Bloomington High School - Aepix Yearbook (Bloomington, IL)

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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

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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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l 1 1 so x L ,AM if 4, , lntense concentration on the part of all musical instrumentalists was required whether they were learning new music, reviewing old, or performing a concert. Mike Ireland, baritone tubist, spent one hour every day during band class practicing and perfecting his style. Randy Taylor, left, and Gene Lyle, orchestra president, mastered the technique of fine bass fiddling during their 55 minutes of string study in orchestra class each day. LEFT: The use of a straight bit router to cut a dado was only one of the many machines lohn Link learned to use in a machine woodworking class. Big projects of modern design resulted from the use of the tools. BELOW: Office practice class provided Sue Denton and other business students with the op- portunity to learn how to use calculating and transcribing machines. ,- f T I i i , i . a-,, H