Logansport High School - Tattler Yearbook (Logansport, IN)

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155' IJ Nw if ,S ir if C If rf' fir!! C N-J 1- V W V Q If 1' 3' F E.. so Wecreate artistic moods Fourth-year art, beyond the intro- ductory and the commercial aspects of the subject, dealt strictly with paint- ing and two-and three-dimensional designing. Pine arts students, apply- ing their talents, donated school time to help paint scenery for Winter Fan- tasy. Christmas shadow boxes, con- structed in third-year classes, decorat- ed the hallways for the Yuletide sea- son. Outstanding photographs, sculp- tures, and mosaics were among the projects exhibited in the display cases ,W outside Room 53. After forty-one years as music de- partment head and band director, Mr. Marocco handed over his baton. When asked what he had enjoyed most about teaching at L.H.S., he re- plied, l am quite pleased by the fact that so many of my students have continued in the field of music. A. Vickie Rush finds an appropriate spot for the final part. B. Papier-mache strips mask the balloon base for Randy Michaels Christmas shadow box. C. Mr, Maroc- co introduces the composers to his music appreciation class. D. joseph Huffman - Choir and Swing Choir director. E. William Marocco - Head of Music Depart- ment, Band director, Dramatics Club adviser. F. Opal Lehnus - Art Club and Tat- tler art adviser, Dramatics Club adviser. C. Dale Sullivan - Photography Club and Tattler photography adviser. H. Robert Parente - Stage Band and Swing Band director. I. Paul Nichols - Marching Band director. 27

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i,tEs'76us FD 'um uum Erum x C. 1, L- . fi'-af-f is Ld A Foreign dialect twists tongues First-year estudiantes quickly be- came accustomed to the new words and sentence patterns of Spanish. Second- and third-year muchachos developed their ability to deal with the perfect tenses. For the first time a fourth-year class was added, it dealt in depth with studies of Spain, the Spanish people, and their history. German classes again took up the process of learning Europe's most widely spoken language. Die Klassen used both films and lively question- answer periods to stimulate the pu- pils' abilities. Caesar, Cato, and Virgil captured the imaginations of returning Latin scholars while the many first-year pupils were fascinated by the charac- ters of classical mythology: Cupid, Vesta, and the Muses. A large fourth-year French group this year studied various aspects of French civilization. A. A quiz, the staple of Latin courses, catches the attention of first-year students. B. Les pupils extrordinaires strive to maintain their reputation by doing a little last-minute cramming before the test. C. A rapid fire question-and-answer period stimulates German l. D. Carolyn Killion - Latin Club adviser. E. Paulette Shilling - French Club adviser. F. Guenther Rohrmoser - German Club adviser. G. Ioan Ewing - Head of Language Department, Spanish Club adviser. H. Janice King - French teacher at both Columbia and LHS. 26

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xg 5 A Q 5 5 'dit' f M Contracts give pupils incentive Many changes took place in the so- cial studies department. Two new f classes were added and one teacher was introduced. Offered to the more'adventurous students, Social Studies Seminar gave pupils an opportunity to research areas of importance to the city and to the school. Seniors involved in the program were allowed to conduct in- terviews during the sixth period, to use the public and the school libraries, and to do research in nearby communities. The other addition was the Reading Program. In this course students chose from three categories based on twentieth century history and on con- cepts of the twentieth century. As- signed readings included Lenin. A. Scribbling notes for an upcoming test, a U.S. history class concen- trates on the lecture. B. Although current events is no laughing matter, Debbie Black points out a difference in opinion. C. L'Dean Cornelius - Head of Social Studies Department. D. Harvey Roberts - Key Club adviser. E. Cecil Mason - Junior Class sponsor, P. William Kiesling - Hi-Y adviser. C. Larry Sackett - Chairman of Senior Class sponsors. 28