Pinnell High School - Pinnell Yearbook (Lebanon, IN)

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MUSIC Teachers are gradually recognizing music study as a powerful force in teaching students how to live after Commencement. Music contributes to the healthful development of the growing child through two channels--the body and the mind. A healthy mind is the chief prerequisite of a healthy body. Clear thinking, accuracy, and intense concentration are demanded of the music student- -both vocal and instru- mental. He must read the note, think the tone, pitch and time, simultaneously with the act of singing or playing. At the same time he must watch the con- ductor and interpret his thinking. Subconsciously he must be alert to every other singer or player in the group. Nearly every one can sing. True not many have solo voices and become great singers--these are the talented few. But nearly every boy and girl can sing well enough to become a part of a group or chorus and sing simply because he loves it. In both instrumental and vocal classes we have a laboratory of self- government. Here the students learn to work together. Here, as in no other school activity, the will of the individual is subordinated to the good of the whole. Upon the shoulders of each individual in the group lies the personal responsibility for successful performance of the group. Self reliance, respect for authority, cooperation, and leadership are cardinal principles of character that are learned through music. These have been the objectives of the music students in Pinnell High School. In constantly striving for better performance they have developed a keen sense of values. In nearly every case the music students are also the best students in other subjects. They are the ones who have the ability to organize their time and take more than just the required subjects. In doing this they are reaching out and taking advantage of all that is offered to them. This will make them the better citizens of tomorrow. That, after all, is the basic objective of all education. Evelyn Capnnger

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SCIENCE Before the group of Indiana High School Science Teachers this fall I heard a representative from Western Electric make this statement, There is a critical shortage of technically trained scientists. If all students, now enrolled in the science schools of our colleges, go into the work of science after graduation, they will no ways near supply the number needed. He appealed to the I-ligh Schools of America to stimulate more interest in the study of Science in order to meet this desperate need. Emphasis on individual experiment and the use of demonstration was stressed as against stricly text book teaching. The ability to think clearly and logically is probably the most important achievement to be obtained in a high school education. No other subject like mathematics contributes to the development of this ability. Today we use mathematics every time we look at the clock or the calendar. Every time we buy anything and add the bill we use mathematics. Mathematics in science have led to many discoveries in physics, chemistry, and schools. Mathematics in engineering helps in the designing of modern structures and schools. Mathematics in navigation helps sailors to guide their ships. t The algebraic equation is considered the second greatest invention in the world. Without it our modern way of living would not be possible.