Tampa Bay Tech High School - Titan Yearbook (Tampa, FL)

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Commercial Art Produces Top Artists The early commercial artists were self-taught or had some training in the fine arts. These artists worked on design, drawing, lettering, and all steps in preparing a piece of art work for reproduction. Educational train- ing fur a professional career in corn- men ial art was not available until about 1930. For the student with good hand-eye coordi- nation, who also has a talent for drawing, Commercial Art is an excellent field to get into. Mrs. Rodriquez and Mrs. Prance do a wonderful job teaching students the techni- ques of pen and ink work, designing, window display and many other facets of Commercial Art, to make employable artists upon gradua- tion. Among the many occupations open to these students are magazine illustrating and advertising. T heir delightful art work may be found all around TBT. (See page 50 for more information.) Mrs Rodriqura in an informal chai with studei 30 Commercial Art

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The Adults of Tomorrow Begin in Child Care Friedrich Frdbel started the first kindergarten in Blankberg, Ger- many, in 1837. They were first called Infant Schools. Teaching in kindergartens had been regarded as charity. An early Stan for a delicious dinner. TBT not only welcomes big kids, but little ones, too, in the Child Care Center. Mrs. Gatlin and Mrs. Warren proficiently teach students all the necessary skills for Child Care over a two year period. Students are schooled in child development, different approaches to learning, music activities and in building a child care center. Upon graduation, students may become kindergarten or teacher aids, Head Start workers, and may qualify for numerous other positions related to this field. At Thanksgiving, the children helped pre- pare a dinner and Mr. Dixon was the guest of honor. They helped cook the food and set the table and make it a festive occasion for all. The children were also taught to make Christmas cookies for Santa, and lots of gifts for their friends. The most important prerequisite for stu- dents interested in Child Care is love, patience and understanding. Child Core 29

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Let Cosmetology Give You a New Look Good coordination and a desire to create beauty by working with the hair and face are required to enter the exciting field of Cosme- tology. Over a two year period, students are taught how to enhance physical beauty by developing skills in hair cutting, facials, make-up. wig styling and other related areas. Mrs. Sanchez and Mrs. Kretzmer teach each student the total concept of Cosmetology so they may learn a profession that is both satis- fying and rewarding. The history- of cosmetics goes back thousands of years. The Bible, for example, describes annointing the head and body with oils. Among the ancient Egyptians, physicians used cosmetics. The most famous figure associated with cosmetics was Cleo- patra, the last queen of Egypt, who was noted for her skill in making and using cosmetics. Cosmetology 31