Gorham High School - Gorannum Yearbook (Gorham, IL)

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PHYSICAL EDUCATION The state has passed a law July 1, 19214, Waiczg-requi-req every student in Illinois to take a medical examination every four years and to take a full period of physical training env . . , , , , J .,- J- 4 .. .- health in school each day. Schools are being given this fer to get the new program completed. Mrs. Jacobs, our home ecoaomics,teacher, has given some of her time to the teaching of girls? physical education, and Miss Henson, teacher of social studies, is teaching health. In the girls' physical education class the students have been running a mile, practicing sit-ups, push-ups, and squat- jumps and playing soft ball. The girls have been unable to secure standard gym suits but expect to do so in the future. In the meantime they wear their own play suits. The boys ohysical education class is taught by Mr. Dunn. Their exercise includes: soft-ball, basket-ball, relay games building pyramids and calisthenics, On Friday the boys and girls play games in the gym together, The boys health class is taught by Mr. Hubble. They are studying posture, personalitv, firstuaid, health and the rel- ation of these things to their future success. GQMEN Every year all boys who have been awarded athletic lense the previous year organize a club known as the HG-Men.H This year the G-Men Club consisted of two old Members Jr.Lunsford, and Gene Sicklerg and six new members, Arthur Frazer,BdJKnoke P. D. Bassett, Charles Asbury, Pete Hand, and Charles Picker- ing. Bob Knoke, the only sophomore G-man, was the captain of the baseball team and will have a star on his letter. The baseball team was very successful this fall as they were un- defeated throughout the season. The basketball team, captained by Jr. Lunsford, was notr so successful, through no fault of Junior, who made a splar did captain. 51