Tolleston High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Gary, IN)

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Arts Encourage Self-Expression Art students joined in the Christmos spirit by making decorations for clossroom windows. The fine arts give each student an opportunity to find o pothwoy for his individual expression and interpretation. Every student hos the opportunity to explore the arts - - music, art, drama and speech; to determine and increase his creative abilities and likings; to enrich his love of the beauties of life; also, to improve his creative powers and talents. One of the arts may become a useful part of everyday life, or it may become tomorrow's career. Students listen while Mrs. Wilson demonstrates the techniques of home nursing. Cutting potterns occurotely is the first step beginning sewers leorn in making o garment

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Students Study State Legislature The inauguration of the thirty-fifth President of the United States, the tense Cubon situotion, ond the satellite race with Russia were omona the current events discussed this past year in Tolleston's history classes. Each year senior government classes learn obout ond dis- cuss the intricate workings of the U. S. Government, while the students in U. S. History study the complete history of their country. The problems ond histories of foreign lands ore the main subjects discussed ond studied in World History classes. Bill Poige points out the President's chief legislative powers to Pot Persm ond Solomon Hoymon Dr. Crone watches closely os his World History students toke notes on o lecture. Mordell Dovis indiCOfes to Cheryl Elliott ond Nor mo n Koruschok the position of Georgia, one of the origmol thirteen colonies. Shoron Fuller, Rocine Pollord, ond Leono Tillery ore interested m the current events posted on Mr. Wise's bulletin board.

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Students Plan, Build, Rebuild First-year Electric Shop students leorn to rcpoir rodiOS. Students prepared for future posi- tions in life while earning credits in Tol- leston's manual art courses. Through the monuol arts, students gain a knowledge of how to use their hands constructively. Planning, design- ing, ond building such useful items as plastic nameplates, hammers, ond foot- stools, develops skills which students will surely find voluable in future vocations. Metolshop students use the lathe to cut metol ortkles. Ray Hill ond Dorris Swope proctice the fundamentals of architecture in drafting closs. Meosunrvg, cutting, hammering, ond sonding enable Wood shop students to creote useful objects.