Whitmer High School - Oracle Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

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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.

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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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The trade and industrial machine shop course prepares stu- dents for a place in industry. Its program familiarizes the stu- dents with machines common to tool and die makers, machinists, and machine repairmen. The actual use of these tools and ma- chines in class is balanced by a course in related science and trade theory. In these classes, the students learn the blueprint reading, mathematics, and technology that is necessary for them to do their jobs correctly. In auto-mechanics, the boys are able to learn and practice their lessons on cars that have been brought in for service or on their own cars. They are free to make necessary, supervised repairs in class. A required part of this course is the related science class which gives the boys the technical knowledge needed to make a mechanical repair. Using a lathe in the machine shop, Bill Jones makes a screw for a vice. Don Lybarger, Bill Wallington, Bill Curtis, and Tom Mizelle analyze a motor to determine its malfunction with the standard Sun tester. Classes simulate on-the-job conditions. Harry Graves — Trades and Industries, Marion Abel — Auto-mechanics, VIC, Thad Speier — Trades and Industries, Senior Class, Ambition — “to be a good Ambition — “to wear a derby,” Appreci- VIC, Ambition — to teach, Appreciates American citizen,” Appreciates — tray- ates — the study of nature, Peeve — — modern art, Peeve — parents who eling, Peeve — people who procrasti- derbys are out of style. leave discipline to the school. nate.