Sullivan High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Sullivan, IL)

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tudents Benefit Our day was not spent entirely in the classroom. Each student spent at least one period a day in the gymnasium, not counting spare time. The size of the new gym was very impressive, for with bleachers folded, there was room for two complete basketball courts. This made it possible for boys and girls to have P.E. at the same time. Seeing Mr. Roehrich struggle with a locker was not an unusual sight between classes. Much of our spare time was spent in the halls each day, reading the bulletin board, or just gossiping with our friends. The intercom was an outstanding feature 1 of the new school. We listened each day for the familiar hum which preceded messages. Mes- Mr. Roehrich broadcasts messages, or requests to borrow report Sages Varied, some asked information Others, , , cards, via the new and complicated-looking intercom. humorous advertised School affairs , . ABOVE LEFT: Mr. Roehrich fights a losing battle with another jammed locker. ABOVE RIGHT: Modernistic cases show off our many trophies. BELOW: With the huge gym, boys and girls meet at the same time for physical education classes. .sf sf

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LEFT: Home Ec students reflect pride in their parlor. RIGHT: Students find rooms brighter,and roomier. I I I I I New Facilities Form Learning lncenhves The physics and chemistry laboratory was modern and handy. An exhaust fan, which eliminated the gas fumes quicker, was welcomed by both the science students and others as well. Home economics department was also expanded The sewing room had sliding chalk boards, built-in three- way mirrors, and t0tS-trays to fit in cabinets and machines. The girls made use of six built-in sewing machines one of which was expecially designed for fancy stitching. Between the sewing room and kitchen was a parlor with a good-grooming center and modernistically furnished family-living center. The kitchen contained six unit kit- chens. 1 The science department was greatly improved in the new building. All equipment was new and modern. Biology students were very proud of the human torso with removable parts. A lighted and heated aquarium was another new addition. Zoo-o1ogists raised a menagerie which consisted of hampsters, white rats, and a flying squirrel. Students conducted dietary experiments with the white rats and were very surprised one morning whenaprize male specimen had eight babies. They quickly revised their classifi- cation. Being responsible for maintaining the display case in the library, the biology students brought in pretty rocks and various other oddities. LEFT: Chemistry students, under Mr. Harold Vaughan, experience the joys of experimtation with new equipment in the modern lab. RIGHT: Biology students are shown by Mr. Bobbie Marrs the correct way to dissect frogs for animalstudy.

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From New S.H.S. The cafeteria served as a gabbing place for students, between mouthfuls of food. A shining modern kitchen with mammoth equipment enabled the cooks to prepare food for 500 starving junior and senior high school students more quickly. Locker rooms, double their size in the old building, made P.E. more enjoyable. At last we had room to hang up our clothes and didn't have to wait in line for showers. The music room served both band and chorus. A new piano was welcomed by the choruses, and the band appreciated music and stand holders made by industrial arts students. We are proud of our new school and realize that we have not yet unearthed all its advantages, but we feel the ones we have discovered have aided us greatly in our desire to learn. ff 3 The cafeteria is modern and bright with fold-up tables capable of seating over two hundred students at a time . ABOVE: The much bigger locker rooms are a great improvement over previous years, with larger lockers, office, and more showers. BELOW: The music room with its three practice rooms gives the much-needed space to budding musicians. 11