Hammond Technical Vocational High School - Chart Yearbook (Hammond, IN)

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CALISTHENICS is an important part of all physical education classes. ELECTIVES ROUNDED OUT CLASS PROGRAMS Music, drama, art, Tech Times, Chart, and physical education were some of the many electives offered. THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION PLANT in- cluded modern locker room facilities for girls. Left to right are: Joan Simon, Karen Saberniak, and Christina Buono as they changed for gym class. KARL SHAKE WORKED on the par- allel bars while the other members of his class looked on. Everyone was re- quired to take physical education dur- ing his freshman year. INSTRUMENTAL was a one-period elec- tive offered to students who wanted to learn to play instruments or to those who wanted to develop their talents so they could go into band. Here Mr. Robinson is instructing Charles Lakatos on the clar- inet. MUSIC APPRECIATION was a new class in 1958-59. Some of the units covered were Music and Dance, Music and Ceremony, Sightseeing Through Music, Music and Legends, and Magic and Phantom. Students learned to decide between different kinds of music. Pictured from left to right are a group from the class: Cathy Robley, Larry Clark, Bobette McCall, Wendell Donelson, Miss Volkman. instructor, and Sharon Luther.

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GROOMING WAS ONE of the areas covered in Mrs. Alice Wood’s Home- making class. Here Yvonne Kiszienia practiced styling Linda Crouch’s hair. The girls also studied textiles, color, design, careers. This class is a part of the exploratory course in home eco- nomics given to 9 B and 9 A girls. MRS. McGILL, representative of Car- son, Pirie, Scott and Company, ad- dressed homemaking classes on good grooming and the importance of the proper use of make-up. HELEN COCHRAN and FRANCES CRANE used visual aid in the study of the ear in Miss Thomas’ Health and Safety class. Some of the units covered in the course were nutrition, and good health habits. Instruction in first aid was also given. FLORENCE SNOW and KAREN WILLIAMS practiced making an oc- cupied bed. Joan Peters was the patient. Under the supervision of Miss Thomas, the girls learned to care for the sick and injured.

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WORKING ON THEIR PROJECTS are Pat Dougherty, making jewelry; Laura Leader, weaving; Joe O ' Dea, paint- ing with water colors, and Sheldene Fegely, drawing with chalk. Miss Clency ' s Art class offered many different types of art work. ACTING OUT A SCENE from Heidi” are, from left to right: Sheldene Fegely, Sam Bo- zack, Kitty Carlson, and Bob Calabrese. The children’s play was presented on April 11 in Tech’s new auditorium by Mrs. Parre’s drama classes. JOURNALISM WAS A CLASS added to Tech’s curriculum in 1958-59. These students signed up for publications aftet completing the class. They ate, seated left to right: Olivia Love, Ann Ray, Donna Ptak, Sharon Ramsey, and standing. Bill Duncan, Diana Nabors, Joanne Beavers, Marilyn Rogers, and Connie Malkewicz.