Fostoria High School - Red and Black Yearbook (Fostoria, OH)

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Studiously making use of the Fine Arts references in the school library are Art Zeigler, Ed Wilcox, Anne Degan, and Kathie Silverberg. Iames Middleton, vocal music instructor, works hard to promote good feeling between the school and the community. Operettas, concerts, and special programs for community organizations are a few of the activities provided by Mr. Middleton's groups. Ac- quainting students with good music and promoting better musician- ship among students is the constant aim of the vocal music department. Art is nothing but ideas and learning how to see, is the brief expression of Charles Suter, art instructor. Mr. Suter strives to make his students understand the historical background of art, and he feels that one of the most important accomplishments in the art department is seeking out the talented youth and providing him the counseling necessary in choosing a vocation. Included in Fine Arts is the library with its many reference facilities which provide students with an opportunity to further their interests in Fine Arts outside of class time. V Richard S. Downs: lnstrurnen- tal Music. .. .,., David D. Thompson: Public Speaking, Drama, English llg Omicron Lambda, National Thespian Society, Stage Crew adviser. Donald I. Perrine: Instrumen- tal Music.

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Iames Middleton: Vocal Music: Senior class adviser. Madeline Bixel: Librarian: Lambda Sigma adviser. Charles Suter: Arty Art Club adviser. Fine Arts add variety The departments of Fine Arts add color and variety to the cur- ricula of Fostoria High School. Through speech and dramatics, instrumental and vocal music, and art, students learn to appre- ciate the fine cultural aspects of life and their place in the World. David D. Thompson, director of speech activities, believes that the main functions of this department are to offer the student training in self-expression and to teach him to evaluate forms of expression. Included in the speech and dramatics department are advanced public speaking, radio production, debate, oratory, declamation, discussion, and dramatics. Seventy-five per cent of our waking hours is spent in some form of speech activity-let's improve the major use ot our time! This is the guiding principle of the department. The performance and appreciation of good music are what Richard Downs, instrumental music director, expects from the students enrolled in his courses. Results, not alibis! is the slogan which expresses the philosophy of the department. Mr. Downs feels that instrumental music is only one of the activities offered at FHS and that it should not make excessive time de- mands, especially extra rehearsals. ln turn, there is only a mini- mum amount of group rehearsals for any event. Senior concert and marching bands, senior orchestra, and music theory are taught during the school day, While pit orchestra, pep band, dance band, and various small ensembles are organized outside of class time.

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Vocational Arts trains boys Plans are drawn, machines hum, and the finished product is completed in a day's Work in the Vocational Arts Department. With a hearty, Okay, let's get going! the boys begin their work which prepares them tor a future occupa- tion. Mr. Iones heads the machine shop and design, while Mr. Woltarth in- structs the blueprint reading and shop math and science. A lull program ot auto mechanics is conducted by Mr. Bohyer, and Mr. Shrider is in charge ot the printing work. The teachers of this department say, Anyone who Wants to learn a trade should do so in high school. l-le will advance taster when he is employed in a steady job. An average ot eighty-tive per cent ot the vocational arts looys who are graduated go into jobs in the machine trade. i si.. z . ,Q I V fi R. L, Bohyer: Auto Shop, Me- chanical Drawing, Shop l. Lowell Shrider: Woodworking l, ll, Printing. With studied concentration, Bob Stearns operates this milling machine lohn Woltarth: Related Math, Science and Blueprint Read- ingp Vocational Industrial Club adviser. L. William tones: Machine Shop, Co-ordinatcr ot Trade and lndustrial Educationg Vo- cational lndustrial Club ad- viser.