Grand Junction High School - Tiger Yearbook (Grand Junction, CO)

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We enrich our lives with music and art. Relaxing a moment before presenting their first Greater Music Season concert, the members of Mixed Chorus laugh and chat as they assemble in the gym. Deeply engrossed in playing The Marriage of Figaro for the student body, the orchesfra shows how the long hours of practice have perfected their organization to one of the finest in the history of the school. Getting a vote of thanks from the annual staff, Barbara, Monica, Francey, Dean, and 8ob fashion the tin figures used for division sheet pictures. Sculpturing plaster of Paris figures intrigues Diane, Arlene, and Monica, second-year art students. During the year, advanced students select three mediums of expression, working on each for a twelve-week period. Putting the finishing touches on megaphones are Bette and Walter, first-year art students. In the background, art work created by students is visible. Page 21

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We train for world citizenship, for future careers, for healthful living. Questioning Miss Isabel Benson, students in American history class ponder over issues of historical importance. Required of all juniors, this subject helps them understand the background of present-day events. Studying the states and discussing their social and economic life, students of social science acquire an introduction to the machinery of government. Mechanical drawing or drafting is in reality a language in which lines and figures are used instead of words to tell a story. Here David Wood is gaining experience which will be valuable for his future career. A group of girls enjoy a battle of skill in the form of a basketball game as a part of the physical education course required of all freshmen. Freshmen boys, stars of future basketball teams, learn sportsmanship and fair play along with the fundamentals of this game in physical education classes. Page 20

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We prepare to take our place In the world of business. Working industriously. Betty types a form letter which is a part of the work covered in the one-year course offered. Lessons in theme writing, speed and accuracy, and composing at the typewriter are also taught. Vieva, Mary Jo, and Lola demonstrate the methods used by stenographers to transcribe shorthand notes at a typewriter. Besides the teaching of actual shorthand characters, emphasis is placed on taking dictation and transcribing while typing. From the elementary algebra book in view this student works problems that he knows will help him master the fundamentals of algebra and general mathematics. With the help of compasses and protractors, Harvey and Bob industriously work on plane geometry problems that will help develop their critical thinking and an understanding of logical proof. Preparing for her future career as a secretary, Pat uses the modern method of dictation, the dictaphone. With foresight, school authorities obtained these instruments for practical training in secretarial practice. Trigonometry students use a transit to determine distances out of their reach. This diverting work is part of the one-semester course offered to those who expect to do scientific work or major in college mathematics. Page 22