Herbert Hoover High School - Dias Cardinales Yearbook (San Diego, CA)

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Tj2 xpression and creativity were sparked by iW H(X)ver’s Art Department. Constantly seek¬ ing to discover hidden talents in their students, the Art Department provided a new course this year. Taught by Mrs. Delany, Exploration in Art teaches appreciation and history of art. This became a very popular class with Hoover students. Many classes were offered in the field of art. Crafts, Senior Art Studio, Color arid Design, Drawing and Painting, Life Drawing, Art 1-2, and Exploration in Art offered students a wide variety of courses. Students entered their best works in the all-city art show. For the second year, the Senior Art Studio produced many talented artists. Fine art work was displayed for the entire school through the many posters and bulletin boards for open house, homecoming, and the annual nominating convention. Hoover’s art work con¬ tinues to rate excellent. i ItU iea4 tc upper left: Mrs. Helen Delany, a talented artist, has ex¬ hibited numerous paintings in art shows and exhibits in¬ cluding the La Jolla Museum of Art and the Fine Arts Gallery. At Hoover, she taught Senior Art Studio, Explora¬ tions in Art, Color and Design and Life Drawing. Middle left: Mrs. Dorothy Williams and Mrs. Ruth Rowe, lower left, taught Art 1-2 and Commercial Art. Mrs. Rowe supervised the Senior Prom decorations and taught Drawing and Painting 1-2, while Mrs. Williams taught Color and Design 1-2. Chairman for the Art department was Miss Martha Murphy. She taught five classes of crafts, ranging from beginning to advanced courses.

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Cclle e and t cme Rita Keller Dept. Chairman Home Planning Clothing 3-4 Mrs. Audrey Hallett, above, is prepared to show a film strip to her foods classes. Visual aids were very important in instruction of proper selection and preparation of food. Right: Miss JoAnn Kverno and Miss Barbara Brant, teacher assistants, demonstrated the fine art of cooking with the aid of a demonstration table and mirror. Mrs. Doris Oatman used the tachistoscope, a machine de¬ signed to improve speed and accuracy of visual interpreta¬ tion, in her reading improvement classes. Audrey Hallett Bowling Club Foods 1-2, 3-4 Clothing 1-2 Students learned the technique of more comprehensive reading in this laboratory, equipped with separate booths to aid concentration. A ccelerated Reading is a course designed to develop reading and study skills. Mrs. Oatman and Mrs. Moe taught the nine-week course which was a valuable opportunity for all students. A new semester-long class called a Pilot Study in Reading was originated this spring to provide a deeper, more complete knowledge of these essential skills. Coats, suits, and dresses made in the Clothing classes were modeled at our first May Fashion Show. Several Foods classes entered the annual J. J. Jessops and Son Table Setting Contest, again proving the creativity of Hoover’s girls. 25

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F irst among the San Diego City High Schools was Hoover’s music department. This mer¬ ited credit went to our three versatile instruc¬ tors. Mrs. Harriet Buker directed one hundred and eighty students in the Cardinal vocal per¬ forming groups. Mr. Gary Stollsteimer’s instru¬ mental performing groups climbed to a height of one hundred and twenty-five students. Mr. Frank Close sponsored the mixed chorus and also directed the Harmony. Music Appreciation, a class dealing with the history and structure of music, was taught by Mr. Frank Close. Positions in the musical groups ranging from the orchestra and band to the Ensemble and choirs were available to students interested in musical expression. Jointly, these fine performing groups presented the Christmas program. Patriotic program, and Spring Concerts to their attentive audiences. Below: Hoover’s band, orchestra, and Pep Band were led by Mr. Gary Stollsteimer, a talented musician who played first trumpet in the San Diego Symphony Orchestra. CxpteM ' m Above: Mr. Joseph Sullivan, a member of the music department this year, was a teacher assistant from San Diego State College. Above: Mrs. Harriet Buker led most of Hoover’s vocal groups, including the Ensemble, Handbell, Girls’, and the A Cappella choirs. She taught the Boys’ Glee Club and tenth grade English as well. This busy instructor was also the sponsor of the Vespers Committee which was respon¬ sible for the non-denominational worship service held for the graduating Seniors. Right: The only remining original faculty member, Mr. Frank Close planned retirement at the end of the 1965- 1966 school year, to be followed by a trip to Europe. This popular teacher taught the Mixed Chorus, Harmony and Music Appreciation. 27