MOSAIC? WHA T'S THA T? Our school yearbook gets its name from the beautiful mosaic outside the main entrance to the building by the steps. A mosaic is a unified composition created by assembling separate pieces of material. IVlosaicists of old used to' select tiny pieces of colored stones, set them close together, and give the surface a high-gloss polish to eliminate the separateness of the parts. It is an art form most distinguishable from painting. One of the reasons for the special appeal in a mosaic is that the viewer unconsciously takes an active part in the creation of the unified picture. If the viewer looks at a mosaic from a distance, he sees it as a unified whole, but upon closer inspection, he can discern the individual and unique elements each part of the design contributes to the whole. The colorful Wingate mosaic by the steps pictures the many and various courses of study and skills offered in the school. Beginning at the lower left of the mosaic, the fine arts of painting and sculpture are depicted, just beyond is a guitar symbolizing music, above, the masks of tragedy and comedy represent drama, and an open book suggest liter- ature. ln the center of the mosaic on the bottom are a saw, a hammer and a compass, stand ing for various aspects of the industrial arts, to the right of that are beakers, test tubes and charts representing the sciences, above them are a set of triangles, one inside the othe other, and alongside them is a spiral, all signifying mathematics courses. To the very upper right is a pitcher of water and somewhat below is a shape that resembles a water faucet- probably meant to signify our home arts classes. Between the pitcher and the fauce is a needle with colored cloths - representing our clothing and fashion courses. And finally in t1e lower right corner are a baseball, a football, and a baseball bat. We all know what they stand for! lf you look for yourself at our mosaic mural outside the main entrance you will probably see a great deal more too. ln the dedication section of an earlier yearbook, we likened the organization of the school to the structure of the outside mosaic: A mosaic, is a combination of different pieces of colored glass and tiles. When they are put together, they form a beautiful picture or design. Wingate is one huge mosaic. The different pieces of glass and tiles are the students, the teachers, the parents, the admin- istration, and the different clubs and teams. When these are all united, they form the Win- gate Mosaic. l r,l t I The graduating class of 19 77 also takes pride in being a part of the great Wingate IVlosaic.
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