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

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P I-I Home Economics classes Otter Howe girls an opportunity to become more tamiliar with many aspects ot good housekeep- ing and practical home knowledge. The Home Economics classes are divided into many sections, the basic courses are Foods and Clothing. In the foods classes the girls learn how to cope with many problems of food preparation. Aside from preparing tantalizing dishes, the girls learn to arrange their tables attractively and to make use of leftovers. In the clothing classes girls learn to sew attractive clothes for themselves. Besides the fundamentals ot sewing and mak- ing clothes attractive the girls learn the basics of good dress. They prepare charts and graphs on colors that match and material that is easy to work with and makes an attractive appearance when worn with other types ot material. Three home ec students check each other and their classmates by noting differ- ent paints of baking during a class proiect in one ot Mrs. Helen Allen's foods classes. lwlufww X. ,M . - y ww ' ' X A it During Typing I class, Eric Briggs works for speed as well as accuracy. Typing is a very worth-while class for all students who wish to better their grades.

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Phil Meadows, who plays the trombone and Sousaphone player Ed Coone take a last minute study of their halftime music at one of the football games as other band members wait in the baclcgound The band marches for all home games in the fall After the marching season the band studies concert music, under the direction of music department teacher Mr Louis McEnderfer mi paaticipam aww, Plugs ew Memo Music students not only learn to vibrate the correct sound through their vocal cords, to put notes on a staff, or to put the right finger down for a given pitch. They learn apprecia- tion of good music, and whether it be man-made or the human voice, they learn respect for their instrument. Beginning vocalists take boys' or girls' glee club. Girls may advance to a treble organization, Choralaires. From there they may go to the Howe Choir. Boy members of the Choir are chosen from the glee clubs. The Band is seen marching at football games and in con- certs. The Orchestra plays in concerts, too. People who want to learn to recognize famous classical works take music ap- preciation, while theory and harmony teach the formal rules of music. The Howe Choir, girls' Choralaires and Boys' Glee Club stand on the risers of the new stage and sing The Battle Hymn of the Republic accompanied by the orchestra. They sang to entertain the parents and other guests at the Open House in November. 23

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Future secretaries and businessmen get a good start during their high school career when they enroll in typing, shorthand, filing, or bookkeeping, courses offered in Howe's business de- partment. Girls wishing to go into the business field after graduation from high school, receive training in working on a switchboard, and transcribing with ci dictaphone. A salesman- ship course, machine calculation, commercial geography, busi- ness orithmetic, and law teach students the fundamental pro- cedures in buying and selling. Each year the NOMA Spelling Test gives business students and other interested pupils a chance to show their talent. A list of one hundred words must be spelled correctly. After this is done, the student receives a certificate of merit. -ummm. Metal Shop gives boys experience in machine making. Tom Bond works with a drill. Metal Shop is a two period class with one credit each semester. In the advanced business courses many students gain the opportunity to learn to use and receive training on machines similar to those which they will encounter in their future iobs. Boys learn ro make useful articles and work with their hands in the wood shop course offered at Howe, This full-credit course is open to boys of all ages.