Belleville College - Dutchman Yearbook (Belleville, IL)

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LOUISE STOLTZ and Miss Alberta Hamilton showed the girls how Although tiring, these floor drills proved to be excellent physical to balance one onother on the feet . . . Morjorie Switzer, B. Ed.; exercises. Betty Jean Hoefer, B. S. Ed.; Alberta Hamilton, B. Ed., M.A. . . . Junior College women kept fit in gym class. The women’s physical education class had a new course, body mechanics, added to its schedule last fall. The course was under the direction of Miss Al¬ berta Hamilton, who was teaching for the first time at Belleville Junior College after fifteen years at Mt. Vernon High Sch(X)l and Junior College. Body mechanics was designed to improve the girls’ posture, teach them how to walk properly, stand and sit correctly, how to go up and down stairs and how to lift heavy objects. By making a self-analysis of their posture, the girls, themselves, were able to make minor corrections. Linder the direction of Miss Marjorie Switzer, the girls learned the art of playing tennis. They learned the basic rules, the proper grips of the racket for the various types of plays, and how to keep score. By the end of the year the girls were able to play a good game of tennis. Miss Bett) ' Hoefer taught the girls the fundamen¬ tals of archery including how to string a bow, aim it in the proper direction and how to hit the target. Although there were many sore arms, the girls were able to hit the bull’s eye by the end of the first semester. The other sports the girls engaged in this year were: soccer, badminton, volley ball, and basketball. They mastered every sport to a certain degree and learned the value of good sportsmanship. JUDY CALHOUN and Carolyn Smith rushed in to block Judy . . . Marilyn Beck, Roberta Martin, and Jean Jackson aimed for Hagar ' s kickoff in soccer . . . Audrey Davis demonstrated the the bull s eye. overhond serve as Marguerite Schwarz and Sandra Carter watched

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The instructors in the School of Nurs¬ ing were, standing: Mrs. Jeon Aldog, R.N., B.S.; Miss Josephine Jones, R. N., B.S., M.S.; Miss Barbara Pooling, R.N., B.S., M.S.; seated: Mrs. Doro¬ thy Meeks, R.N., B.S., M.S.; Miss Clara May Miller, R.N., B.S., M.S. . . . Mildred Boyd ond Ann Eastman typi fied the scientific approach to nurs¬ ing . . . Each morning the nurses ardently climbed three flights of stairs to their headquarters on the top floor of the auditorium. The freshman class consisted of, first row: Mrs. Ada Davis, Mrs. Pong Gor- monn, Leann Krupp, Etsuko Yano, Norma Wilkins. Second row: Mildred Boyd, Karen Gregory, Jo Ann Kir- leis, Suzanne Richards, Helen Stoe- ber. Third row: Charlene Bouril, Pat¬ ricia Biver, Dorothy Fulcher, Judy Kinder, Mrs. Jeanette Poplar, Doris Smith. Fourth row: Mrs. Lee Andrews, Rosann Curran, Mrs. Ann Eastman, Mrs. Karen Hammer, Mary Jo Henry, Miss Carmen Ozment, Ruth Platz, Sharon Schinzing, Sandra Weygandt. Last row; Miss Barbara Pooling, Mrs. Josephine Jones, instructors. The capping ceremonies on February 2 marked a stepping stone of prog¬ ress for the freshman nurses. Robert Birkhimer, Junior College consultant from the office of state superinten¬ dent of instruction, was the guest speaker. its second great year. In this real-life training, the JC nurses quickly be¬ came acquainted with many of the actual problems dealt with by nurses. The director of the school was Miss Clara May Miller, a registered nurse who daily advised and counseled her charges. Miss Dooling and liss Jones worked with the freshmen, while the sophomores studied under the supervision of Mrs. Meeks and Mrs. Aldag.

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Gym basketball games were rough business; they provided many thrills and action filled minutes . . . This hardy group of Dutchmen chose running the track to other PE sports . . . The boys played hard; it was often survival of the fittest. and so did the men! The men’s physical education department provided a compact athletic program in which each student found one or more sports in which he was capable of participating. PE classes offered the men a chance to free some of the excess energy stored w hile in regular classrooms. Activities were directed by Emery Carter, Fred Lauder, and Norman Armstrong. Mr. Lauder was also the instructor in Junior College hygiene. This cx urse emphasized the importance of keeping the hu¬ man body in expert working condition. Mr. Carter was the head coach of the schools football, basketball, and baseball squads. In the fall, gym was suspended pending the com¬ pletion of the new addition to the building. Basket¬ ball captured the spotlight in the winter. This rough and fast — but clean — action gave many students their sole chance for exercise and recreation during the snowy months. Spring found the brave pioneers out¬ side playing softball, touch football, tennis, or bad¬ minton. A few boys tackled the tough assignment of running the track. Competition was keen in these classes where each boy raised his batting average or improved his hock or jump shot. PE kept the students in good physical shape; thus, aiding them to better travel the long W ' estern trail. The Junior College gym teachers were: Emery Carter, B.Ed., M.A.; Norman Armstrong, M.Ed., B.S.; Fred Lauder, B.S., M.A. . . . Before the tip-off in basketball games, the boys performed uniform exercise routines.