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

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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.

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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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Members of Edsel Ford High School's office staff contribute to the smooth operation of school affairs. Seated in front are Mrs. Dolores Blackburn Mrs. Wanda fiuska, and Mrs. Helen Hylton. Behind them stand Miss Peggy Neale, Mrs. Virginia Culmonc, and Mrs. Jean Weaver. SERVICE STAFFS The lunches at Edsel Ford High School have earned a reputation. This reputation is not only excellent, but it is well deserved. With the student in mind, popular dishes, such as hot dogs, hamburgers, and pizza are often served. Tile women who cook at Edsel Ford are Mrs. Ruth Burgess, Mrs. Mildred Bumick, Mrs. Eleanor Horvath, Mrs. Dolores Laurich, and Mrs. Ruth Millikin. Also on on the cafeteria staff are Mrs. Edith Moore, Mrs. Louella Smetana, Mrs. Frances Wagner, Mrs. Anna Wyn, and Mrs. Hilda Weiss. The manager must plan the work and the amount of food to be prepared, order provisions, keep the books, and help when needed in the lunch lines. These women prepare over three hundred plate lunches each school day. Another important group of employees at Edsel Ford are the custodians. Mr. A1 Snabes is the engineer and in charge of the other men. There are five other people working during the day: Mrs. Violet DeYoung, Mr. Vem Floyd, Mr. A1 Martinson, Mrs. Ann Nikola, and Mr. Carl Taylor. These are only a small portion of the staff. Most of the maintenance crew come in after school is dismissed to put the building in order after fifteen hundred people have cluttered it. Mr. Bill Black is the head of the night staff. Preparing for the noon rush are Mrs. Frances Wagner, Mrs. Mildred Burnick, sandwich maker, and Mrs. Ruth Burgess, pastry cook. Mrs. Elenor Horvath and Mrs. Dolores Launch, head cook, make grilled cheese sandwiches as Mis. LneiLa Smetana, the new manager, supervises. 23