Johnstown High School - Spectator Yearbook (Johnstown, PA)

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I Jun Music, Art, Dramatics Produce Cultural-Minded Students For the musical-minded students, Iohnstown High School offers a Wide assortment of or- ganizations. Such groups as the Mixed Chorus, the Band, the Orchestra, and Girls' Chorus are highly successful under the direction of Mr. Richard O'Connor and Mr. Charles Aikey. Those students with a keen interest in the Why's and HoW's of music find appreciation and music theory classes quite helpful. The Art Department, under the supervision of Mrs. Iosephine Quigley, covers both the ideal and practical phases or art. Students with artistic talents are given the chance to prove themselves in anything from oil painting to tooling handsome leather goods. Receiving a rich understanding of art in its true sense, these artists learn to develop their talents to fullest advantage. Students interested in acting find dramatics a quite enjoyable field. Under the instruc- tion of Miss Ioan Puhala, students learn the basic fundamentals ot acting. Make-up, costumes, stage setting, play Writing, and directing are all discussed in the classroom. These Lights, Camera, and Action students are given the chance to display their talents in the many plays presented at Iohnstown High School. Dramatics Class Act it up l27l

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Trigonometry Class Algebra Class 'Wlaf - fha Inf: lluz Jllhlllf In the past few years, mathematics has come to be a most important key in the new space age. From the blasting of rockets to the invention of new synthetic products math plays an important role in the realization of each. IHS is meeting this space-age challenge head-on in its Math Department. There are courses for those pupils who will need only the fundamentals ot mathematics, as well as for those Who will need and Want the more advanced math for engineering and college courses of scientific nature. There are four line teachers in this department. Mr. Ralph Gillman, head of the department, teaches geometry and general math. Second year algebra is taught by Miss Thelma P. Fetterinan and Mr. Edward Podrasky. Miss Fetterman also teaches trigonometry and solid geometry. The put- pils learn first year algebra from Mrs. Helen Mulvehill These are the teachers who are helping IHS' willing students meet the challenge of the future in mathematics.