Madison Heights High School - Treasure Chest Yearbook (Anderson, IN)

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fine arts develop young talent and instill Band director, Mr. Francis Barker, explains cadence on the piano keyboard to senior Mike Smith in music theory class. Enlarged and advanced facilities in the fine arts depart¬ ment of Madison Heights offered students opportunities to further their learning in music and arts. Instructing music majors and art students, Mr. Francis Barker, Mr. Andrew Brown, and Mr. John Riley taught background material and encouraged development of personal style among the pupils. In music theory, music majors studied the piano keyboard for a better understanding of the formation of chords and of music. Students tried composing music and conducting, once the basics of the instruments were learned. History of music, instruments, and composition style were studied in music appreciation class. The small class, composed of fourteen pupils, delved into the world of music by learning to recognize the style of composers, and by distinguishing differences in symphonic and choral music. Three years of comprehensive art offered at MH provided background knowledge for young artists. In the first year course, students worked with pastels and charcoals and learned the basic principles of art. Work with water colors, oil paints, wood, metal, stone, and ceramics completed areas covered in the second year course. During the third year, students are encouraged to find and develop personal styles of artistry. Advanced art student Karleen Riley achieves one of the multitude of water color combinations which may be obtained by mixing four basic colors. 20

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novice scientists delve into chemistry laboratories, physics experiments, and biology dissections With the increasing roll science is playing in life today, the freshman, junior, and senior college preparatory students studied the technical and physical worlds of biology, chem¬ istry and physics. Five hundred and two students studied living creatures ranging from the simple amoeba to the complex human body in freshman biology courses. Collecting insects and leaves for class assignments busied the young biologists during the fall and spring months. Memorizing a countless number of formulas and perform¬ ing laboratory experiments engrossed the imaginations of junior and senior chemistry students. Vexing terms, such as octane rating scales, phenol coefficients, and destructive dis¬ tillation, introduced pupils to the complexities of the earth. The secrets of matter and energy were unfolded as seniors investigated the theories of great scientists such as Newton, Galileo, and Einstein. The intricacies of various transforma¬ tions of energy became clear as the year progressed. Freshman biology students, Debbie Morris and Chris McLain, learn the correct way to handle a snake from lab assistant, Jerry Perkins. Students concentrate deeply while Mr. Cole explains the fundamental structure of a cell. Weighing elements in chemistry class, Jim Wheat and David Stone prepare to do an experiment. 19

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musical appreciation and artistic creativity Sculpting a large block of lime¬ stone, three art students mold a figure from the chalky stone. Under the guidance of director Mr. Andrew Brown, music appreciation students concentrate on the classical qualities of a Johann Brahams record album. Exploring the world of modern art, Greg Logan and Shiryl Ray attempt interpretation and ex¬ pression of their ideas. 21