Lyons Township High School - Tabulae Yearbook (La Grange, IL)

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1928-Year Book-1929 15 fkj Floors of halls and corridors and toilet-rooms are fin- ished in terrozza and in some places have battleship linoleum for sound deadening. The three corriders at the north are nineteen feet wide and will consti- tute an art museum. It appears that there is little left to be desired in physical equipment for a high school. Later when the junior college of our dreams becomes a reality, the facilities are such as will likewise adequately house this added institution. The outlook is bright. As the Westminster chimes ring out the passing hours and the heavy peals of each hour is struck, our eyes inadvertently picture the stately towers and cathe- dral walls of the new L. T. H. S. Harmonies of tone, color, de- sign, and form tell us that they who built have fbuilded well. May new visions commensurate with new opportunities lead us on to higher endeavor to attain the goal of L. T. H. S.-a full life. G. W. VVILLETT

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lb? CCD fd! feb ffl Kg? Chl Lyons Township High School ' which was a gift of J. C. Llewellyn and Ralph Llew- ellyn, the architects. Across the foyer from the auditorium is a Community Room with a stage, fireplace and artistic furnishings. This room will seat 250 to 350 persons and will doubt- less be used often by clubs both from the school and from the community. On the first floor is a series of administration offices consisting of' a spacious general office, offices for the Principal and for the Assistant-Principal, a vault, and a large room for Board meetings and Teachers meet- ings. For the first time in years, privacy for those wh? desire conferences with administrators is pos- sib e. On the ground floor is a suite of offices for the Dean of Girls and a girls' rest-room. On the opposite side of the ground floor are offices and rooms for the department of physical training for boys. In the central portion of the ground floor is the boys' gymnasium which has a lioor 60 X 102 feet, a basket ball floor 85 ft. x 45153 ft. and bleacher seats for 1100 spectators. There is a 20 lap track which also ac- -commodates spectators at exhibitions. The gymna- sium floor is the celebrated Blox-on-end construction. Outside the west doors to the gymnasium is an 80 yard indoor straight-away on which three sprinters or three hurdlers may compete at once. There are very complete locker rooms, constructed from terazza throughout. Shower rooms, team rooms, and lockers for 1000 boys make up the details of these locker rooms. At the north of the ground floor, is a large band and music room with locker room adjoining. This will remove a distraction from other classes as no other classrooms are near. On the second floor is a rest room for women teach- ers. The former rest room in the old bulldlng IS set aside for men teachers. GJ There will be two additional study halls When needed, lil facing the east on the second floor. In addition to the features enumerated there will ul- timately be 30 classrooms. At present only eight of these class rooms are finished. Others will be finish- ed as needed.

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Aids to Effective Study In order to study efficiently it is first necessary to pro- vide a physical environment which will not interfere with a student's work. It is difficult to study in a room which is not warm, well lighted and well ventilated. Home study should be done in a room where there are no other persons or disturbing noises. Although all study problems cannot be solved in the same way, the following directions should be found useful as a general guide to the task of studying: 1. Each student should make it a point to form a def- inite daily schedule of plans for his work and should as- sign a regular time and place for the study of each subject. Then, when a certain time of day arrives, he will be ready to apply himself promptly to studying and will not be in danger of getting behind in his work. The entire universe operates on schedule and a student's first duty is to be on time. He should always accomplish his work on time. 2. It is a good plan to study an assignment as quickly as possible after it is made. For example, if the student's first class in the morning is mathematics and he has the second period free for study then he should study mathe- matics during the second period while the work of the previous period is fresh in his mind. The lesson should be briefly reviewed before the student goes to class. If the worker waits to study a lesson just before going to class he may have difficulty in remembering what he has studied or he may have failed to allot sufficient time for the study of that lesson and as a result ineffective work may be done. 3. Much time will be saved if plans are made to have everything ready for effective study and continuous work before studying begins. The student should have texts, reference books and all study material accessible so that when he is ready for work he may begin with a rush. He should waste no time in getting started. He should begin studying with a determination that he will keep his mind on the task he is to do, that he will work hard and that he will finish his task as quickly as possible. 4. The student should not ask for assistance until it is absolutely necessary and then he should secure help from