Bedford High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Bedford, IN)

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. ...N Survey of the Curriculum G HE Bedford schools were organized in the year of 1871. The first enrollment was 300 pupils. The first graduating class consisted of six members. During the last 59 years not only has the school increased in enrollment but also in the number of educational courses and activi- ties. Bedford High School today has a high rating in the estimation of the colleges of our country, the graduates having always carried honors and responsibilities on every campus. The following courses are offered for the purpose of bringing to each student the most bene- ficial training possible in the subjects that will be of the most value to them: The College Preparatory course, the Stone Vocational course, and the Vocational Building Trade course. One could not find a school more complete in its preparation for successful graduates. ln the above courses history, English. civics, mathematics. science, and physical training are required. The best of texts are used and adequately prepared teachers are employed. Science has always been very popular with the students. A well-equipped laboratory and modern experimental apparatus make possible the success of this subject. Almost 80 percent of our 800 students accept the advantages offered them in this department. W English and history go hand in hand. Both are of the utmost importance to any pupil in the shaping of his speech and background, so unusual patience and training is given them. Grammar, a new subject offered this year to Senior students preparing for college, proved very 1 ' helpful. History and English as well as other subjects require reference work and outside reading. + I Because Bedford High School lacks little in furnishing us the best of everything, the library is 43 always open to students. lt is fairly well-stocked and well-kept. Students find it most helpful. ti '- w. l vi , ps :f'i t L x X t Jiri-lglgxx The ancient world takes on a greater glory by the help of the study of Latin. Bedford has it 3 , il Y, for many years sent apt Latin students to various contests. They have never disappointed us. 1. V ' it Another foreign language made popular to our boys and girls is French. It has been a part of 'Q I. K it Bedford High School's curriculum for many years. If Cmsar or Louis XIV were to visit our school l , it HXXXU in this day and age they could find many companionable students with which to converse. i' it wx Business men of this city have always to thank the Commerce department for their efficient j 1 ijt ly X secretaries. They can tell you of the important and complete training given in this course. Each ' ' A N year a large number of students receive Commercial Diplomas. The department has prepared 1,1 I 'X X X as many girls and boys for the outside working world as the College Preparatory course has sent , t ' it E . ' ' students on to Universities. L 4, I F. Physical Training, lately renamed g'Health', is not only made beneficial by its recreation fig V VV- ' 1 -, X periods but once each week the class members are given a lecture on the essentials of keeping WT- ti A l r 1 s -2 ., Your body well and fit. - Q' if , X lj The music departments have distinguished themselves this year in producing a band and ji fr' 127' i 'g orchestra of unusual quality. The Boys' and Girls' Glee Clubs have united with the band and f ,t ' ' 5 3-,Q ,l orchestra and roduced a beautiful piece of work, the annual operetta. Q fl , P 232 S, iQ A Q .ft .- , ff-N2 pq. tl Vvl Qi I n N J V 1, it V - . f TP a is I . 55 .1 , X V .1 .tx t , , greg L f .w l 1 f '-'ffl 2' -1 1 rw 1- t 'sy' 'il J lr ' sri V nfl. 'r if 4- if-A A' -f 'Q ' ' wg if l 1' .r 'Fila I 2 . 2 L ' Q2 - Q X ' 1 A - lj i . .- . 11 : t 'a f 'S . ' M ty X W i- ,fu vs-X , . iff? f P? fi . Twenty-six ' 1 V 1 , 4+ f ' 52 wr.'t-th -t tag? . ' E L r'it3:1r3.J:f 1. ..,. 1 t, grid: . , i Q , E.. -5 , n X,.,,?,,,-, N t f I, .ajirffw p t I l gif W.. ffggf I t .. .tp I . f- ist-.1 y ,j z Q Q V iii? ' t 'g-f, , 1:21 1 . .. - ' if L14 . f t :'t.f-'tftf cs-eg tt r i f f, t f 2H:iYf'i4i i f .ow l 1 , ' 'i.t.'?'A 6 962 E ' 'r L -f :5 1 , . . 'tr -'inf f . X 'S'tQ'- Y J' A fi fff'ti2 3 f .f 'riffwx ..,. W , . . pr '71-'W--. f get A X ...rf-,,.-. L.. 1, .ttf ,KWSN XV E t-. . xi is V It Ypfyh Ai. U .V Ji.

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il . ',1 fi ,. li .4 . . 1 . --11, ..,., . ..,. . B ' e- 1 ' gl:i:ifg1f.:L 'WTR 'iff- ' X M 'if1fTf'ff ' y y N Honor Roll CHOLARSHIPS, B's, honor bands, envious glances of your friends, the con- veyance of your knowledge to others, are only a few of the things Honor-Boll brings to a student. This year only 29 students accomplished this honor. This is a lower number than former years and we hope to be able to present a larger number next year. Bedford is a school where one has never been known to accomplish much with- out the needed effort and work. Bedford High School offers a student every advan- X tage possible in its power and the student having the ambition to forge ahead and V-T taking advantage of these offers, with the needed amount of study, find themselves l M being honored throughout their school career. l l Our school has brought forth winners in all activities, basketball, oratory and l 4.1 reading, Latin, commercial and literary work. The contestants have always ranked l 41 l high in scholastic standing. Gan't you see the meaning of being an honor student? r j 5 1 ll ltis your character, morally and socially, your urge of leading the others and all the Qi ,Y M E li factors higher than the average that mark you as one of them. Don't you really think N V it is worth the time to be able to think of yourself in the above phrases? Let us show , 4 2 B. H. S. we res ect and honor her ideals b makin honor students out of ourselves. ff 1 I M32 , P Y g , , , A ,Q j The students below are the Hstudentsv of the school: ff' ff ,il A ' , 5 Warren Glover, Donald Fraser, Virginia Goldsboro, Ruth Henderson, Frances f V BB lil' Sherwood, Martha Louise Austin, Thelma Becker, Ruth L. Black, Wilma Brazzell, lf 3' lg 5 Mary Jo Bruce, Ella Clark, Helen Davis, Moneta Davis, Ruth Davis, Anna Mary f f 1 S S Guthrie, Henrietta Hutton, Marguerite Jones, Kathleen McLauchlan, Josephine if ' E M-osier, Lora June Owens, Mary Louise Pence, Marian Pentzer, Robert Plummer, yi ,323 Q Q ,V Grace Scherschel, Daniel Sherwood, Edna Williams, Ruth Younger, Mary C. Jacobs, 7 5 Ql 4 Dorothy Kreiger. ' 5 u:f1jg . ,,, lr 'tax XV? 5313 fre fl ' 3 ii if 5 ' 9 Nr l l l A lr 5 1 f A f A ' 2 . f ?Qfw.'ftfl. Sa-X Xe, .W 4 U V-:jfs 'Qi ,f -'1 H ' r 5251? g z vg- VI. ll jx. .aff T ll 9 75+ ,. ,,.i ' X ,eng P52253 Pi lx l ' Twenty-five f 'E 8 l ff. 'mf l Y W Xl 3 l EE A fi af 2 Q ' tiff - QD ' 5 i- l il l Sfwzns A l ll l al ' x Q ' : irb- U I f ,-h if W 5 gg ,P -. 5 ,, . y L 'Q W 275' S f , ., . ...Mfr .,

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. V K .V .gm ALKQTI-,lil-nl-I . .Y,,x , .ff j t E 5 The Stone Vocational course is offered to prepare boys to enter the stone industry upon leaving high school. A miniture stone mill in the basement of the school brings forth admiration and praise from other schools. The boys are given the same training that would be given them in the large mills of the stone district. Vocational Building Trades is a course for boys who are anxious to gain skill with their hands and to get the foundation of any occupation which deals with wood-working, cabinet- making or metal work. The girls are given as many advantages in their domestic classes as the boys in their Manual Art classes. A clean, well-equipped cafeteria offers the girls the same advantages as the kitchens of their homes. The Sewing rooms have training charts, electric sewing machines and the guid- ance of an experienced teacher. The Art Bazaar held in the main corridor of the building each year gives one an impression of accomplishment. The Bedford High School Art department has sent many art students to higher planes where because of their high school training they have become successful. The extra-curriculum plays just as important a part in the life of a school as the subjects mentioned. The Student, Pioneer, Reading, Public Discussion, Track, Dramatics, Debating, Oratory, The Clubs, Basketball Teams, Leagues and Track have made Bedford High School widely- known through their accomplishments. A nurse is employed by the school to examine pupils, administer first aid, and make monthly physical examinations in the grade schools. A school physician is on call at all times to care for serious injuries and illness. In the extra-curriculum, Basketball has won the hearts of all Hoosierdom. Each year the varsity squad competes in a schedule of twenty games. Tournaments are entered after the scheduled games have been played. Strict training rules must be followed by those who are attempting to gain a position. Twelve men compose the first squad which practice four nights a week in the new gymnasium. t HQ W, ff! 'il ll flfri I. 2-f.,i V? '1 If you doubt Bedford's high classification visit the trophy room. Did you ever see so many X -' pictures or shiny cups? They are there for a reason-because Bedford High School has been If outstanding in her endeavors. I Honor Day rewards students who have taken their school life seriously and accomplished X tasks put before them. ,f , R74 Patron's day turns the halls into a gay exhibition. The Manual training, sewing, cooking, if if ' ,wif art, and stone departments exhibit what they have done during the year. This would not be ,f fdfi possible if it were not for the complete curriculum Bedford High School offers to its students. YYYQ, How many students have appreciated the advantages that Bedford High School has made rsgwl possible? Few schools of this size are able to bring to the students such complete training. Let f f us show our appreciation by honoring the school's traditions and keeping up the high standard established by others. 'Eff l . H Q lt - i .. v ' 4 ii Vt! 'l 'qtifg .Est ' -W J Sig?-1 5555 , f T iii . it 'i ,asc , -'33 1. ' I ft' rg r . t , r l tw l I EEZ: , 5' ti' A . Sufi f 2: . J V if ' lj: A 'W nk Twenty-seven I 5 f H 1,52 W 1 1 F I MYERS ..,,,,' ' Av V visits. Ns.,- E E E E w ..g. . usaggw ,ji .,.rV I Q Ftg s l ggrud WWHW 'WM HJ