Bloomington High School - Aepix Yearbook (Bloomington, IL)

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Before titrating hydrochloric acid with an alkali, Milt Livingston transferred the liquid to a burette by means of a graduated cylinder. Chemistry classes used established experiments to verify specific chemical reactions. - Milt! When acted out by students assuming the roles of Shakespearean characters, a fight scene from MacBeth added new life to an accelerated senior English class. Terrie Troxel, left, and Ken Lehr assumed the manners and speech of the ill-fated MacBeth and his destroyer, the revengeful MacDuff. Concentrating on a pattern drill, a first year French class was one of 19 foreign language classes that used the adequately equipped language laboratory. Spanish, Latin, and French classes spent approximately one-fifth of their time in the laboratory developing an authetic accent by use of tapes which enabled students to hear and mimic the native tongue of their foreign language. LP ,M 5,.j'.,f : . f , , i II I IW fZ.r'wf's -I 4 P' - , My ,, .. -ar ... ,, . f ,, 1, . .awmdf-Q91 f9zfffft:'vsw':rt7,r f55fr6, 1f:'fe . . we f ' ff -or . V 3 - if . w ., . ,K - , ,. .. fe .. is s f ,,- . V , K . -f 'Y' 'U I ' i' f 3 . ..'1if : f ' l ' ' 1 1, ' ,. , l5

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Instructors Used Finest Facilities, Techniques To Give Students Complete Academic Background Student Roundtables, a portion of the Great Decisions Program, was a broadcasted discussion conducted by superior social studies students and carried live over WJBC for five weeks. Going over preliminary notes, Carol Kreitzer, Pam Anderson, Terrie Troxel, Mary Locke, and Tom Sweeney, left to right, practiced their presentation in front of dummy microphones before taking to the air with students from other high schools and colleges. After deriving the loci of an ellipse from the formula on the board, Chuck Yurieci justified his conclusion. Students enrolled in accelerated senior mathe- ' ' college algebra during their first semester a he myster' s of analytic matics studied nd spent the last half of the yea ie ,Ma-w In making use of the most modern facilities and teaching techniques, instructors strived to prof vide all students, whatever their level of ability, with a finer academic background. Three years of English and journalism, a year and a half of speech, and three foreign languages e French, Spanish, and Latin - helped develop Writing creativity, communicative ability, and knowledge of classic literature. Having felt the constant pressures of the perf plexing space age, students studied in diversified mathematics and science classes trying to acquaint themselves with the fastfcoming changes bound to appear in their lifetime. An awareness of America's heritage, problems of underprivileged nations, the nature of world affairs, the role of geography and climate in the development of nations, and the sociological facf tors governing man's actions were stressed in all of the eight social science courses. 14

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Five Departments Gave Students Opportunities To Further Their Avocations, Career Choices 1 ,rea ,,, , gif , ,X ff' W Q their Irregardless of their purpose, whether to fur' ther an avocation, to improve their personal skills, or to prepare for a vocation, students found ample opportunities for reaching their goals in five def partments. In the 10 business courses, students could stop after mastering a few typing skills or continue until they were prepared as stenographers. Boys moved from an introductory course in industrial arts to yearflong study of drafting, electricity, Woodworking, and machine shop. Girls started their work in home economics with semester classes in foods and clothing, ad' vanced to year courses in the same areas, and then enrolled in a senior homemaking class. Three art courses and instrumental and vocal music classes provided an outlet for talent and a chance to perform in public concerts. Meticulous coordination was one of many talents demanded of Richard Wilson, a third year art student, to turn his bowl, to keep his hands moist, and to keep the potter's wheel turning by use of his foot. Dressing a window, Corlyne Shull, left, and Margarette Rusk added the finishing touches to a group of child manne- uins. The home economics departments display window provided the home economics classes with a means of dis- projects. Children's clothes were created by a second year clothing class. I6 'YV