Waltrip High School - Aries Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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Ar! 61115565 brpcrzmeuf With auf Cechnzques Mrs. E. Lourena Cook Chairman B.S., T.W.U. Mrs. Bets Cur Y 1'Y B.S., T.W.U. Mrs. Margaret E Taylor B.SQ, U. of H. The addition of a third fulltime teacher and a new art room has allowed the art de- partment to expand so that all interested stu- dents may now take an art course. As well as growing in size, the department has also grown in new concepts. Four different techniques are used in making rugs, one of which is an invention of Waltrip students. A new medium being tried is instant papier mache. Susan Gardner watches as Rhonda Edwards works on her wall hanging.

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Jiomcmakcrs Cake Part 4711 Vomiirfmzl Prvgram Mrs. Frances Edwards B.S., U. of Texas Miss Carolyn Gwynn Gough B.S., Texas Tech. ' Mrs. Margaret Langenberg B.S., Central Mo. Stateg MEd., U. of Mo. Miss Frances Murphy, Chairman B.S., M.Ed., U. of Texas Time is a dressmaker specializ- ing in alterations. -FAITH BALDWIN At the beginning of last spring the home- making department began a new vocational home- making program. While the basic curriculum remains the same, there are more home projects and visits into the home. Each teacher now works ten months instead of nine and teaches one adult class for 60 hours per ' year. Home economics cultivates domestic skills.

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.Speech .Musee and Drama Departments Enter Jlefereehelaefie Henteefe Mr. Norris Blevins B. Music Ed., S.H.S.C. Mr. Kelly Martino B.Mf., N.T.S.U. Mr. Bert Roth, Chairman B.S., Duquesneg M. Music Ed., Drake U. Miss Lela Blount Chairman B A C S C E Greeley, Colo., M.A., U. of H. W. 1 C ig, As the whole school has grown and ex- panded, so has the music department. When ,G gh the band ,first marched in 1961, it was a small group of 56 students. Today the band has passed the 100 mark. Also a full-time orchestra ' teacher, Mr. Martino, has joined the depart- ment. In addition to his regular vocal classes, Mr. Blevins now teaches a music theory course for advanced students. Some of the year's activities are the choir's part in the Christmas program, the band's pro- duction of Soundtrack, and the band's per- formance at North Texas State College. 'f Since the opening of the first curtain x on Waltrip's stage, many new pieces of equip- , ' ' ment have been added to the speech depart- S ment. The latest additions are the sky drop , Q .tg and the barn doors for the auditorium. Students have the opportunity to partici- pate in many interscholastic tournaments. Among the -many activities of the depart- - ment this fall was the production of the musical Pajama Game, a product of the efforts of both the drama classes and the music depart- ment.