Limestone Community High School - Amulet Yearbook (Bartonville, IL)

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STUDENTS DISPLAY TALENTS IN MUSIC Several of Limestone's musically inclined students choose to spend their fifth hour playing in the band. The LCHS band, being a very ac- tive organization, begins its yearly performances by playing and march- ing in formations during half time of the football games. As shown in the picture the varsity band, under the direction of Mr. William Morse, are practicing for their appearance at the forthcoming game. Next on their agenda is playing at the basketball games. During this time, their fifth hour practice ses- sions are devoted to the selections played at half time and pep assem- blies. Later, much preparation is put into getting ready for their special con- certs. For these performances, a guest conductor is invited to Lime- stone to practice with and direct the band members. A course many students take for sheer enjoyment is choir which meets fifth hour under the able direc- tion of Mrs. Elizabeth Krumpe. At left, some of her students gather around the piano to practice their parts. Many freshmen, after taking the required first year, continue the course by singing in the sophomore choir. The juniors and seniors, a more select group, blend their voices to make the A Cappella choir a huge success whenever performing. The A Cappella choir presents various pro- grams during the year; special as- semblies during Easter, Christmas, and Thanksgiving; Christmas Nativity program; exchange assemblies with other schools; and their annual spring concert. This spring, with money from selling World's Finest Chocolate bars, the choir will journey to Chicago. 20

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GIRLS LEARN HOMEMAKING TECHNIQUES Another important phase of Home Ec is cooking. The freshman girls learn how to make salads, bis- cuits, cookies, and later in the year they prepare breakfast. As they advance in their Home Ec training they learn how to cook meat and vegetables and how to can fruit. During all four years of Home Ec the teachers try to teach their girls to budget their time wisely so they will be efficient housekeep- ers. Each girl must learn the seven basic foods and how to include them in their meals so their fami- lies will receive nutritious diets. Proper table setting and serving technique is also stressed. In the picture, Mrs. Clara McCraith, Con- nie Speck, and Marilyn Harris watch as Pat Bozark and Anita Johnson demonstrate the proper way to pour water and coffee. This busy little freshman, Shar- on Staley, is diligently working on her first Home Ec sewing project, under the supervision of her teacher Mrs. Ann Clinton. The freshman students are required to make a skirt and a blouse which they model in the annual F.H.A. Style Show. In Home Ec II the girls must make a garment with fitted sleeves and a fitted waist. Party dresses or formals are usually made in Home Ec III. Finally in the fourth year of Home Ec, the girls make lined suits. Besides making these various projects, the girls are taught the parts of the machine, how to wotk the at- tachments, and they learn the various tricks and short cuts to make their sewing easier and fast- er. These tips are kept in a note- book for use in the future. 19

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NUMBERS MAKE OUR HEADS GO ROUND The Mathematics department at Limestone offers a rather complete education in the field of math to interested students. For Freshmen, a course in math is required, either General Mathematics or Algebra I. The first offers more teaching of basic arithmetic, while the latter introduces a new concept of using letters instead of numbers in work- ing problems. The second course in math is Plane Geometry. In the picture Evie Grafleman and Chris Tenney are trying to prove twc lines parallel with the help of their instructor, Mr. Dick Barnett. The elective offered to Juniors or other students is Algebra II. In this class, the students delve deeper into the knowledge they gained in Algebra I. The seniors take a semester of Solid Geometry and a semester of Trigonometry. Office machines is one of the many interesting courses in the business field at Limestone. It is very important that the students learn to use these machines if they are seeking a career in business. They learn to use the adding and calculating machines; the dupli- cators, both the ditto and the mimeograph; the ediphone; and the electric typewriter. At the left, Mrs. Rosemary Lynn is supervis- ing as Karen Dawson puts into practice her knowledge of stencil- ling by making programs for bas- ketball and football games. For projects, the students make pos- ters depicting phases of the busi- ness world. These future secre- taries help the newspaper staff by addressing the school papers that are sent home to the parents. 21