Belleville College - Dutchman Yearbook (Belleville, IL)

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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.

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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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Science students had to use common MR. HERTEL explained the pro¬ cess of dissecting . . . Zoology students spent many hours stu¬ dying the bodies of animals . . . Chemistry students were very busy . . . Concentration was a necessity. The natural science department included biology, z(X)log)’, and anatomy, and was an integrated part of Junior College. The biology section was headed by Robert Sforza. Linder his e.xpert guidance, students gained a background in the science of plants and animals. The well-equipped biology lab provided a fine environment for learning about the habits and characteristics of the various plants and animals, both microscopic and visible. Alfred Hertel directed the zoology program. This course continued the study of the animal kingdom at a more advanced level. I lere the students learned much about the dissection of animal bodies, the ori¬ gin and development of animal life. Mrs. Mary Ris- ser was the instructor in charge of the anatomy class. This course, consisting of a detailed study of the hu man body, was primarily for the student nurses. In general biology, students discovered the central problems and principles of general and human biology with special emphasis upon the sources of biological knowledge and its cultural implications. 1 he struc¬ ture, function, interrelation, origin and development of animal life were discussed in zoology. In general bacteriology, the pioneers learned about the morphology, physiology, cultivation, and principal activities of bacteria, yeasts, and molds. Students investigated the importance of microorganisms in agriculture, industry, public health, communicable diseases, and sanitation. By comprehending their environment, the pioneers could better adjust themselves to its many aspects and intricate ways.