Manual High School - Thunderbolt Yearbook (Denver, CO)

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172. llnlrl Tllrlf .Ynl4', ' MUSIC HE dreamy melody of the Celtic Hymn floats harmoniously through the room as we slip unnoticed into a seat to listen attentively to the music of Tschaikowsky, Cain, Schumann, and other old or modern masters. Beneath the harmony the teacher suddenly detects a discord and smilingly raps the faulty tenor on the head. The pianist then plays the discordant part correctly. After weeks of hard work and correction, the group is ready to display their musical accomplishments in a program before the students or the P.-T. A. Students in this room find music to fit any mood, the stately processional of the Pilgrim's Chorus from Tannehauser, or the stirring tempo of Sousa's lil Capitan march, or again the lilt of The Blue Danube Waltz by Johann Strauss. Slow melodies for the easy going, or fast, lively tunes for the peppier songsters and instrumentalists. Classes change, a group carrying instruments enters. Then, above the din in the halls, most unharmonious sounds arise. The players are tuning up. First, the clarinets wail mournfully, then a sousaphone rumbles forth, while the trumpets blare, accompanied by the squeaking of violins and the tap of drums. The tai-dy bell rings, the conductor raps his baton upon a stand, all is silence until the number is announced. All eyes fasten upon the conductor. The baton descends and the instruments lift in unison to the strains of a slow waltz or a stirring march. l'llLClil:-vu liflrl: of lfrrr-ll Iluul' livfm :ln .lHllll'lIl'4' .iw illmlllf llolfrx uf 7'r4ll1li1ly1 I 5

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MQW , f W i?f2S3f? Fifi? , lf . , ,, , ,zz 5 M-Www Na ,M ,Nw .wsfwv MW, ,M . - it f5Ei?12wH'FfP .fsfazciaiztwif i ' ii.: rr Wu:fZi?:?fQff, A ' W , ,, ,..A , .. 7, , X X. , Z ,Inst II lfvu' NI'!'UlI!l-X to .-lrld .HI l n11r t'nI1lm11.w.' MATHEMATICS THROUGH the open door of a mathematics room there is an all pervading silence broken only by the scratching of pencils, heavy breathing, or the restless shuffle of feet. Bright morning sunshine filters through drawn shades to fall upon puzzled faces, wrinkled brows, and worried looks. Triangles, cir- cles, rectangles and squares appear on the blackboard, to be solved by many different theorems of geometry. A distorted triangle gives evidence of trig- onometry. The poor little triangle is the most mistreated of all rectalenior figures, side A is torn from side D, B equals C, and angle 1 equals 2, but the triangle doesn't mind, its all in a day's work. Long rows of alphabetized figures standing for unknowns greet us in an- other room. Students involved in deep thought labor desperately toward the conclusion and the proof of algebraic equations. Shortcuts, shortcuts, and more shortcuts, The idea of the practical math class is to save time, energy and more time, to also have absolute accuracy, these are the words of the instructor as she goes on to explain the many ad- vantages that have been found in this system. Tired bending heads, drooping shoulders, show the intellectual strain of trying to figure those many strings of dancing figures. In another part of the room someone is groaning, 'Tm three cents off-Oh, why won't these books balancell' What? Commercial Arithmetic class, of course. be-xvlxh-N1 I.oul.'.s Ninlplw! You .lliylfl Bw Nnrprixw1I.'

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Tflrlflc? XO, This Is Spr'r'dbuII.' PHYSICAL EDUCATION A GROUP of girls forms a large checkerboard on the gym floor as they listen to the instructor. They are in sharp contrast to the dull floor and walls with their white middies, black gym trunks and white tennis shoes. Faces turn eagerly upward, for the explanation of speedball, deck tennis or volleyball has undivided attention. The explanation ended, girls rise hurriedly and rush to- ward the gym ofiice. Soon groups swing out of side doors carrying horse shoes, deck tennis rings, or a speedball. In another room a different scene unfolds. Rows of cots extend around the room, each cot neatly covered with a brown blanket. The room is darkened but indistinct forms of sleeping figures are visible. The sound of deep breath- ing cuts through the stillness. Softly closing the door, we leave the rest class and visit another group. Footballs fly through the air, basketballs swish the strings, or a home run is smacked over the fence. Sports and more sports are drilled into the boys to make strong bodies and alert minds. The boys love hard games that develop muscles and mental coordination. A visit to another class shows a group of boys doing many different types of exercises. No two boys seem to be doing the same exercise. Each individual works to correct a particular defect, whether it be back, legs, shoulders, or posture. Our visit to the physical education classes ends as we return to the famil- iar classrooms. Ninetee T I f ll fl fl Sp 1