Moline High School - M Yearbook (Moline, IL)

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Helen Manus Richard Marlin Mark Marsell Don Moeller Charles Oellerman Iva Owen Foods Auto Mechanics Driver’s Training Art Woodworking Special Education James Partridge Marjorie Partridge Music Lit. and Art Theory Vocal Music Merle Wegener Orchestra Kerinit Wells Frank Willits Clifford Zenor, Sr. Vocal Music Machine Shop Welding Key Club Artists, Musicians Build Interest in Fine Arts Miss Lorette Johnson, home economics teacher, instructs Pat John- son and Carolyn Lawson in the care and use of the sewing machine. Art classes taught students how to express themselves in a confident manner. Students learned to be aware of objects having individual beauty. Craft students did their work in leather, metal, wood, glass and plastics, while the pottery classes worked with clay and ceramics. Advanced work consisted of three-dimensional construction and sculpture. Fourth year art students were able to concen- trate on and develop their works more thoroughly be- cause the course was scheduled for two hours three days a week. Examples of student art work could be seen in the show case near the art rooms and during a brief exhibit before Christmas. New in the music department was the music literature and theory course. Instructed by Mr. James Partridge, students learned facts about the lives of famous com- posers and became acquainted with well-known musical compositions. They also studied rhythm patterns, meter, and terms pertaining to music. Main purpose of the course was to give students a better understanding of music, pre- paring them for further study. Music was an elective and students chose between band, orchestra and choir. Breath control and proper tonal quality, as well as correct diction and clear enuncia- tion were among the topics taught in chorus. Mastery of the basic techniques and fundamentals of music, plus harmony and development of smooth phrasing were goals of the band and orchestra. 23

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Home economics classes and industrial arts courses taught girls and boys various aspects af adult life. In home economics, instructors taught girls to plan well-balanced meals, and to properly care for children. Food classes planned and prepared nutritious as well as appetizing meals, while clothing classes studied the color and design of textiles, in addition to the actual material itself. Family living classes taught girls the meaning of marriage and child care. In industrial arts, boys have the opportunity to either draw and design machines and tools or to use them in actual vocational training. Over twenty-seven courses were offered, giving students a wide variety from which to choose. Courses offered were welding, auto mechanics, metal and woodworking, and drafting, which included mechanical and architectural drawing plus tool and struc- tural designing. Machine shops helped boys set up and operate basic toolroom machines. Electronics could also be taken by interested boys. Special education gave its students instruction in regular school surroundings. The well-equipped nurse’s office offered medical aid and comfort to any student who required it. Extend that line another fourth of an inch and you’ll be done,” in- structs Mr. Cyrus Galley as senior Jim McClary completes a blue- print for his mechanical drawing course. Industrial Arts, Home Ec Offer Vocational Aid William Baltzell Driver’s Training Baseball Lela Adams Family Living Future Homemakers William Bishop Donald Adkins Driver’s Training Art Basketball Ray Brasmer Industrial Arts Supervisor Louis Dilulio Band Cyrus Galley Geneva Henss Robert Edwards Drafting Nurse Clifton Hyink Lorette Johnson Warren Leonard Woodworking JETS Future Nurses Driver’s Training Clothing Electronics 22

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Bill Best Sharon Brodd Judy Brooks Robert Brooks Jean Carlson Carol Coin Phys. Ed. Phys. Ed. Phys. Ed. Phys. Ed. Phys. Ed. Phys. Ed. Tennis Pep Club Football Cheerleading Counselor Physical as well as mental exercise was stressed in the curriculum of MHS. Each student spent one period a day engaged in rigorous exercise promoting physical fitness. All students learned to work both as members of a team and as individuals while they were taught field and in- door sports. Each student also received instruction in swimming for a six week period. J funiors and seniors studied how to care for the human y in health and first aid classes. Sophomores learned the rules of the road during driver’s safety, and important prerequisite to driver’s training, which taught them the safe and proper method of driving through the actual ex- perience of driving a car. Courses such as the new girls’ honors gym class, Con- temporairs, and the summer physical fitness class for boys gave special emphasis to their particular area. Kenneth Funk Carol Hardin William Klier Phys. Ed. Phys. Ed. Phys. Ed. Football Driver’s Training Gymnastics Physical Education Initiates Honors Gym for Girls Completing a rigorous part of his gymnastics course, Robert Reys balances with the help of instructor William Klier. Frances Leimkuehler Phys. Ed. Contemporairs Gary Morris Phys. Ed- Swimming Joseph Vavrus Phys. Ed. Wrestling Judy Wiese Phys. Ed. Nereids 24