Newton High School - Railroader Yearbook (Newton, KS)

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The peppy Newton High School Band, directed by E. S. Sanderson, has again chalked up a successful year to its credit. Consisting of 100 members, the band started the school year by playing at the football games and going through their Various formations at half times. They Wound up their 1953-54 sched- ule by playing at the Regional Tournament held in Lindley Hall. G14 This year a new note was added when the twirlers performed during half time at the bas- ketball games. Drum major for this year has been Vernal Miller. The twirlers were Donna McKanna, Eunice Barrett, Marilyn Ewy, Helen Buller, and Janice Ervin. Page Eighteen

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Here are shown some of the promising art students produced by the cl of 1954. Gut The students who took arts and crafts under the supervision of Miss Marie Orr were given every opportunity to develop their artistic tal- ents. Working in one of the state's best equipped class rooms these smock clad enthusiasts have turned out many attractive and original works in clay, oil, water color, ink, charcoal and pastels. They have also tried their hands at working with silver, metal and leather. With pallets and the other equip- ment usually associated with artists, these Rembrandts of NHS have made posters for the all-school activities and club meetings. Dick Thornton, an as- piring art student, designed the division pages for this Railroader. rawi n One of the events which highlighted the year and brought well earned rec- ognition to the art students, was the Annual Scholastic Art Awards Cere- mony which was held at Hinkel's in Wichita last February. Thirteen stu- dents received honors. Two Gold Achievement Keys were presented to Carol Sue Ewing for her water colors and Randall Pierce received one for his charcoal. Added to the art dcpar1ment's classes this yi-ar was Applied Design. mechanfca fzawin Two ideas are stressed in Mechanical Draw- ing. They are worthy home membership and pre- vocational drawing. Students learn to draw house plans, and make house arrangements. They study internal combustion engines such as the car en- gine. Methods of drawing used in aircraft indus- tries are taught, and a background of manufac- turing processes is given. Mvrle Sturil, Jerry Ilnnalclson and Pete Fey working iiulustriously in Mechanical IJ 1, Page Sezwzteen

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Gfzclmesffza The Newton High School Orchestra has suc- cessfully completed its schedule for another year. Composed of 100 members and directed by E. S. Sanderson, the orchestra has participated in many of the school functions this year. November 17 they played for the seniors production of Love Is Too Much Trouble , the operetta, Hansel and Gretel, January 265 the junior play, Curtain Going Up! February 193 and Cuckoos on the Hearth, the all-school play on April 23. Instead of entering the District Music Fes- tival at Hutchinson this year, the combined band, chorus and orchestra arranged to have an ex- change program with Kingman. Kingman presented its program in Lindley Hall, January 12, so the NHS musicians traveled to Kingman for the return concert, April 9. The solos and ensembles, however, did enter the Dis- trict Contest. December 14 the orchestra and chorus pre- sented a Christmas program. In May all the instrumental groups, the grade school musicians included, presented their spring concert. Page l'V1'a1vlr'cn