Sheffield High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Sheffield, IL)

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ere Mrs. LAURA PETERSON, Home Economics Instructor, dem- ates a special method in sewing. She enjoys teaching girls sure of acquiring skills and interests in homemaking. In to her home economics classes she has seventh and eighth glish classes. She finds these grades very interesting and participate in various class activities. Mrs. Peterson had a r of Science degree from the University of Illinois and has additional training there as well as at the Illinois Institute of ology. .VMMMMWMMWWWMMMWMM i During study periods Mr. DONALD FOS- TER, band instructor, gives small group les- sons to junior high students. He teaches in- strumental music in the grade school and has a junior high band and three high school bands Qfootball, pep, and concert bandj. Mr. Foster feels music is something that can be enjoyed by persons of any age and by those listening as well as by those who play. He has his Master's degree from De Paul Uni- versity. Pictured here, Mr. HARRY LEHNING instructs the eighth grade, one of his math classes. He also teaches seventh grade Math, Algebra, Plane Geometry, Advanced Math, and Physical Education. Mr. Lehning enjoys teaching, which has been his life- time goal. He has his Bachelor of Science degree in Education from Western Illinois University. Correcting drafting plates are one of the many duties Mr. ROGER ANDREWS has as the Industrial Arts teacher. He teaches the boys correct use and methods of mechani- cal drawing. Mr. Andrews is also head basketball coach and assistant football coach. He enjoys teaching Industrial Arts because it is something that has a great carry-over value in later life. Also, the boys are interested and want to learn. Mr. Andrews graduated from Ball State Teachers College and received his Master's degree from Ball State in Indiana. 5

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Mrs. FLORENCE JOHNSON, music instructor, often sits at the piano to accompany her music class or to il- lustrate a point. In addition to vocal music in the high school and grades, she also teaches freshman and sopho- more English. She enjoys working with different age levels and likes the variety the two subjects offer. She graduated from the Columbia School of Music, Chicago, and the Indiana University. She has also studied piano and voice at the Louisville Conservatory and Bradley University. Mrs. IRENE KIZER explains in her Shorthand II Class the usefulness of reference books to every secretary. She emphasizes that a good secretary must know where to find those things she is in doubt about. Some important refer- ences are the dictionary, stenographer's manual, and the World Almanac. Mrs. Kizer also teaches Typing I, Typing II, and Bookkeeping. She finds it a pleasure to have a part in helping young people develop for either a vocation or further education. Mrs. Kizer has her degree in education from the Southwest Missouri State Colle e with additional trainin at the Univer 8 8 ' sity of Missouri and Southern Illinois University. Seated at his desk, Mr. JOE SALISBURY jots down possible questions for a Biology exam. I-Ie also teaches Democracy, Physics, and General Science. He is head football coach and assistant basketball coach. I-Ie finds his subjects are interesting .and chal- lenging enough that he never ceases to learn. Mr. Salisbury has his Bachelor of Science de- gree from Illinois State Normal University. Shown here, Mrs. FRANCES KLEINHANS, English teacher and Li- brarian, is selecting new books for the library. In addition to her duties as junior and senior English teacher and seventh and eighth grade Language instructor, she directs the junior, senior, and one -act plays. Mrs. Kleinhans enjoys working with young people and re- ceives a great satisfaction from her teaching. Upon joining our teaching staff this year she came with a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin and a Master's degree from the Northem Illinois University. 4

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Sitting at her desk, Mrs. CAROL TONDI drills her Spanish II Class on vocabulary verbal conjugations or possibly dis- trusses the distinction between the subjective and indicative moods. Mrs. Tondi also has a Spanish I Class and a Social Science Class. She particularly enjoys teaching these sub- jects and hopes to provide students with useful knowledge and at the same time make the classes enjoyable for the students. Her preparatory education was obtained from the La Salle- Peru Oglesby Junior College and she completed her college work at the University of Illinois, where she received her Bachelor's degree. Mrs. DORIS FOUTES, Physical Education teacher, is pic- tured here getting equipment ready for her next gym class. In addition to her Physical Education Classes she works with the cheerleaders, plans pep assembly programs, and is spon- sor for GAA. She particularly enjoys her classes because it involves working with a variety of ages. There is some- thing new and different each day in this wide-age range. Mrs. Foutes has a Bachelor of Science degree from Fort Hays State, Hays, Kansas. ,g 55 '. Mr. JAMES FECI-INER reads a discussion on The Air About Us and Our Relation To It in his seventh grade General Science Class. In this particular class he has three days of discussion and two days of laboratory work each week. Mr. Fechner also teaches American History, freshman Social Science, and eighth grade General Science. Mr. Fechner's major field of study was in Physical Education and his minor in History and Social Studies and he enjoys them all very much. Mr. Fechner graduated from Illinois Wesleyan University. I I I Miss SALLEE ELMORE is shown here checking the attendance roll of one of her several classes at Sheffield. Miss Elmore teaches Social Science 7, Social Science 8, Spanish I, Spanish II, and World History. She says she has a special love for both History and Spanish and likes to be able to help students to learn. Before joining the Sheffield teaching staff the second semester to replace Mrs. Tondi, Miss Elmore spent three and one-half years at the University of Illinois. 6