Bushnell Prairie City High School - Beta Pi Sigma Yearbook (Bushnell, IL)

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l Juniors learn how to use the library for a term paper assignment. Using the encyclopedias are James Rule and Evelyn Stoller. Judy Curtis, Dale Cleveland, Jerry Zuspann, and Linda Strode are taking notes. The Library beckons the bookworm and the browser The beginnings ot any English term paper, science project, or history' ree port may be traced to this universal classroom, the library. The Very heart of the school, the library is ot service to the curious student, the serious scholar, and the casual reader. Here among the library's three thousand volumes, tour sets ot encyclopedias, thirty current magazines, and three daily newspapers can be found the information or the pleasure any stu- dent desires. Msmis These students help administer the libra- ry: lseatedl laVerne Fryrear, L u d m i I a Pahl, Nancy Dimmitt, Mary Lou Sperry, Ev- elyn Wilson, Evelyn Hart, Jerry Zuspann, lstandingl D o t t ie Dodson, Barbara Herron, D wig ht Smith, Peggy White, Judy Camp, and Sponsor Mrs. Arm- strong. Y neun . s

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Mrs. Walter H e a g y , Mr. White's c a p a ble secretary, handles federated f u n d s of various organizations and ac- tivities. 72 Mr. White strikes the familiar signature preparatory to making the daily announcements over intercom, Principal's office is never idle Supervising the educational progress and extracurricular activities of B-PC's three hundred high school students, Mr. White efficiently performs the duties of one of the commu- nity's most responsible and important positions. Entrusted with the development of his teen-age charges, Mr. White encour- ages them to rely -on their own judgment and resourcefulness, but encourages them to come to him whenever they feel need for his help. Besides being an efficient administrator, he is a capable teacher. He also supervises the adult educa- tional program, which has been so beneficial to those adults of the community who have taken advantage of it. Admired and respected by faculty members and townspeople, Mr. White skillfully handles the sometimes tedious problems that confront a principal.

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Buddy Mead's quandary arises from the fact that he doesn't know how to diagram a nominative absolute. English classes stress fundamentals ADELE ARMSTRONG, M.S. of Ed. English, Library, Biology KATHARINE HIGGINS, B.S. of Ed. English, Dean of Girls BERNICE MEAD, M.S. of Ed. English 74 This bulletin board display is part of the literature unit on Benjamin Franklin. Here, Evelyn Stoller pins up an appropriate clipping. To be an effective participant in this precious democracy of ours, one must be able to read with understanding what is printed, to communicate his thoughts to others with precision, and to interpret intelligently what is communicated to him. The goal of our English department is to cultivate these skills of communication. To that end, students study the old fashi-oned fundamentals, such as sentence analysis and diagramming, spelling, mechanics, and vocabulary, as Well as organization of thought, techniques of writing a theme, and variety of sentence and paragraph styles. Literature, the record of man's thoughts and feelings through the ages, as studied at B-PC, becomes the background for understanding man's great emo- tions and his pattern of behavior.