Pulaski High School - Oriole Yearbook (Pulaski, VA)

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FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT PERSUES SPECIAL INTERESTS Mrs. Carol Carithers Mrs. Edna B. Love B.A. : University of Illinois B.S. : University of Tennessee M.A. : Indiana State Art Chorus Mrs. Carithers leads the chorus in song during the Homecoming Assembly. Mrs. Margaret Perdue B.A. : William Mary Librarian Mr. R. William Propst B.M.E. : Shenandoah Con. of Music Band Miss Susan Caldwell B.S. : Radford College Audio-Visual ; Library Mrs. Goforth gives James Richardson ad- vice for his skit in speech and dramatics. Appreciation of culture was developed in the Fine Arts De- partment of P.H.S. The Art Classes helped create beauty throughout the school with colorful bulletin boards, displays, and decoration for various festive occasions. Members worked in such media as copper, silver, clay, wood, and paint to transform inanimate material into an object of beauty and artistic value. Art students took part in the International School Art exhibit and art work from other schools was on display at P.H.S. for a period of four weeks. The chorus is very active in school functions. They sang at various assemblies and have presented a concert in combination with Radford High School. The bands added a lively note to school function. The concert band, enlarged by sixty new students, presented various programs throughout the year and we are proud of our nine members who were selected for All-State band in Abington, Va. The members devoted eight hours per week of their own time to prepare for football half-time shows and various competitive events. The members will long remember the piece “West Side Story” on which they worked so diligently. Speech and Dramatics added the touch of fantasy that can transform the most depressed mood into one of optimism and delight. Speech and Dramatics as well as forensics helped the students to learn the fundamentals of acting and public speaking. 26

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INSPIRES OBJECTIVE THINKING Mrs. Shirley M. Wingfield B.S. : Stetson University General Science Ralph Kelly watches intently as the visiting scien- tist from General Motors prepares his display for the assembly. Mrs. Joyce O. Rawls B.S. : Madison Science Mrs. Mary Cashion B.S. : Wake Forest Science, Physics Mr. James V. Hickam B.S. : V.P.I. Biology Science Club Officers confer with Mrs. Myers on Okey Evans, Pres. Kelly Shrader, Chaplain, Ned Science Club projects. The officers are: Anne White, Bane, Vice Pres. Treas., Debbie Surface, Sec., Mrs. Myers, Sponsor,

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PRACTICAL ARTS DEPARTMENT PREPARES YOUTH A.B. : Morehead State Bridgewater ; V.P.I. Mechanical Drawing Woodworking ; Vocational Math Mrs. Betty Smutzer Mrs. Lalah Newman B.S. : Radford College B.S. : Radford College Home Economics Home Economics Mr. Joe Lilly B.S. : East Tenn. State University Industrial Arts Boys learn Industrial skills. Students in practical arts courses received training in vocations they will soon use. Mem- bers of woodworking classes were instructed in basic woodworking as well as more ad- vanced carpentry work. Girls enrolled in home economics courses studied family care, sewing, and other arts related to the home. Students, bent over drawing boards, created and reproduced designs concerned with their technical study. The Practical Arts Department at Pulaski High has worked to train homemakers, crafts- men, and technicians who will be needed for tomorrow. 27