Bennett High School - Beacon Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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Willie Sysman shows The resT of The class whaT They, Too. can accomplish by reg- ularly compleTing Their calisThenics. Basic Techniques of Basketball, Soccer, Golf, Football Displayed in Boys' Phys Ed Classes Boys were allowed Time aT The beginning of Their many classes To engage in baslceTball' pracTice. This inspired The drive Tor naTural developmenT ol compeTiTion. A varied curriculum was also inTro- duced inTo Their classes. This ex- perimenT included insTrucTion in The various aspecTs oT TooTball, baskeTball, soccer. and golf.. Girls gym classes were TaughT The TunclamenTals of baslceTball, volleyball, and baclminTon. Time was also devoTecl To The use of The ropes. rings, and The pracTic- ing oT Toll: dancing and Tumbling. Exercising To music and marching supplemenTed Their course. 92 Phys Ed Mr. Nicholas Mogavero, Physical EducaTion Teacher. aTTended The UniversiTy of Buffalo where he received his Bachelor and MasTer's Degrees. He is The coach of The baseball and TooTball Teams. Mr. Mogavero also serves as recording secreTary Tor The WesTern New York FooTball Coaches AssociaTion. BenneTT's Swimming, Hygiene and Gym in- sTrucTor, Mr. Byron Viclery, received his Bachelor of Physical EducaTion Degree aT The UniversiTy of BriTish Columbia. He also aT- Tended Carnegie College of Physical Educa- Tion and The UniversiTy of Iowa, where he obTained his MasTer's Degree. Mr. Viclcery coaches The swimming and Tennis Teams.

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Bhxsid Co-ordination, Muscular Development, Phys Ed Goal This year The Physical Educa- Tion DeparTmenT sTressed co-ordi- naTion and muscular develop- menT. This goal was achieved Through regular calisThenics and The use of various apparaTus in- cluding maTs. sTall bars. and bucks. NaTional and sTaTewide TesTs were given aT The onseT and again aT The close of The school year To measure each sTudenT's sTamina, sTrengTh, and abiliTy. These consisTed of siT-ups, Tread- mills, side sTepping, and The shuT- Tle run. Swimming and Hygiene were mandaTory Tor all Freshmen. Beginners were insTrucTed in how To swim, while Those more pro- TicienT in The waTer beneTiTTed by improving Their skill. Mr. Gerald Berkman. a former professional baseball player wiTh The Philadelphia Phillies, is chair- man of The Physical EducaTion Deparl'menT. He also was an All-High baseball player aT HuTch- Tech. Besides insTrucTing gym. he coaches The Cross CounTry. BaskeTbal-l and Track Teams. OuTside of school. Mr. Berkman enioys reading. Push-ups are one oT The many exercises done by boys during gym classes To keep TiT. A rouTine oT rigorous physical exercise is a parT of every gym period. l Phys Ed 9 I

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Senior Boys lie exhausted on the gym floor after completing the National Physical Fitness Test given to compare Bennett's students with others throughout the nation. -Sp,e,e-ch Te-q-chef, Permanent iuhillhle Speech Teacher, Floating Substitute Aid Bennettonians Miss Jesse Hoffman received her Bachelor ot Science Degree at Barnard College and SUNYAB. She serves as a floating substitute, teaching a variety ot subiects. Miss Hoffman takes an ac- tive interest in the young people ot today. Working esta volunteer tor Multiple Sclerosis, she keeps active outside of school. To correct any speech problems by conversa- tion is the aim ot Mrs. Rochele Kerchner's speech classes. graduate ot the University of Massachusetts with a Bachelor ot Arts De- gree, Mrs. Kerchner creates an informal at- mosphere which she teels is conducive to bet- ter results. ln her spare time she enioys play- ing bridge and bowling. Speech Teacher, Permanent Substitute 93