Lockport Township High School - Lock Yearbook (Lockport, IL)

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Iollnn DeSandre and Ioan Briick discuss a new melody. Looking at their Social Security posters are Glenn Cave - lst place: Betty Kasper - honorable mention: and Matthew Bubica-2nd place. Betty Kasper and Carolyn Wal- ther compare decorating notes. Geraldine Allen and Phyllis Bankroit are silk screening cz menu cover. Kenneth Haberkorn and Peter Titre leave band prac- tice together.

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Ernest O. Caneva. BJ-l.. Literary Society, operetta, band. chorus. orchestra. music: Mrs. Margaret S. Mitzit, B.A., M.A., freshman home room. Art I and II. crafts, art appreciation. interior decoration. Sam Howard can't seem to decide if his picture is at last completed. Donald Warsaw pauses to view one of Bill Martin's artistic masterpieces . .Aff auf! Wudic . . . irror Wafurafgaufy During the year, beauty and culture have been reflected in the art and music departments, under the leadership of Mrs. Margaret S. Mitzit and Ernest O. Caneva, respectively. The art department, under the leadership of Mrs. Mitzit, has undertaken many projects which have served to acquaint the students with the minor and major divisions of art. One big job that fell on the art classes was the making ot posters for the plays, dances, and operettas put on by the school. Besides painting with oils and doing silk screen printing, the advanced art classes also made menu covers for the Iunior Red Cross. Stu- dents of Lockport High School competing in the local Social Security poster contest Won first and second places this year. The art appreciation course covered a little bit of each different field ot art. A new course, called crafts, was introduced this year to student art lovers. Students were taught how to make accessories, such as scarves and belts. They learned how to model clay and to work with leather, metal, and the stencil. lnterior decoration students studied the history of furniture, They also learned the different types of furniture and the correct color schemes used in decor- ating a room or home. individual training was- given students of music throughout the day and every eighth period was spent by the band members in listening to records, learning to play musical instruments, and drilling in formations for football games. Every noon hour you could find the chorus singing songs in the auditorium. As these students learned, they were able to entertain the Whole school with their singing and playing. ls it any wonder that Mr. Caneva, our music direc- tor, is so proud of the musicians of Lockport High?

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anguage d puff in ver Of what use is Latin? This is a question often repeated after a ses- sion in one of the Latin classes taught by Alex L. lohnsonius. On many pub- lic buildings throughout the United States you will find a Latin inscription. Latin can't be such a dead language when it is inscribed on almost every structure of interest in our country, Spanish came alive when Miss Lu- cile Emmons taught it. Besides learn- ing to read and translate, students enjoyed a Spanish film every now and then, as well as Spanish newspapers. Last of all, what would we do with- out the knowledge of English? The freshmen worked intensely on their grammar and reading under the guid- ance of Miss Emmons, Miss Margaret L. Taylor, and Miss Eleanor A. Urban. Miss Eva M. Olson, Miss Taylor, and Miss Urban taught the sophomores es- sentials in English grammar, and lit-- erature and let them listen to record- ings of popular American folk songs, 'llulius Caesar , and other classic re- cordings. The juniors studied litera- ture and English under the supervision of Miss Emmons and lohn L, Pence while the seniors took courses in Eng- lish and literature from Mr. Pence and Miss Taylor. Many seniors also gained experience as journalists on the publi- cations, the Times and the Lock. ln L. T. I-l. S.'s well-equipped li- brary, under the supervision of Miss Margaret C. Shepherd, students were found reading autobiographies, biog- raphies, magazines, fiction, or other non-fiction books. A reading knowledge of English, together with any foreign languages we might have studied, will acquaint us with the culture of other peoples, and will reflect on our life after our school days are over. Frances Ott puts her exercises on the board. Patsy Keener, Bonnie Becker, and Edward Berard are interested in Better English . Bernard Segcxtto can't decide between Ameri- can Builder and Mademoiselle . Catherine Stcxriha is having difficulty in se lecting a book.