Thomas Carr Howe Community High School - Hilltopper Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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COUNTERCLOCKWISEA ART DEPARTMENT: Miss lanet Keller, department chairmang Mrs. Loreen DeWaard, Mr. F. M. How- ard. MUSIC DEPARTMENT: Mr. Frank S. Watkins, department chairman: Mr. Iohn W. Shepard, Mr. Robert Burford. THE FINE ARTS The Art Department stresses leisure time objectives as well as the professional approach to art. Students taking Commercial Art learn the fundamentals of lettering, posters, layout, and color. Creative work is stressed in Fashion Art by drawing original designs for clothing. Advanced art classes elaborate on perspec- tive, modern designs, and sculpture. Classes in crafts work on rings, bracelets, waste-baskets, letter openers, etc. New classes in lettering and plastics have been added to the department this year. The combined organizations of the Music Department desire to enrich the life of every student enrolled in its courses. At Open House last November, under a guest conductor, Mr. David Hughes, of the Iordan College of Music, the Howe Band, orchestra, and vocal groups performed. This year, for the first time, each unit of the Music Department gave a concert of its own with soloists from its own group, in addition to the biennial operetta given by the choir. The orchestra's concert held in December received very favor- able comments from Mr. Henry Butler, music critic for the Indianap- olis Times. An Evening of Music was given by the band in March, and several band members were the soloists. The Music Festival, in May, was the concert of the vocal section. 23

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I HOME ARTS Slaving over a hot stove all day or cutting material 'til you think your fingers will never move again is nothing new to the students of the Home Economics Department. The girls in foods learn how to prepare good meals, with the right amount of protein, carbo- hydrates, and other such thingsmthe meals turn out to be pretty good, too Cat least they smell goodl. The busy seamstresses turn out some pretty snappy numbers that could hold their own in any preview of Paris fashions. We all admire and desire the clothes modeled in the annual spring fashion show of the sewing classes. Of course, we don't want to leave out the homemaking and social practice classes which are of interest to so many. Students develop skill in doing things by hand in the Industrial Arts Department. In drafting classes they learn to do neat lettering, and to make drawings of working machine parts, articles ot turni- ture and plans for houses. Boys in the wood shop classes plan and Construct useful articles such as tables, stools, desks, bird houses, toys, games, etc. Boys who take metal shop may make screw drivers, hammers, table or floor lamps, dust pans, and Christmas tree holders. In the printing classes the boys learn to set type and get it ready tor printing school forms, programs, tickets, and station- ery. Advanced students do most of the press work. 22 I COUNTERCLOCKWISE- HOME ECGNOMICS DEPART- MENT: Miss Helen Allen, depart- ment chairmang Miss Lois Coy, Miss Doris Hasler. INDUSTRIAL ARTS DEPARTMENT: Mr. Roscoe Pierson, Mr. Wathen Leasor, Mr. I-Iervie Vertrees, Mr. E. A. Pat- terson, department chairman.

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