Hillsdale School - Telescope Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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Miss Wagner is pleased with the harmony of the glee club. with the Talent Dance requires more than coordination. It also de- mands a sense of rhythm, movement, and imagine- tion. The lower school students use these skills in the folk dances, polkus, and marches which they learn. Upperclossmen concentrate on modern dance. Stu- dents are required to make Up dances using not only familiar steps but also a few original ones. Some of these dances are used in the spring concert What would the Miracle Play, the spring concert, class day, and graduation be without music? The suc- cess of these school traditions is due to the eftorts of the music department. In the lower school, the em- phasis is on sight reading and developing an ear for music. Girls in the upper school who enioy singing may join the Glee Club. One need not try out, as the opportunity to belong is open to all. These two departments are closely allied. Mrs. Wagner provides most of the music for the dance classes. To be a good dancer one must know how to count music and must respond to the tempo of the piece. Each year the music and dance departments join forces to present the spring concert. Due to the combined efforts, the concert is always 0 great suc- cess. 27 Mrs. Wagner accompanies modern dancers.

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t The Ideas Are t There . . . Mrs. Cooke agrees that live props add action to a play. 26 Miss Shellberg plans her schedule for the day. SeIt-expression and creativity are emphasized in the art classes. Miss Shellberg gives each girl much individual attention, so that she may produce some- t thing beautiful and useful at her own speed while learning the techniques of drawing and pointing. There is never 0 dull moment in the art room. Stu- dents are kept busy throughout the year making osh- troys, figures, and pins with the kitn, silk screening Christmas cards or note paper, and working with chalks, points, and charcoal. The classes contribute much of their work done in the fall to Miss Shellberg's art table at the Harvest Fair. The assignments are designed to give girls great latitude in subiect, color, and effect. A course in Studio Art is oftered to the more tul- ented members of the iunior and senior classes. Those who wish to develop an appreciation for art may en- roll in the History of Art course, Speech classes serve three main purposes. First, stu- dents learn to speak in front of people. Mrs. Cooke teaches each girl proper diction, voice projection, and eye contact. Impromptu speeches on familiar topics are presented in front of the class, so that each stu- dent may learn to think on her feet. Sophomores are required to give an oral before the junior and senior speech classes, Secondly, the girls learn the principles of oral reading. Several assemblies are usually devoted to reading either short stories or monologues. Thirdly, each class presents a one-act play in use sembly. Girls scurry around to Find costumes and learn lines weeks in advance. Mrs. Cooke also shows stu- dents how to apply stage moke-up. This Christmas the senior speech class used these skills in performing The Bird's Christmas Caroll' for the Cincinnati Col- lege Club.

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28 Class Day Is the Seniorsi Day Class Day is the Seniors' day,- it is the time when the students recognize the Seniors and the Seniors honor the school. According to tradition, the Seniors planted a tree, this year on the front lawn of the school. The entire stu- dent body, the faculty, and relatives of the seniors gathered around the tree for the ceremony. The class of 1965 attached their ribbon to the shovel already weighted down with different colored streamers and tied on two small saddle shoes. Each girl in turn came forward and placed some earth around the tree while the iunior glee club sang the tra- ditional Tree Planting Song. Then Vicki Emery, the class president, presented the shovel to the incoming class president, Katy Taft. Judy Kramer led the school in the alma mater, ending the ceremonies. The Seniors prepare to plant their Star Magnolia.