Bloomington High School - Aepix Yearbook (Bloomington, IL)

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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.

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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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Row One Betty Baumgardner - Physical Education, Adviser, Cheer- leaders. Litiero Bertagnolli - Physical Education, Coach, Swimming, Coach, Tennis, Assistant Coach, Football. Row Two Bloiee Bess - Physical Education, Coach, Football, Assist- ant Coach, Track. Shirley Boatz - Physical Education, Adviser, Girls' Athletic Association. James R. Bowers - Physical Education, Coach. Wrestling, Coach, Golf, Coach, Sophomore Football. Row Three Carole Lee Creed - Physical Education, Adviser, Senior Leaders. Ethel Groves M Physical Education. Ronald T. Lemme - Driver Education. Row Four Joseph A. Morin W Driver Education. Delmar Swearingen - Physical Education, Coach, Sophomore Basketball, Coach, Track. Carroll Wood - Physical Education, Coach, Basketball, Coach, Baseball. A sixth-hour, sophomore girls' physical education class, one of the many groups to take advantage of the campus, played field hockey in the fall. Teachers Emphasized Health, Fitness, And Safety Name your sport! Choose your uweaponli' Whether it be volleyball, basketball, softball, ten- nis, golf, badminton, bowling, swimming, archery, football, hunting, fishing, tumbling, Weight lifting, square dancing, or Wrestling, students in physical education classes have a chance to compete in all of the sports, to develop their skills, and to become more physically fit. For the more athletically minded-boys and girls alike-there are year- round intramural programs and an interscholastic schedule which includes competition in eight sports: football, basketball, Wrestling, swimming, golf, tennis, track, and baseball. Sophomores, with a six-weeks traflic safety unit completed in physical education classes, met one of the requirements for eligibility to enroll in driver education. Every year two instructors teach at least 240 future drivers how to use motor ve- hicles safely and efliciently. 25