Muncie Central High School - Magician Yearbook (Muncie, IN)

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Ex-Factory Is a Half-Day Home for 150 Parents of Central and Southside students met Trade School teachers at the school’s annual open house. Vocational students presented a program by demonstrating their actual class work. When Central first opened its doors in 1914, the industrial arts department was located on the first floor of the main school building, where the clamor of machinery was a familiar sound. During the War in 1941, this department was enabled by a grant of the federal government to move to its present location on Kilgore Avenue. With more freedom and room, this new division of Central performs many practical jobs for Muncie Community Schools. The future engineers, mechanics and printers attending here find many other occasions to practice their trades. During the 90-minute shop periods, the printing classes produce school forms, such as tardy-slips and pass slips, for Central as well as programs for basketball games and flashcards for elementary-schools in the comprehensive department. The whole idea of this area of high school training is expressed by- the boys: Men in Industry. Trade school student Rill McKinney operates a complex cylinder press in printing copies of The Munsonian. Central is one of the few schools aide to have its own modern presses. Munde's Trade School, a familiar sight to over 150 boys each day, offers half-days of munual crafts training to boys.

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It Was a Season of Plenty in Art and Music “Say One For Me” and “Gigi,” two outstanding musicals, were among the films shown to music classes. Emphasis was placed on the “mature voice” in these classes, as well as on music essentials. Weekly tests were given on quality of notes and other vocal fundamentals. The singers could also he heard warbling voice drills and scales in the traditional a-a-a form. Guest performers also highlighted several class hours. (Left) Mr. Don Parlette listens as students Sue Blair. Nancy Noble, and Harry Baney (seated) and Lyn Mitchell and Tom Farrett (standing) practice in preparation for a contest. Making like a model is Donna Thornbro. At various times the “drawers” become the “drawn in order to provide subjects for the other students who also had their turns at modeling. Art student Melanie Turner learns the intricate but messy art of making pottery. In art class students learned to think creatively by making bowls and dishes from lumps of wet clay. Members of Concert Choir listen as their director. Mr. Glenn Stepleton. shows them fundamentals of warbling. CentraTs Concert Choir practiced daily to achieve near-perfection. Selecting stones, polishing and setting them was part of jewelry making in the advanced art classes. Free form designs were sometimes used as the class designed rings, pins, and necklaces. Another medium for this class is wood; these artists created figures and abstract forms with simply plastic and sticks. Art classes found a ready market for their many posters which were made for special events and basketball games.

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Trade School Builds Future Craftmen Do you have a troublesome transistor or a cantankerous carburetor? Don't worry about it if you have a friend at Trade School. He can make it good as new. About 200 students are annually prepared at “T.S.” for careers with courses such as mechanics, sheet metal, related math, science, millwrork. electronics, drafting, carpentry, auto mechanics, printing, and English. Trade School’s equipment, for example, prints most materials used in the school system. Houses are built, drafting plans designed, and metal products produced, using some equipment donated by the government for the World War II training center. The school is almost a unit in itself, its students taking some academic work there and enjoying a top-notch cafeteria. They make a trip back to the main building daily for a half-day schedule of courses. Learning the correct way to handle a metal lathe is Bennie Rose. Machine shop is one instruction area of Central's Trade School. Shaping a hoard into something useful is Mike Thomas. Students at Trade School learn many such woodworking techniques. 28