Middlebury High School - Middiette Yearbook (Middlebury, IN)

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Bob Brandebcrry and Jack Riegseckcr were only two of the many MHS band students who concentrated deeply and put their hearts into the music. 27

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Student interests broadened through fine arts Good housekeeping was sometimes forgotten as eager and industrious art students, like Tom Fireline became engulfed in an art creation. Many new aspects of art, such as rug weaving, were introduced this year. Sharon Yoder and Patti Whetstone designed this one together. Students found that art and the two music divisions of band and choir improved self-expression. Art and music allowed students to rid themselves of frustration and to perform constructively and led to finding and developing musical and artistic talents. Band members participated in music contests and festivals, performed at the basketball games, and added to school assemblies. The Concert Choir and other vocal groups sang their way into school functions and once there continued to do an excellent job, singing for religious convocations, PTA, and contests, and cheering others by humming on the way to class. Art occupied a quieter form, but it, too, played a part in students' lives, encouraging them to express their feelings in tangible forms. Through participation and development, many students realized and enlarged on their talents, thus becoming assets to MHS. Marti Cohn took over the direction of the band as students saw the learning process from the angle of teaching mingled with learning. 26

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Rich Kauffman takes advantage of the facilities in the Industrial Arts shop, the lathe while completing his project. Mr. Kurtz demonstrates two forms of Industrial Arts, welding and woodworking, as Dennis Smeltzer observes. Students acquired skills of valuable basic arts Industrial arts is composed of two parts, drafting and shop. Sketching diagrams of such objects as screws, bolts, plumbing and light fixtures occupied the time dedicated to drafting. Some of the boys drew blueprints of projects they were to complete in shop. Furniture and radios were among these projects. This course co-ordinated hands, minds, and skills while combining mathematics, chemistry, and industrial arts. The home economics department was devoted to developing better homemakers for tomorrow. Time was spent in food preparation including planning and serving parties and complete meals. Exhausting hours spent in investigating types of fabrics, caring for them, and designing garments proved rewarding to die fashion-conscious teenager. Courses for upper classmen included child development, family living management, housing and interior decoration, and home nursing. 28