Washington Lee High School - Blue and Gray Yearbook (Arlington, VA)

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Musicians Offer Annual Concerfs Cerloinly oulslanding among ihe memories ol our W-L world will be lhe sounds ol various Types oi music echoing fhrough The halls. Music is a very viial parl ol our world. lr deiermines our moods or dillerenf fimes. For insiance, ihe reverenl afmosphere presenl a+ our various religious assemblies fhroughoui lhe year ig creoled by our choir and orchesrro. When, on lhe olher hand, lhe enihusiaslic marching band slrilces up a likely lune af our oep rallies, our W-L Enfhusiasm' wells up wifhin us and an enrirely dilierenl mood prevails. Our musicol lalenis ore well represenled on various occasions, malcing lhis deparimenl very deserv- ing of our pride and recognilion, Join? annual concerls are olso presenfed by 'rhe musicians. Choir, Madrigals, Girls' Chorus, Mixed Chorus, Orchesira Concerl Bond, Marching Band, Reserve Band, Maioreries, and The newly organized Girls' Ensemble all belong lo ihe music deparimeni, Any musically inclined sludenf can find a course offered lhal is suiied 'ro hig parlicular inieresls ond plans. Mary Lou Alexander Dorolhy Baumle Florence Booker William Pfeifier CAROLE LONEY, Fred Lon' Sglly Bufqher, Bob Hanscom, John Miiiman, Linda Schecier, and Don Wigenf were some ol ihe W-L sfudenrs who played in 'rhe All Siale Orchesira

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ArTlsTs Publlclze EvenTs by PosTers The TalenTed arTisTs OT our world oTTer excellenT publiciTy Tor school sponsored proiecTs such os dances, concerTs, aThleTics. and soliciTing ciTizen parTicipaTion in drives. While Their posTers and banners are quiTe eTTecTive in odverTising, They also odd beauTy and varieTy To The classrooms and halls. AT ChrisTmas This beauTy is displayed on painTed windows. Some oT The more advanced sTudenT5 have underTolcen The Task oT porTraying The diT'TerenT culTures oT The ages on posTers. These posTers will be used in The Torm oT slides lor counTy insTrucTion. Our arTisTs have been encouraged To parTicipaTe in local and naTional arT and posTer conTesTs. The experience oT compeTing wiTh oThers in This Tield helps To develop The individual TalenTs, NOT only do The arTisTs concern Themselves wiTh adverTis- ing and beauTiTying The school buf They also underTolce any arT proiecTs necessary To The accomplishmenT5 oT oTher deparTmenTs. The scenery Tor The plays is iusT one of The many conTribuTions of TalenT oTTered by our arTisTs. 6 .-rf' -. 4,94 P ki 12,-.N his me T' T I '.-.fe 1 FUTURE INDUSTRIAL DESIGNERS Delores NorThrop and GreTchen Green pracTice Texfile designs in Their arT class.

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. . . Craffsmen Apply Technical Skills F' wyiig .41 li. Fi: 'V f Andrew Elsec i A ,,, .T Di 1 T Bruno Paras X N fy, ' ErnesT Parry , . l x If Q . il X I -T I ,:....- ' f -24X Eugene Yager . Alex Yuhanial: HOWARD HOLMES and l-lenry Lederer experimenT wiTh a Television seT in Radio and Television Shop. The lndusTrial ArTs DeparTmenT, which Trains our craTTs- men in Their specialized fields, has slowly been changing iTs original purpose. ln The pasT The indusTrial arTs sTudenTs Trained Tor one speciTic Trade such as elecTrician. mechanic or prinTerg buT now more emphasis is being placed on a general knowledge oT each course. This change, however, does noT eliminaTe The need Tor skilled craTTsmen. The prinTers are consTanTly called upon To provide pro- grams, TiclceTs and even posTers Tor adverTising oT civic evenTs, The TransporTaTion shop builT a Trailer Tor The crew To use in moving Their shells. ProiecTs such as These help To TurTher The progress oT oTher phases ol our lile. AlThough aiding oTher deparTmenTs is an imporTanT parT of The indusTrial arTs Training, The progress made in new endeavor is necessary. Some oT The elecTricians builT a color wheel Tor receiving color picTures on a blaclc and whiTe Television receiver. The mechanics oT The auTo mechanic shop gained experience while working on The diTTerenT parTs ol cars. The Training and slcills acquired by These craTTsrnen in our world will sTrengThen The developmenT and progress aT The world ObouT us. df