Bloomington High School - Aepix Yearbook (Bloomington, IL)

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Learning to read, interpret, and cut patterns are the hrst steps in becoming an accomplished seamstress. Miss Eileen Flinspach helped one student cut her cloth according to pattern. Many Homemakers Of Tomorrow Improved Cooking, Sewing Skills Many students, when the words home econo- micsv are mentioned, immediately think of sewing and cooking, however, they would find those Words mean more than just cooking and sewing? Girls enrolled in home economics classes do study patterns, colors, fabrics, diets, basic principles of food preparation, and food management. They also sew their own garments and prepare complete meals for themselves and their many guests. But home economics means more than these activi- ties. It involves the study of child care, house fur- nishings, interior decoration, home safety, and home nursing. It is much more than just cooking and sewingf, Dorothy Taylor, left, iced cup cakes, and lane Ringo started a salad for one of the many complete dinners prepared and served by foods classes. Top To Bottom Eileen Flinspach - Home Economicsg Adviser, Future Homemakers of America. Dora Munson 4 Home Economics. - l 21

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Emory Wiseman, left, power mechanics instructor, worked with students on a demonstration car, completely stripped of accessories, in an attempt to illustrate the principles of automotive engineering. Students Learned Principles, Drew Plans, Constructed Projects They made a blueprint. They estimated board feet. They learned the principles of direct and al- ternating currents. They Welded. parts. Row One Dwight A. Baker W Industrial Education. James 0. Hosteller e Industrial Education. Row Two Gerald G. Jackson - Industrial Education, Adviser, Industrial Education Club. Emory Wiseman - Industrial Education. -. zz: Id . f X 5 V , 1 2fs.ft' . ,w 'fi'-gifir its Mais, Qi! n1fr,zsigt7.,55e: 'gags mfs, g Y Then they produced a complete set of plans for a family dwelling. They constructed a piece of furniture. They made a machinist vice from rough castings. They repaired and tested an electric motor. They constructed a hand brake for their own go-cart. They Went into training as auto rne- chanics, meat cutters, or photographers. These things they did in industrial education Senior Dave Alcorn concentrated on his work in one of the three draft- ing classes offered in industrial education.

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I .. gs Top To Bottom James L. Bowers - Music. Bonzie Gilbert - P Music. Mary Selk - Music. Elizabeth Stein - ,ffl . Art, Adviser, Art Club. Fine arts? There were those students who hoped to in- crease their artistic talents. There were those who sought an outlet for their creative urges. Still others Wanted a place to mold an abstraction. No matter what the design, art classes provided the place, the opportunity, and the instruction. For still other students, it was music - music to sing, to hear, or to play. No matter what the desire, whether it he playing with a band, lifting a voice in a choir, studying music theory, or listening to records, the opportunity was available to all in music classes. 22 A. portion of the low brass section kept eyes on the music as they rehearsed for a spring con- cert. From left to right: Tim Nitzel, Dave Payne, and Allan Mapel, president. Students Told Their Stories In Songs And Pictures Art students Sandra Sallade, left, and Melvin Theobald found that egg cartons could be made into fascinating Christmas decorations.