Andover High School - Trojan Yearbook (Andover, KS)

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- ,.,............Y..f..-Q -.- .e.,-...W..,,-..-.-.,n.-.M-.J...c- ' , Y, - Y, - e PH YSJCAL E DUCATION GAS The thud of bat against ball, the swish of a basketball through the cords, the gym reverberating with noise and laughter all add up to the that the Andover boys are attending their favorite class. Physical education is a required subject for all boys who pass a sical examination. One unit of work is a state requisite for each The majority of boys take more than the required amount. The reasons for this are varied, but they all embody the ideas have made America famous as a sports loving nation. Love of sport, sportsmanship, a chance to use ability and skill in competition is as ural to the boys of Andover as baked beans are to Boston fact ph? boy. that good nat Various sports and activities engaged in during the physical education period are: baseball, softball, basketball, volleyball, soccer, other games and last but not least, calisthenics. All boys regardless of skill have a good time in ngym' because they get to play. A boy who cannot make the school team and engage in competi tion with other schools, need not have his love for sports lessened be cause he is not as well co-ordinated as some of his fellow students. Physical education and the sports engaged in, tend to make all Trojan boys more fit, both mentally and physically Through the courtesy of GRANT-BILLINGS FRUIT CO., Wichita, kansas. 0 Q O 1 Q O 23