Ridley Township High School - Archive Yearbook (Folsom, PA)

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Seventh grade art class learns the fundamentals of art HRT Have you exer watched an art1st at work? Dldnt you wonder what tralnln was behmd hls sk1ll9 To acqulre thus klll was the pr1mars objectne of the Art Major students at Hldlew Townshlp Thls tramlng took place under the dlrectlon of 'Nlrs Lucheskl and Mrs Lpples both of whom jolned our faculty lhlS year The jumor ht h Art classes drd manv new an lntere tm projects un pencll sketches water colors pen and mk drawtn stenclls and moblles The Applled Art clas worked on act1x1t1es IH wood carwlng leather work paper mache photograph albums and basket weawm loan Roach and Nlary Lodge work on thelr art projects Hallowe en wmdow palntlng was one of the projects of the Senlor Hlgh Art Majors Several students entered thelr work 1n the Natlonal Art l'xh1b1t at Phlladelphla Jean GIOITITDOHI and Jean boshler were awarded Gold keys for thelr outstandxng contrtbutlons The Art Department alds IH maklng posters for xarlous school actlvltxes scenery for plays and decorat mg the school menus ln Aprrl and May xt partlclpated IH the School Exhlblt bj dl plavmff the work the students hare accompllshed Halloween pamtmgs by Townshlp art stu dents . . , , . . . . . F ' ' f ' L, L A Y ju.. . .. i .. . .I . . . . . C 1 . . .U V . Y d . . . l' H' 4 , s g - , ' c, ' - ,- - . ,gshh .M . . . I . v. .. , 5 ., ' C T f Y 7 7 5 ' ' v v.U C. X to XL r' 4,- X V 3 A U U sr . l . t 4 , - C. , . W I H ' X , I. kj ff. . . ' 7 -.ju - ' r 0 -aj , x lf '! - .,-J -W ' - 'J V W ,, HV ' Y

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-3 fff' Nlre Drake returne P O D notebooks S I Nlr Fllson gnc-Q awstance to student ln World Hxetory class During the prlmarv electlon thus year one of the Ridley Town shnp premnete was located at the Qchool Thu axe the Qenlore a firbt hand opportunlty to study the method of young Several Qectnone of the 7th rade on thelr trlp to Colonlal Phlladelphla Qaw Independence Square fhrxkt Church and other placee of h1ilOI'1C3l mterest In february the 7th rade went to the Phlladelphxa Art Museum there they studled CXlllbllQ concernlnv the 'Vllddle Ages and Hennalesance The junlor h1 h soclal studxes claesee presented 1n honor of Abraham Lmcolns blrthday and mtereetlng aeiembly portraymv warxoue phaees of hrs llfe T lb NPFIIIU the 9th rade cnzc claesee m the1r Qtudy of the yudlclary branch of ,oxernment uslted the Delaware County Court m 'Vledla 9r'ottQ H1 team follovsxng a meet at Rxdlex foysnshlp ,411 G' t K Aljf , 'KV ' V A ' ' . , . 'sg' . ' - . U W , . F , Q 1' - l. . . , .,.. , Y. .' ' N ' . C h. .F 2 .K My at .Q CQ Q , 'V

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fL to Rl Seated L Eckman A Orth E Hlcks Ytandzng J Taylor G Stern E Kmg N Kunkle 'Vlrs Reed ,lean Anderson takes cookles from oven HIQIME E I1 UMIIIS Because Mrs Mease head of the Home Economlc department was 1ll th1s year her work was taken over by Mrs Kenneth N Reed The Gul and Her Home was the tOPlC developed durlng the first term The semors tackled the first problem of repalrmg and makmg over unusable gar ments Old summer dresses and dlscarded cotton shlrts were turned 1nto charmlng blouses and pretty aprons The next un1t undertaken was redecoratlon a plan to teach ways of maklng the home more l1vable and 1nv1t1ng w1th as l1ttle actual expense as posslble After much dlscusslon and searchmg for a real concrete problem the dmmg room of the Home Economic depart ment was declded upon as a worthy project Color scenes exposure room slze were all carefully studled and a workmg plan developed Wlth the deslred color styles m mlnd a group trxp was made to the Eddystone Mlll End Store to study and choose suxtable materlals Beautlful llned draperxes, and chalr seat covers were made 'VIrs Thompson shows Judy Wemberg how to sew ln a sleeve To further develop the color scene, the 1nter1or of the wall cabmet was pamted to tone ln wlth the drap erles The vocational boys under the dlrectlon of Mr Alken hunlt a radlator cover whlch the glrls palnted The boys also refimshed the chalrs and table An open house was held one mornmg at whlch tlme the glrls served home made hot cmnamon and coffee buns The thlrd un1t was the l1vable House The house and 1ts effect on famllv llfe was taken up ln great detall Durlng an OUtSldC tmp the gxrls VlSltCd dxfferent hous mg and types of homes Mrs Furman, representmg her own real estate company acted as gulde and lnstructor The next project undertaken was to make new draperles for the teacher s cafeterla As the year provressed new and mterestlng worth whlle unlts were taken up Joan Walston sews on her sklrt - . : . , . , . . t : A ' 9 - 5 1 y . 5 A -. . X' A i 55 , V ' , 4 ' ' 1 '. 4. f ' 9 . . Y . . . . - 9 9 . . . . ' . , - U . ' ,, . . . . . . . . , , , , . . . . .u . gg . . 44 . ,, ,, . . . . ' - 1 9 . V - 4 u 9 , 9 ' . . . . . . ,. . . H 9 . . . . . . . . ,, v . , . . . 9 9 ' ' Y . Y . - Y . . - s - 9 9 9 a ' . C , , . , . 1 ' 9 If