Whitmer High School - Oracle Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

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Harmon Meihls — Band, Ambition — to be successful, Appreciates — fine music, plenty of relaxation, Peeve — disre- spectful “kids.” Clyde Brown — vocal music, choir, glee club, Ambition — to fly as a pilot, Ap- preciates — outdoor sports, Peeve — T.V. commercials. Musicians combine rhythm with harmony. Listed high in cultural achievement is appreciation of music. The best way to learn to appreciate music is to listen carefully before performing it. With the guidance of experienced teachers, students learn to listen to an entire musical score and not just the dominant melody. The band meets as a class five days a week during the school year. Members even spend one whole week at band camp before school begins to practice their play- ing and marching. The marching band entertains during halftime at home football games, and a small pep band plays at pep sessions. The concert band performs at school assemblies and public programs during the year. Our vocal program includes the sophomore girls’ glee club, which meets two days a week for practice, and the choir. The choir is made up of boys from all classes and junior and senior girls. They practice five days a week and sing at special assemblies and a Christmas concert which is open to the public. Music students must practice to give a polished perform- ance. Besides group rehears- als in the main band room, private practice rooms are provided in which — students may practice without disturb- ing any one else. Dick King and Dave Work often make use of these rooms. In addi- tion to rehearsing the music, band members must also learn the marching and close-order drill routines that are used in football halftime programs.

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TOP: Mrs. Vivian Bertram — Math, Am- SECOND: Mrs. Esther Kalmbach — Math, bition — to teach, Appreciates — “free NFL, Forum, Debate, Ambition — to time, when | have any’” Peeve — ques- teach swimming, Appreciates — debat- tionnaires. ing, Peeve — forms to fill out. THIRD: Mrs. Vera Fontaine — Math, NHS, BOTTOM: Mrs. Mary Karazim — Math, Ambition — to have fun, Appreciates — English, Cheerteaders, Ambition — to athletics, Peeve — students who take travel, Appreciates — “smiles on Monday up nothing but space. mornings!” Peeve — pointless meetings. Math stimulates thinking. Plane geometry, the study of figures drawn in a single plane, trains stu- dents in correct methods of thinking. The facts learned in geometry are useful for artists, designers, machinists, and carpenters, but the habits of thought learned are helpful for everyone. The theorems and postulates that today’s students use are the same ones that men first proved centu- ries ago. But today’s students put these ancient mathematical truths to modern, practical uses in the study of aeronautics, trajectory, and map reading. Algebra provides a tool for the quick and easy solution of varied and everyday problems. Standard formulas and normal logic show students progressively easier ways to solve problems, until they are ready for the advanced algebra program. Advanced algebra introduces students to higher equations, logarithms, graphs, and plotting. Accuracy of calcula- tion is stressed so that these higher mathematical procedures are not rendered useless. The basis of senior mathematics is trigonometry, the study of triangles. By the use of formulas, trigonometry students learn how to measure dis- tances indirectly. Surveying, engineering, physics, astronomy, and naviga- tion all use trigonometry and its principles. AVY LL LON RULE TE ASG CRAORE SELECTIONS BRE OAL TACUUSIC TM CRE OF ARE ON Oe SORE OF TAR 1S TL GUM VR SUL PAQRRRLITILS Ww CAOLOLS SROERELLLTN OF EEE Glenn Haase examines a project illustrating the rules of probability. et

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Paul Slovak — Fine Arts, Ambition — to act, Appreciates — art, musical shows, records, Peeve — students who do not support school events. hues. Canvases come alive with color as art students contrast and blend their own shades and Art and Home Ec. utilize creativeness. The fine arts are explored in Whitmer’s art program. By studying ancient masters and their styles, each stu- dent develops his own distinctive style in all mediums in which the students work. They experiment with paints, paper, glue, and metal to find in which area of art their talent lies. Even if students find that they possess no one great ability in any single field, after taking one or more art courses they develop an appreciation for fine art in its varied forms. The art of food preparation is taught at Whitmer in our well equipped kitchen. The girls practice arranging a menu so that sweet and sour foods are properly bal- anced with the correct assortment of vitamins, etc. An- other skill they develop is sewing. Although ready-made garments have replaced home-made clothes in most cases, basic sewing techniques are valuable to every modern housewife. Our program offers an opportunity for future homemakers to practice the household tasks that will be theirs in later life. Our modern home economics facilities include a home complete with kitchen, living, dining, and bedrooms. Here Roberta Shipman and Kathy Matz busy themselves much as they would in their own bedrooms. Frances Kern — Home Economics, F.H.A., Ambition — to be an orchestra leader, Appreciates — early American antiques, Peeve — short skirts.