McKeever, Mrs. Vivian Gillman, and Mrs. Evelyn Smith. Mr. McKeever instructs students in mechanical drawing, wood shop, and metal shop. These classes are in planning, design, and construction. Food classes are taught by Mrs. Vivian Gillman. The girls in her classes learn the basics of nutrition and how to prepare food. Mrs. Smith teaches clothing and home decorating classes in which one learns how to create her own clothing and decorate her home. So that ' s what they do in mechanical drawing! 28