Medina High School - Mirror Yearbook (Medina, NY)

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MUSIC Courses offered in this department are those in rudiments of music, harmony, ear training, and baton and flag twirling. Various vocal and instrumental groups supplementing these classes are: the Senior, the Ninth Year, and the junior Chorusesg the Senior, the junior and the Dance Bands, the Majorettes, the String I Ensemble, the Sportsmeng and the Girls' 4 Sextette. The Sportsmen, a group of male 5 singers, and the Ninth Year Chorus have been additions to the Music Depart- ment this year. I I , , Y I H Advanced music students try their skill in original composi- tion and harmony, while Miss Cooper supervises. FINE ARTS Because the basis of all art courses is a process of selecting and arranging, the art teachers sought through experiments and practice with a wide variety of art materials to develop creativeness and co- ordination in students. The Department tried to apply art to related fields outside of fine arts, such as architectural interior decoration and in- dustrial and commercial art, and to pro- vide for the consumer as well as the pro- ducer of art. Art students Towne and amele plan and arrange the hz weekly display in the show case in the frst floor lohhy INDUSTRIAL ARTS Vocational mechanics, general shop, and printing make up the Industrial Arts Department, Tools, which included a bench vise, were made by the beginning students in machine shop, and surface gauges were constructed by the more advanced pupils. Music stands and bi- cycle racks also have been constructed. Printing students gained first-h-and 5 experience by printing cards, programs, a directory, business forms, and thirty- two issues of the M. H. S. News. They have also painted various areas in the Print Shop. H In farm shop class Mr. Matson supervises a forging operation, while Orren Roberts works on another project. 13

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Secretarial practice students type copy every Thursday for L' the weekly newspaper, The M. H. S. News. Miss billmeister advises senior students on suitable reference hooks for social studies and English. B.ku--. Redecorating furniture is only one of the practical jobs undertaken hy the homemaking classes. THE LIBRARIES The libraries attempt to promote read- ing by buying new books and preparing bulletin board displays, book displays, and school newspaper publicity. Seventh, eighth, and ninth grade students have been given special instruction in library techniques. This year, a suggestion box was placed in the School Library to enable students to voice their opinions as to books they desire. As a result, some books were purchased that otherwise would not have been bought. BUSINESS This year's pupils in business have worked in local business establishments to gain vital experience. These students will become the secretaries, business managers, salesladies, and bookkeepers of their time. Classes in retailing, in addition to studying the principles of selling, made field trips to Hengerer's in Buffalo and Sibley's in Rochester, as well as to local retail firms. Groups have also prepared window displays in their own classroom and in a retail store downtown. HOMEMAKING The new homemaking curriculum strives to be of more help and use to the pupil by meeting the individual's needs. Stress has been on family relationship rather than on cooking and sewing. This year the students refinished furni- ture and made draperies, curtains, and simple garments. Their parents were entertained at lunch, occasions when the students utilized the information they had learned about food preparation, service, and table setting.

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Kenneth Smith, joe Curtin, and several other agriculture students test milk for fat content. I Boys in a physical education class practice 'push-ups - which are not so easy to do as one might think. Bob Tucker and Larry Farman demonstrate to the health class the proper way to apply artifcial respiration. 14 AGRICULTURE Agriculture students carried on twenty- live different crop and animal projects on their farms. These experiments were adapted to the pupil and his farm. For instance, two boys planted fruit trees, which some day will comprise an apple orchardg six others planted over 10,000 forest trees on land not adapted to farming. Classes also carried out group projects, such as fruit exhibits, co-operative purchases, and the building of an agricultural library. PHYSICAL EDUCATION Physical education tends to better the health of all high school students -by an intensive program in group and indi- vidual dances, stunts, tumbling, and marching. This year the boys' and the girls' gym classes were combined in the teaching of social dancing. The girls were administered skill tests in each sport area to determine their physical fitness standard. The results of these tests were' sent to the State Depart- ment in order' to establish better scale scoring. HEALTH In carrying out the school health pro- gram, each student received a physical and a dental hygiene examination, as well as a dental prophylaxis. To promote better health, milk was given to students who otherwise would have been unable to afford it. In the hope of controlling possible epidemics, ar- ticles on communicable diseases were published in the weekly paper to inform pupils of these diseases. The eyesight and the hearing of each pupil were also checked.