Bement High School - BIM Yearbook (Bement, IL)

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FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA Learning to do Earning to live Doing to learn Living to serve The F.F.A. is made up of State Associations which are composed of local chapters situated in schools teaching vocational agriculture. The F.F.A. is designed to supplement training opportunities for boys who hope to set up a farming business. Through these activities, members learn to cooperate and work together for a common good. They have splendid opportunities to learn how to deal effectively with themselves as well as others, and individual talent is developed. The organization is set up on a basis of true democracy, and each member has a voice in setting up policies by which he is governed. Among other things, members learn how to conduct and take part in a public meeting; to buy and sell cooperatively; to solve their own problems; to finance themselves; and to assume civic responsibility. The foundation upon which the F.F.A. is built includes leadership and character development, sportsmanship, cooperation, thrift, scholarship, and above all, citizenship and patriotism. First Row: Hodman, It. Hinton. G. Hendrix. Turney. K. Hinton, Shepherd. Second Row: Taylor. M. Moore. B n c k n e r . Fay. Wright. Morgan, (’rim. j. Hinton. K. Burgess. Jones. Third Row: Wiklman, Ellis. Evans. G. Hindstrom. Beals. Boyd, Wayne Koran. Shu-mard. Funk. Medaris, and Hodarn. Fourth Row: G u 1 I i f o r d. Schuh. Wiimer Foran. Day. Lincicum. B. Cahill, and B. Burgess. Fifth Row: J. Cahill. 11 a y n o s. Ix udenback, J. Foran, Flavin, Fair. President Eugene Wright V.-Pres.........Carl Fay Secretary Paul Morgan Treasurer Klmas Crim Reporter. ............. Raymond Haynes Twenty-nine

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First Row: L. Lamb. Slagle, Spclbring. Frist oe. Warren, W. Kirkland. Slevin. Second Row: Raglan. Boyd, Tynan. J. Bowyei. Morgan. Lamkin, Kirk. Rogue. Van Vleet. Poundstone, Lawson, Ball Third Row: Comerford. Kir-winv Vincent. Welch. Vaughn. Kinrade, Ray, Redman. J. Funk. Ponder. Fourth Row: Durbin. D. Umb. M. Lamb. Rucker. B. Funk. Kitson, Koran. Tuiney. Sunderland. and Wright. Fifth Row: Before. Leib. Koebel. Allison, M. Gising-er, Parker. Proctor, Curf-man. Kckstein. Sixth Row: Hannon. Shepherd. Adams. Lux, B. Gis-inger, Warner, A. Bowyer. VOCATIONS In our high school our Commerce, Agriculture, and Home Economics Departments help in preparing the student for his life’s vocation. A person who has found his work and enjoys it will be better fitted for citizenship. Vocational success and good citizenship go hand in hand. Students in our commercial department are well trained in efficient business methods. Several of our graduates have gone from this department to take responsible positions. HOME-EC CLUB President.............Mary Morgan Vice-President......Evelyn Lamkin Secretary..............Norma Kirk Treasurer...............Betty Day A member of the Home Economics club must either be taking some course in Home Economics or have had two years of it. Home Economic courses help girls in becoming better citizens through learning how to cook, sew, and budget their money. They learn how to manage their homes better. The Home Economics club this year started something new. After school once a week they got together and learned knitting, embroidering, crocheting, or some other craft. One evening after school, the members of the club enjoyed a Christmas party featuring a chili supper and the exchanging of gifts. Twenty-eight

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First Row: Clark, M. De-fore. Farrell. Keller, I.amb. Lefever, McPherson, Carson, Second Row: Petersen. Ka-ton. Shantz. Syfert. Postle-walt. Fisher. Raglan. Third Row: Jordan. P. Day. ■sic vin. Smith. G. Day. Poundstone. Cindstroro. and Swaim. Fourth Row: Larimore, Ball. Hill. Brown. Slusser. Fuqua. P. Defore. ACADEMIC SUBJECTS The Bement High School, through academic subjects, strives to promote the cultural development of the students. Although courses such as Latin, English, and Social Sciences don’t prepare us for any particular vocation, they help to give us a broader general background. L. O. V. President............... Margaret Farrell Vice-President...............Ruth Lamb Secretary..........Eleanor Ann Lefever Treasurer...... ..............Jay Keller Labor Omnia Vincit is an organization of Latin students. Anyone taking Latin or having had two years previous to this time is eligible to join the club. This year there were thirty-one members. At the meetings the assigned leaders reported on Roman life and customs. Some of the topics discussed were amusements, professions, holidays, and banquets. A unique activity of this group was a banquet planned as nearly as possible like those of the early Romans. The Romans’ food is thought of as going from eggs to apples, so they served the following: egg salad, tuna fish casserole, peas, beans, radishes, and apple pie. Between courses was the entertainment—a welcome speech by the president, a tumbling act, a flute solo, and Latin songs. The invitations and menus were written in Latin. Thirty