La Porte High School - El Pe Yearbook (La Porte, IN)

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their advanced art project». Linda Nation, Margaret Stover, Lynn Jensen, and Nancy Moore take class notes in beginning art. to Creative Arts Mrs. Thomas gives soitae helpful advice on making posters to Bob Hocnig, Mike Hess, and Jan Kolar in commercial art. Around LPHS each student has the opportunity to obtain a certificate in driver's training. He may ob- tain this certificate by class study and by actual driv- ing practice in the training car. Every student is required to take health. It is usually taken in the sophomore year. A new course, physi- ology, was also taught this year. This course is an advanced study of the body. Two years of gymnasium work is also required in the health and physical education department. This is usually taken during the freshman and sophomore years. Seniors planning on going into the field of physical education may assist the regular gym teachers with their physical educa- tion classes. Mrs. Thomas offers many courses in which the artis- tic person may put his talents to use. In beginning art one learns an appreciation and the different drawing techniques used. Commercial art consists of the mak- ing of posters and signs; and in advanced art one learns sculpturing, ceramics, and the correct use of oils. OLA missions 13

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Backing up cautiously, Boh Smith checks the surrounding area. Richard Williams scales the rope in gym class. JfW phifMcai irum i' Kenny Bender points out the familiar bones of the body to Joyce Gugliclmetti. 12 Sherlock Holmes and his assistant, alias Tom Grosser and Roger Chesney, search for a solution in The Case of the Missing Lung.

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Jane Thayer works in the nurse’s office for Mrs. Baughman. Spurring Around the first floor, near the kitchen, all students en- joy the tantalizing smells wafting out into the hall from cooking classes. These classes make up part of the home economics section of the LPHS vocational education de- partment. Tlie information gained in home economics classes is useful in many vocations. Mrs. Dring supervises the students in food preparation, while Mrs. Hotchkiss has charge of the clothing department. The study of clothing includes various aspects: effective use of color, clothing construction, and personal appearance are all taken into consideration. Home nursing, a one-semester course, is also offered by the home economics department. In home nursing, stu- dents learn the fundamentals of caring for the sick. Home and family living is useful in preparing students for the future. Subjects dealt with in family living are interior decoration and consumer education. Around Mrs. Baughman’s office, members of the Future Nurses Gub help our school nurse with her office work while they gain experience. Students who wish to go into the field of teaching as a career may elect cadet teaching. In the cadet teaching pro- gram, the prospective teacher works with an elementary teacher as his critic. The cadet teaching student works with the teacher in actual classroom situations. Frances Funk learns the techniques of teaching through her cadet teaching class. Sharon Oran, Shirley Cottrill, Marilyn Stcc, and Jane Antrim seem to enjoy working on their sewing projects. Susan Francis, Cheryl Bowers, Judy Williams, and Tina Stcmaker arc waiting to taste the delicious cooking of Ger- aldine Gridlcy.