Bloomington High School - Aepix Yearbook (Bloomington, IL)

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ii FL..- Second year Spanish students were among the many students who increased their skills by making use of their alloted time in the newly installed language laboratory. Four Instructors Brought To Life Old-World Flavor Of Latin, Spanish, French Languages Top To Bottom Stephen Adams - Foreign Languageg Adviser, French Club. Mary Jeannette Munce - Foreign Language, Guidance, Adviser, Latin Club. Roger Ruddy - Foreign Language, Englishg Adviser, Latin Club. Ema Wood -- Foreign Language, Adviser, Spanish Club. Glass-enclosed individual booths, microphones, recordings, tapes, and an instructor to atwistw the many dials -the new electronic classroom, better known as a language laboratory, made learning of a foreign language, whether it be Latin, French, or Spanish, a totally new and invigorating experience for students. Whether in the laboratory, in the classroom, where stories were read, skits enacted, or well- known characters portrayed, or in the Student Center where associated clubs were meeting, stu- dents furthered their knowledge of the color of the language. At the controls in the language lab, Miss lVlunce listened to Latin students recite and offered an occasional helpful comment.

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Impromtu speeches, book reports, themes, para- graph Writing exercises, news feature Writing - Bloomington High School students seldom had the chance to forget that the school was a place for improving their abilities in both written and oral communication. Mixing Shakespeare, Whittier, and Sandburg with gerunds, adverb clauses, and participial phrases, English, speech, and journalism courses provided students with an opportunity to gain a thorough background and practical experience in Working with the English they speak and Write. 'Nw I4 Acquainting her 11-A English students with their American literary heritage, Mrs. Barbara Griffiths discussed Herman lVlelville's Moby Dick. Students Attempted To Improve Writing Skills, Reading Habits Row One Evelyn Botkin -7- Library. lvetta Calhoun v- English. Row Two Jeanne Casner he English, Adviser, Short Story Club. Barbara Griffiths -W English. Ellis Harter - English. Row Three Roy L. Hosteltler A lournalismg Guidance, Ad- viser, Aegisg Adviser, Aepix. Lorraine Krall f Englishg Adviser, Short Story Club. Dorothy Morin -ff English. Margaret Noble -A Library, Adviser, Librarians. Row Four Roger Ruddy ff Englishg Foreign Language. Grace Schedel -- English. Carla Smith - English. Robert Wilson - Speech, Social Science, Adviser, Thespians. l

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6 7 Row One Irving J. Aikin - Nlathematics. Hermann Boeckmann 4 Nlathematicsg Adviserp lVlu Alpha Theta. Row Two Clifford L. Drew f lVlathematics. John W. Kleinsieiber M Nlathematicsg Scienceg Visual Aidsg Adviser, Projectionistsg Adviser, Acade- my of Science. Row Three Robert Mason - Nlathematicsg Science. Ralph Weber - Mathematics. r Sputniks, orbits, and moon shots . . . Mathematics and the changing times Add, subtract, multiply, and divide . Arithmetic, algebra, and geometry . . Percentages, budgets,insurance, taxation, ratio and proportion, radicals, polygons, polynomials, matrices, postulates, linear functions, progressions, permutations, and spherical trigonometry . . . Algebra, geometry, intermediate algebra, trigo- nometry, college algebra, analytical geometry, and calculus . . . Be a technician, be a scientist, be an engineer . . . E t g O 16 Four interested members of Nlr. Aikin's fifth hour geometry class looked on as the mathematics teacher worked through the factoring of a difficult equa- tion. Nlr. Aikin's discourse was interrupted by the photographer. Comprehension And Successful Mastery Of Numerous Mathematical Formulas . . Hermann Boeckmann was caught by the photographer pointing out his first mistake to his sixth hour accelerated geometry class. The lively math teacher has long been known for his sense of humor.