Edsel Ford High School - Flight Yearbook (Dearborn, MI)

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NURSE Mrs. Dorothy Roan, Edsel Ford’s nurse, takes the temperature of Janet Tersinar. LIBRARY Edsel Ford High School’s library provides the facilities and atmosphere for students to study efficiently. Students, with the assistance of the librarians, the card catalogue, and the periodical guides, find a vast source of information and a collection of enjoyable fiction. In addi- tion, students find the use of the vocational files an added asset. Also available to them are the recording rooms, which can be used for either the study of music humanities or recreational enjoyment. ing and research work. 21 “Helping well people stay well” is Mrs. Dorothy Roan s job. Mrs. Roan is Edsel Ford’s school nurse. Her main job is to promote better health habits in students and to encourage student immunization for such diseases as small pox and polio. On the days that she is at Edsel Ford, Mondays, Thursdays, and Friday afternoons, she issues temporary gym excuses, sees that sick or injured students get home safely, and handles all emergency ac- cidents until they can be taken to a doctor. Mrs. Lucille Pcthel looks over new books in the library work room. Joy Rushlau checks out a book as Miss Betty Lee explains the procedure to Marilyn Miller.

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Judy McGuire and Fran Puggini entertain two young visitors in their class in child care. Learning the skills of sewing are Karen Washington, Karen Kuligow- ski, Gail Nizdil, and Barbara Black. HOMEMAKING Cooking, sewing, and taking care of small children are inseparable activities in one’s home and family life. Prac- tical experience, thorough understanding, and basic skills in each are the main objectives of Edsel Ford's Home- making Department. As a result, many students have found home economics courses invaluable. Family Foods offers the student an understanding of the nutritional needs of a family and also an introduction to-' some food programs operating outside the home. On the other hand. Family Clothing deals with an understanding of physical appearance and dress. Students in the Child Care classes are allowed to work with infants and, thus, obtain worthwhile experience in addition to information concerning the proper care of children. Any or all of these courses may prove beneficial to the future homemaker. The library offers opportunities for students to do recreational read- 20

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Dick Sligay and Mickey Fulkerson remove the baskets in which they keep their clothing for gym classes. The teachers in the boys’ physical education classes at Edsel Ford are Mr. Warren Rhodes, Mr. Fred Evans, Mr. William Kilpatrick, and Mr. John Davis. PHYSICAL EDUCATION Students at Edsel Ford High School find an outlet for their energy' through participation in various individ- ual and team sports in physical education classes. The staffs of both the boys’ and the girls' Physical Education Departments endeavor to promote physical and mental fitness. In addition to learning the fundamentals of health and hygiene, students are taught the importance of good sportsmanship, fair play, and school spirit. Friendly competition as well as muscular coordina- tion are stressed in the gym classes. Girls are offered this competition in such team sports as volleyball, soc- cer, and basketball. Individual sports such as golf, bowling, tennis, badminton, shuffleboard, ping pong, archery, and swimming also lead to the development of physical fitness. In the boys’ physical education classes, a wide variety of athletics is offered. The program is divided into three areas: fall, winter, and spring sports. During the fall, mental and physical fitness are promoted through participation in badminton, soccer, softball, football volleyball and swimming. When they have completed sports in this area, the boys begin the winter program, which consists of basketball, bowling, wrestling, ping pong, and indoor achievement tests. In the spring the emphasis is on golf, handball, horseshoes, softball ’ ten- nis, swimming, and track and field events. Charlene Coykendall takes her swimming suit from Miss Irma Calvisi, Miss Carole Cates, and Miss Connie Charles, instructors the drying room. of girls’ physical education classes, review the basketball procedure.