Lyons High School - Lions Den Yearbook (Lyons, IN)

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Junigrs: general shop which included woodwork, arc and gas welding, and metal lathe. Seniors: arc welding in all positions, gas welding, and advanced lathe projects. Veteran's classes have been held on Monday and Wednesday nights and Saturday mornings. Twenty-five veterans have been enrolled in the welding and metal school. These boys have made playground swings and merry-go-round which have been greatly en- joyed by the pupils in our school. For their next project, they plan to build a slide. COMMERCE The commerce department has had sixteen enrolled in begin- ning typing and fifteen in advanced typing. In the beginning class fundamentals of typing have been learned along with personal and business letter writing, the making of booklets and programs, and some general business forms. The advanced class has studied and learned the typing of advanced office problems, stencil cutting and mimeographing, and advanced speed and accuracy work along with Civil Service requirements. The bookkeeping class has had an enrollment of twenty. In addition to learning the fundamentals of bookkeeping, two practice sets the sole proprietorship and partnership sets have been completed. Machine posting has also been a part of the work. MUSIC The Lyons High School Band started seven members under the direction of Miss the new year with twenty Barbara Hickey. The band has made appearances this games, school operetta, and Christmas and The band is also making plans to particip Band Festival at Worthington in March. year at the home ball Thanksgiving programs. ate in the Greene County Five members of the band participated in the District Solo Contest at Bloomington. They were Eddie Deckard, Baritone and Student Conducting, Miriam Nichols, Twirlingg Carolyn Page, Clarin Bernie Crum, Student Conducting, and Nina Bosell Cornet. A brass quartet and a twirling ensemble also participated. The Lyons High School Glee Club started the year with twenty-eight members under the direction of Miss Barbara Hickey. The glee club has made appearances at the Community Talent Show, Christmas Caroling, and Thanksgiving and Christmas programs. A grade operetta entitled UChristmas in the Circusn was presented by grades one to six on December 13 in the gym. The operetta was very successful. et

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HOME ECONOMICS School opened with an enrollment of nine freshman girls and fifteen sophomore girls in home economics. The first semester was devoted to advanced foods. The girls specialized in baking pies, plain and fancy cookies cakes, and the preparation of special vegetable and meat dishes. Table setting for various types of dinners was also taught. ' The girls held a bake sale at which they cleared 3S35.oo. This money was used to purchase a coffee urn for the department. They now have 810.00 toward the purchase of an electric mixer. The coffee urn may be rented by the public for 81.00, this charge being made for upkeep. As the final examination in foods, the class served a luncheon with the faculty members as guests. The second semester the group studied child development and home nursing. The Red Cross sponsored the showing of special films for the home nursing class and g1rl's physical education class. School opened with seven junior girls and six senior girls enrolled in advanced home economics. During the first semester a course in consumer buying was offered. when this course was finished, the girls worked in ad- vanced clothing. Each girl has made a child's garment and a street dress or corduroy sport outfit. During the second semester the class has enjoyed their work in advanced sewing and handicraft. At the end of the school term an exhibit of all work completed is being planned. Each girl is responsible for one home project each semester, with the exception of the seniors, who have only one project during each year. INDUSTRIAL ARTS Industrial arts has beenroffered this year to the seventh and eighth grades for the first time in several years. The grade boys have been very busy with woodworking and brass tooling proj- ects. The following courses were offered to the high school classess Freshmen: mechanical drawing and bench woodworking. Sgphgmgreg: woodworking with power tools which indluded circle saw, jig saw, wood lathe, and drill press.

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MUSICAL WINNERS ARE ANNOUNCED First division ratings in the District Solo Contest at Bloomington went to Eddie Deckard, baritone solo, and Miriam Nichols, twirling. Second division ratings were won by Nina Bosell, cornet solog Carolyn Page clarinet solo, twirling ensemble composed of Miriam Nichols, Katy Patterson, and Carolyn Page, the brass quartet composed of Katy Patterson, Miriam Nichols, Nina Bosell, and Eddie Deckardg and Eddie Deckard, student conducting. Third division rating went to Bernie Crum in student con- ducting. The two first division winners, Eddie Deckard and Miriam Nichols, participated in the State Contest at Indianapolis where they both placed in second division. T. B. CONTEST WINNERS ARE ANNOUNCED Winners in the county-wide poster coloring contest for pupils in grades three and four have just been announced by the sponsoring group, the Greene County Tuberculosis Association. All third and fourth grade pupils colored posters and a first and second winner for each grade in each school was chosen. Lyons winners were: Gary Nichols, grade 4, first, Marlin Ellett, grade 3, firstg Ruth Frye, grade H, second, and Mike West, grade 3, second. First place winners received toothbrushes and second place winners received pencils. BASKETBALL SWEATERS ARE AWARDED Sweaters were awarded to the following seniors with the com pletion of the basketball season: Ricky Byrd, Joe Bill Hasler, - Gary Earlywine, Dewayne Cooper, Keith Anderson, Bill Fulk, Bob Koehler, and Manager Jim Campbell. Ricky Byrd was named captain. 4-H ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS ARE MADE FOR 1951 Outstanding honors came to three of the H-H members and one leader at the 1+-H Achievement Day Program. The 4-H Junior Leadership Award was presented to Marilyn Wesner, a senior, while the 4-H Achievement Cup was won by Joe Bill Hasler, another senior. The reserve Grand Champion Garden Exhibit placing went to Dallas Benham of grade four. Mrs. Alice Randolph club leader received her fifteen year pearl service pin for her leadership. The club leadership pin is awarded by the Lyons Com unity Club.