Bushnell High School - Replica Yearbook (Bushnell, IL)

.19 ftREPLIC^l " For irhrn the one yreat Hcorer tomes To icfitr against your name, He irrites not that i/ou iron or lost But hoir lion plai/eO the yame. " That these lines may express to Miss Snyder an appreciation of the untiring effort she has put forth in teaching them to play the game, is the wish of every high school girl. FAYE SNYDER ^ . , , „, . , „, (jirls rhysical rLdiication A changing world is demanding of a woman something more than just to eat, sleep and work. We of the present generation must meet the onsweeping current of invention, competition and development with a finer and more balanced attainmnt. This is partly met in our high schools by Girls ' Physical Education which was at first not tolerated, next was tolerated but uncontrolled and undirected, and now is encouraged, directed and in a large measure controlled. Physical Education properly administered is a great educational force. It offers opportunity for honesty, through a disdain for unfair advantage; discipline, by observ- ance and respect for authority; mental alertness, by learning to act decisively and effectively under stress of surroundings; physical alertness, by training instant response to mental direction; mental development, by forming dependable solution of problems; physical development, through strengthening and building the whole body; self-control, by suppression of anger, jealousy, revenge, and disdain; sportsmanship, in learning to accept victory or defeat with equal equanimity and courtesy by expecting it under all conditions. All these and more are component parts of a modern high school girl ' s physical education program. In Bushnell High School we strive to offer the above opportunities through formal gymnasium exercises, marching, folk, character and clog dances, apparatus work, tum- bling and pyramid building, games of low organization, games of higher organization, such as: volleyball, basketball, indoor baseball and archery, track and field. The G. A. A. is an association of the State League sponsored by the Girls ' Physical Education. Here opportunity is given for a variety of physical activities, an increase in possibilities for participation, tending to engender ideals of health, sportsmanship and leadership, to encourage their promotion and to develop efficiency by instruction in laws of health the conditions that promote physical and mental efficiency. The objectives are carried out through three definite channels, namely, a Point System, Play Days, and Summer Camps. We are recognizing the educational value of Girls ' Physical Education and are coming to make it a means, not an end. This objective governs the Physical Education Department of Bushnell High School. — F. S. MJr^W ' ^^^^ 9^ Seventii-xeren