Abraham Lincoln Junior High School - Annual Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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FAMILIAR SCENES AROUND SCHOOL Dr. Quanclt gives ll heart examination The fiction shelves are always popular ,. I . . W6 XVe become very hungry by lunch time SA girls enjoy their swimming class The boys' swimming class develops some expert A foods class serves luncheon to some of the swimmers teachers l22l

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WORK THAT IS PLAY-PHYSICAL EDUCATION Mr. Nutting, Mr, Gordon Miss Garde, Miss Brouse The course in physical education is a favorite with most of our school. It is quite unlike the work in any other classroom, for here the work is mostly play. ln the fall the seventh grade boys play out of doors most of the time. Such sports as foot ball, pass touch football, and running engage the classes. A home room league in pass-touch foot- ball is organized and adds much to the interest and excitement. The girls play kickball, bat ball, volley soccer, volley ball, and have tumbling and dancing classes, In the winter the boys have formal drill and marching, basket ball, tumbling, games, relays, hand soccer, and various games making use of basket balls. During the winter an intra-mural basketball league is formedg the playing oft of these games is an exciting experience. The girls continue their work which they started in the fall. They have contests between classes in the different games and work up a great deal of skill and en- thusiasm for team sports. . In the spring as soon as the weather permits the boys are again out of doors. Base- ball probably plays the most important part in their sport program with track events a close second. A home room baseball league is formed which produces as much interest as did the basket ball tournament in the winter. The girls also play baseball, at the same time continuing their games of kickball, basketball, volley ball, volley soccer, and their work in dancing and tumbling. The eighth grade classes all take swimming. Each pupil is tested when he enters the class to determine the degree of proficiency that he has already acquired. He strives during the year to improve from that place. VVork in swimming, diving, and life saving is given. The boys play basketball in class The seventh grade girls in pyramid nork l21l

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CLI MPSES INTO CLASSROOMS The boys are printing-can it be probable The mechanical drawing class are making safety failure slips? posters In wood shop the boys make real furniture Boys in machine shop learn to make tools Cleaning day in the model apartment These girls made the prize winning cakes in the contest l23l