Hot Springs High School - Old Gold Book Yearbook (Hot Springs, AR)

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Debating team oi speech class consists of Bob Ferguson, Travis McKee. Janet Spurloclc, Bruce Spencer, and Ray Parman. Tape recordings improve speech In addition to the arf of acting, dramafics also requires an ability for correct application of makeup, Larry Clowers and Nina Wing find Charles Tapp a very co-operative practice dummy. All the World's a stage, but not all those on it are actors. In recognition of this fact, many students are studying the ar-t of acting through drama class. They study characterization, the correct way to apply make-up, and costuming. Many have the task of producing a play sometime during the year. This brings the responsi- bility of planning sets, gathering props, and applying knowledge of make-up and costuming. Members present plays in class and assemblies and aid the junior and senior classes by putting their talents to use in the class plays. In close connection with drama, speech class improves students' speaking abilities. Through the use of tape recordings, stu- dents endeavor to strengthen weaknesses in their manner of speaking. During the year students participating in speech class make short speeches before the class. They also enter the I Speak for Democracy Contest.

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,wav M Temptation to peek at the keys and the habit of catching one's fingers between the keys are fast being overcome by Miss Clifton's typing class. fu O PM Sigh: of relief are given by Billy Wilson, Lynda Meeks, Leah Nob- ben, and Luther Hunter in Mrs. Sanders' bookkeeping class as their books check with the results of the adding machines. Training +omorrow's secretaries Students are prepared for business careers immediately after high school in the Commercial Department. where typing. shorthand. bookkeeping, and office practice are available. The typing room has been equipped with eighteen new type- Writers and a new duplicating machine. Students spend long hours trying to reach the required speed. Bookkeeping, a one-year course, stresses fundamentals. Students are required to complete two prac- tice sets during the year. First-year shorthand students struggle to reach the sixty-word-per-minute dictation goal and to double it second semester of second year. To gain experience, some of the second-year girls take dictation from various teachers. Besides learning about the activities of an office, some in the office practice class do extra work for teachers in their spare time. One of the special projects is the addressing of envelopes for the Sight for the Blind drive. 23

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Under Mr. Spurlin's baton mem- bers of the Troian Band perfect their music in first-period class. She's acomin' through the rye. sing the girls in chorus class. 'N--c In A f f S X SOHP Music. 'the spice of the school Variety is the spice of life, and there is spice in the Music Department. Harmony. Troubadours. band, boys' chorus, .ind the big chorus attract hun- dreds of music-minded students. Activities begin each day with first-period band, comprised of the m.1in marching and the concert bands. Second-period band consists of those stu- dents who have not had the experience necessary to reach the perfection required for public per- formance. Troubadours are the first choral group to meet during the day. Girls in Troubsdours are selected for their matched voices and their exceptional ability as singers. Boys' chorus brings the sound of lusty male voices to the school. Fourth and fifth periods find the girls' choruses le.1rning new music to sing when .ill the choruses combine for performances. H.1rmony. which is replaced second semester by music i1ppreci.1tion. rounds out each day with lessons in fundamentals of music, .ff Members of the Pep Band rehearse music they will use during pep assen'1blY 25