Barstow School - Weathercock Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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Athletics Tones Morally and Physically lv Ninth Hour squads line up for roll call, Toning. . . The Physical Education program tones students morally and physically. As well as learning and developing skills for play, stu- dents become familiar with basic rules and courtesies of sportsmanship. The girls' curricu- lum includes seasonal sports such as hockey, volleyball, baketball, track and field, and ten- nis. Girls experiment with creative dance, acro- batics, and fencing. The boys acquire skills and techniques in football, basketball, baseball, track and field, and tumbling. Lower School girls learn coordination and timing. i f E Mrs, Robert G. Jones Physical Education, Upper School Mrs. Charles L. Kelley Physical Education, Lower School -.4 Mr. Delvin T. Norris Director of Physical Education --,,, W I , ,' V' 5' .. s 7 li' if fx. L , ,mis , ix ' - It ...N 1 - I - ' Ii: 3, 4 T r , i iF'f' f .,,.,,gi A .. z. Q wa P 1 4 ,v-. xhli Coach Norris demonstrates proper techniques on the mu man. ?, 5 scle

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gi . V, x. if ' ' '--f ?'?11ie'-ie 'K 'A 3+-f 42 ' F: i - td? , 6. K Oh, Mademoiselle! Foreign Language Study Stresses Fluency Fluency... Barstow offers four years of study in French, Spanish and Latin. Lan- guage students are encouraged to develop fluency in speaking, reading, and writing foreign languages. Memorization exer- cises, class discussions, and use of the lan' guage laboratory enable students to de- velop spontaneity in speaking. Students practice comprehension by reading works of French, Spanish, and Roman authors. Comprehension and expression are com- bined when students write book reports and compositions in foreign languages. As a maior part of the language courses stu- dents learn to relate foreign culture with their language study

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Mr. Melvin P. Bishop, Jr. Mrs. Dale Engel Music, Upper School Art is Expression Mr. Adams helps a seventh grader improve her perspective. f , 4' tgps Gir l 59'- s Ti x Q 'E-'lx Mr. Donald E. Adams Mrs. Charles A. Carter Art, Upper School Art, Lower School Expression. . .Students develop their artistic abilities through imaginative, clear expression. They are encouraged to coordinate the use of mind and hand. The Art Department is notably active in the school and the community. Stu- dents decorate tor school dances, paint scen- ery, and provide displays for the building. ln early November, T966, Barstow art students won first place in a contest sponsored by Swan- son's on the Country Club Plaza. Music Aims at Excellence in Performance Performance. . . By experimenting with many aspects of music, students learn to enioy per- forming in class and in public. Music students in all grades participate in traditional assem- blies at Barstow on occasions such as Thanks- giving and Christmas. Lower School mixed choruses experiment with simple rhythm and note patterns. The girls in the eighth and ninth grade chorus take part in a Gilbert and Sulli- van operetta. -Q.. Music, Lower School 26 Lower schoolchildren learn about rhythm through firsthand ex perience.