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

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FROM MY SNAPSHOT COLLECTION Every hour of the school day pupils are in 1119 library for reading and study. Are ihese boys future Benjamin Franklins? Never mind, Alfred The electric-pad will make that old tooth stop aching. Don't worry about CI flat tire when one of these boys is around. He'll call the garage for you.

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Florence Brouse, Harold Gordon, Louise Sum- merfelt, Harry Nuttinq. wsmixw What has eightyvsix feet and danlces? You're right; this gym class of seventh graders. When I entered what many think is the most enjoyable place in Lincolnia, the gym, I was impressed with the activity going on therein. It was equipped with a net, baskets, and balls. I found that the seventh grade, the eight B's, and the ninth grade were enjoying basket, volley, and kick ball while the eight A's learned how to swim. I found the Lincolnia citizens inside, but when the weather permits, activities such as baseball, pass-ball, and football commence. Tournaments are held to determine the best teams among the boys and among the girls. Splash! Splash! What could that be? Methouqht I should investi- gate. Why, of course, the boys and girls are taking showers. Their gym periods become more restful because after the strenuous sports they can cool off in the showers before returning to their classes. Miss Brouse and Miss Summerfelt are the brainpumpers of the girls' swim- ming and gym classes; Mr. Gordon and Mr. Nutting have the same job with the boys. Although tumbling may cause many aches and pains, the citizens of this country seem to enjoy it. Sometimes on special occasions they are called upon to demonstrate their pyramids. head stands. and various tricky forma- tions. They have a beautiful body of water which is called Lincoln's 0001. It is about nine feet deep at the deepest end and eighteen inches in the shallowest part. Here the boys and girls learn to swim. 'When the citizens of Lincolnia fin- ish a year's training in physical education, they are more physically fit to do their work and play.

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MUCH OF INTEREST WAS SEEN These girls won't be afraid of the sea. Here is how they hand boys around in the gym classes. These boys feel quite at home with any sort of machine. Do you want a drawing made of your new home? These boys can do it.