Horace Mann High School - Horace Manual Yearbook (Gary, IN)

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Mrs. Shirley Shaevel shows Gordon Lind examples of style in painting. Miss Mary Clark directs her advanced choir class in some warm-up exercises. Fine Arts Seek to Complement Education Necessary for the attainment of a well-rounded education are the Fine Arts: music, drama, speech, graphic arts and sculpture. To help students toward under¬ standing art, appreciation was accented. Interpretation, essential in creating and comprehending artistic works, was taught through modern art. In the music department, General Music offered a view of the field. For those wishing more advanced study, courses requiring talent and technique together with Music Ap¬ preciation and Theory and Harmony were available. Speech classes emphasized im¬ provement of voice and diction. Stu¬ dents electing these courses prac¬ ticed extemporaneous speaking, storytelling, and debate. Introducing pupils to drama through impromptu play reading and interpretation was a task of the Drama department. Mr. Gary McKim taught drama classes and directed Drama Club. Donna Cutler and Marie Del Busto practice pencil sketching in art class.

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New Librarian Distributes Reading Lists Coming from Portage High School, Mrs. Karen Fites filled the position of librarian for Miss Leota Janes, who was on leave for study. Mrs. Fites distributed lists of new titles to the faculty to implement reading lists already in use. Miss Janine Czarnecki empha¬ sized simple resource materials. Pupils attending the junior library were concerned with reference books and their uses. Because of the strong emphasis placed on term papers and research projects, both teachers instructed students in use of helpful aids found in the library. Knowing how to find books using the card catalog and the Dewey Decimal system was stressed. Rosa Dominguez consults an unabridged dictionary and is disgusted when she finds so Library Assistant Dolly Lou Martinson many meanings for one word. finds information in magazines. Students study and read for fun in the Senior Library. 22

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Mrs. Donna Mills explains how to use phonetics to Tom Vlamos, Gregory Hite, Bob Rodriquez and Robert Maldonado. Reading Needed in Every Type of Study Individual Developmental Reading is designed to improve reading skills and comprehension of students hav¬ ing difficulty with reading. Since reading is a necessary part of every course, pupils must be able to read well. Students’ test scores and teach¬ ers’ recommendations aided Mrs. Mills in selecting her classes. Greg, Robert and Tom test their reading comprehension. Tom, Greg, Robert and Bob pace their reading by using shadowscopes. Bob, Robert, Greg and Tom browse through the reading material available to I DR students.