Memorial High School - Talon Yearbook (Joplin, MO)

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Music, drama. . Growth marked the music and drama departments this year. More boys joined mixed chorus, band increased by more than 20 members and previously reluctant students found satisfac- tion in speech activities. The curriculum offered mixed chorus, glee club, band, orchestra and beginning and ad- vanced speech and drama. Circulating the school were questionnaires, some per- taining to performing arts. Music students commented: Music in itself is an expression and if you participate in it, you are expressing yourself fsenior girllg l find mu- sic a relaxation fjunior boyl. All those questioned agreed that Music is a form of expression-perhaps the best tsenior girll. Should there be a modern music appreciation course? No. Music is a make-up of personal feelings and every- one interprets it differently tfreshman girlj. Others agreed suggesting instead a folk music class. Mr. Hal Barlow tinstrumental musicj and Mr. Max Byrd lvocal musicl expressed similar philosophies. Mu- sical activities are necessary to the totally educated per- son because one must have aesthetic experiences to de- velop mentally and culturally. In drama and speech classes most felt that Mr. Earl Squyres, speech arts mentor, had helped them greatly to overcome reservations and shyness. He teaches a very emotional and fun-filled class tjunior boylg lt's a fantastic course and you can do more than just sleep or cause troubIe tsophomore girll. You can't forget the audienceg you have to speak to them, not over or at them fsenior girlj. Drama students seemed happy with what they had learned. l've learned to hit them with a good point or line tfreshman b0yJ: Instruction and practice are impor- tant . . . speaking comes naturally, but to be good, you need instruction tjunior girllg Self-expression is a na- tural thing but we must learn to use it efficiently tfresh- man girll. Activities in both music and speech were summed up by a senior boy who stated, lt's great to entertain people and feel an artistic sense inside yourself. FIVE FINE arts students who traveled to Europe this summer cele- brated Iupper leftl. Mr. Byrd played the piano for one of his classes flower leftl. At a football game, the band played enthusiastically iupper rightl. ln debate, Liz Johnson addressed the class with a speech flower rightl. Penny Wade spoke ffar rightj. 17... ,gg ., T., . 'L' 'iii is We I 'I UI lil je, , V LQEEAQHQE qi' lg .,3Tfi?E3 gr 'W 5:15315 . l ' E ' a- - 7 Ei Hg. ' Q uf- .3 si' Z, .F

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Science . . . Beginning this year, general science was a prerequisite for all other science courses. The result: a big load of 12 general science classes, a 100 percent increase over last year. The course included a background in science and everyday things like weather and how to predict it. The teacher gets students involved and doesn't just sit there and talk! jfreshman girlj. After general science-a choice of biology or chemistry. In Biology I learned about real problems. fsophomore boyl. I discovered what things are actually made of in chemistry jjunior boyl. Most stu- dents in advanced courses had en- rolled because of interest or for college preparation. Advanced bi- ology is a taste of college jsenior boyl. I took advanced chemistry because I wanted to become famil- iar with more challenging lab pro- cedures fsenior boyj. Physics: theories, laws, forces, motions. Trisics: physics, math an- alysis, trigonometry. l've found tri- sics a worthwhile, interesting course. Maybe the non-polluting steam car jour first planl was out of reach as a class project. But we now have three other great projects: two me- ter repeater, EEG, and completion of the weather station. We hope this year's class will finish its projects and the whole school will be inter- ested in them jsenior boyl.

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