Lincoln Way High School - Aegis Yearbook (New Lenox, IL)

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BOARD OF EDUCATION READS FOR INFORMATION Unanimously inieresled in non-ficiion, members oi lhe board of educafion read primarily for inlormaiion. Such magazines as Business Week, Na+ion's Business, Nafional Geographic, Newsweek, and Reacler's Digesl' evoke iheir a+'ren+ion. Various Chicago newspapers and Jrhe Joliel' Herald News are 'rhe daily bullerins mosr ihoroughly read. For Board Presideni A. l-l. Krusemark, a praclicing lawyer in Jolier, reading is Jrhe basic fool of his profes- sion. C. L. Klasing, an invenior, reads numerous railroad magazines +o keep up wiih progress in his field. A farmer of over 4OO acres of land, Lorin Schleeler reads noi only To keep abreasr oi modern 'Farm developmenis, buf ii is +he hobby mosi enjoyed by him. Elias Brown, aiier reading Breas+ed's Ancienl' Times, developed a lifeiime in+eres+ in ancienl' his+ory. Wiih rhe world moving 'ar such a iasr pace, Lesier Case and James Dixon are boih viially in- Teresled in keeping aleried concerning world affairs. J. Earl Robinson, whose hobbies are sporis and iraveling, -avidly reads his magazines on boaiing and guns. His inferesis have also Turned +o visual-educaiion devices, such as rravel films depiciing life in all of lhe sialres, as well as Canada. These films have enhanced his desire for 'l'ravel, and boih he and Mrs. Robinson delighl' in associ- aling wiih people of diiliereni viewpoinfs in difiereni areas of lhe couniry. Oliver W'endell Holmes no doubl' had such progressive men in mind as Lincoln-Way's board of educaiion when he said, A man's mind sireiched by a new idea can never go back +o i+s original dimensions.

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It is impossible to read properly without using one's engine power. If we are not tired after reading, common sense is not in us. Arnold Bennett For magazine references, The Readers' Guide To Norm Bradley lends a helping hand To KaThy GeuTher in Periodical LiTeraTure mosT eTTicienTly serves Charles procuring a magazine Trom The shelves. Carnahan and Jane Morrison. Barbara Borchard+ consulTs The card caTalogue Tor Judy Kuchenbeclcer selecTs a book Trom The shelves Tor available'maTerial on her choice oT subiecT Tor her one of her Ten To TiFTeen required reTerences. research paper. ln The final year of high school English, The research paper is The maior learning experience for Johnny. ATTer preliminary insTrucTion in The proper procedure by his Teacher and The librarian, Johnny is more or less on his own. If he does noT Tollow insTrucTions, he Tinols himself aT greaT odds and musT bacldraclc and periorm in The manner prescribed. Thus, The meriTs of The paper as a Teaching device To geT Johnny To Tollow insTrucTions are evidenT. Johnny undergoes an exacTing Trial of TerreTing ouT TacTs and compiling Them Tor his card Tile which becomes his resource sTorehouse. Once iT is Tilled To capaciTy. he ouTlines a sysTemaTic arrangemenT oi The maTerial Tor iTs presenTaTion. l-le consulTs Turaloian's Guide and Tollows iTs insTrucTions in The Typing oi TooTnoTes and all mechanical -aspecTs. To embarlc on The manuscript Johnny wriTes an in- TroducTion, indicaTing whaT he is aTTempTing To prove or disprove. ATTer presenTing all oi The TacTs in The main TexT, he wriTes his conclusion or summary oi Those TacTs. l.asTly, buT oT prime imporTance, is The Tinal prooTread- ing oT The paper. Upon submiTTing his bound copy Tor grading, Johnny will have gained some experience in The arT oi research which will help him in all areas oT sTudy in his college career. RoberTa Schlaclc gives a Tinal proofreading To her research paper. ........m

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M vis xl. Offs. f ZA. -f sis. . nf- Imperalive flnal C. L, Klasing peruse numerous railroad Engineer James Dixon enioys NEWSWEEK and THE publicafions in connec+ion wi+I1 Iwis profession, only CHICAGO AMERICAN for news coverage of world occasionally does he 'Find 'rime for Iighler reading. affairs. A reader of I'I'1e CHICAGO SUN TIMES and NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, Elias A. Brown flmoroughly enioys flue sfudy of anciem' Inisfory. Over a cup of coffee, Lorin Sclwleeler enioys The CHICAGO DAILY DROVERS JOURNAL. His lavorire magazine is NA- Desiring Io know more aboul his nalive land, J. Earl Robinson has viewed fravel films on every shale, as wel' as Canada. He has Iraveled widely in 'flue Uni+ed Slales and oiven many Iravel Iallcs. Through books, Lesler Case vicariously enioys Ihe experiences of oflwers. He Ilmorouglxly reads Ilwe JOLIET HERALD and finds fha? +Iie READER'S DIGEST gives Iwim a broad view of world evenfs. TIONAL GEOGRAPHIC.