Berrien Springs High School - Canoe Yearbook (Berrien Springs, MI)

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dmveR education The purpose of this course is not to develop on expert driver but rather a more understanding and courteous one. There are two classes of driver education, which meet twice a week for class periods and once a week for road class. In the classroom the student studies the various parts of the car, good and bad driving habits, laws of nature that affect driving, and the safety that should be exercised in operating an automobile. In the road class the student puts his classroom studies to use. He is taught how to properly start, operate, and stop an automobile. He is accompanied by a teacher and some of his classmates. He also learns the parts of the car, how to handle emergency situations, and how to be safe and courteous in his highway driving. The automobile that is used for the student's road class is a dual-controlled, automatic-transmission car which was purchased from Don Sprung Chevrolet Company last fall. P. Metz, L. Huckabee are ready to leave for road instruction with Mr. Burgett. Mr. Griffen giving instructions to E. Zielka, S. Spletzer in driver education road class. R. Schinkel, V. Hass, R. Zech pointing out different parts of a car to the driver education class. S. Lonsdale explaining part of a car motor to the driver education class. 24

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Boys looking over motor in machine shop. 23

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physical education B. DePoy going through a hula hoop as D. Metz holds it. L. Sunday going over a pyramid. He made it! The physical education program here is somewhat limited because of inadequate facilities and the lack of an instructor for the senior high girls. The senior high boys' gym classes meet four days of the week in the gym and one day for a health class. Junior high students meet twice a week. These classes participate in tumbling, calisthenics, and active games such as basketball, football, soccer, volley ball, etc. The boys also do some military marching in their classes. Girls' gym classes, which consist of junior high girls only, are held twice a week. The girls also participate in a number of different games such as basketball, volley ball, softball, etc. They have various exercises which they do, and they also have instruction in health and safety. Our physical education classes are conducted not for the sole purpose of playing basketball and baseball everyday but to help develop the students' muscular coordination. The students learn how to get along with their fellow classmates and share with them. Beside learning muscular co-ordination, the students learn how to keep their bodies in good physical condition by exercising them. Pyramid building and tumbling are an interesting phase of the boys physical education program. Seventh grade girls physical education class playing volley ball. Basketball is a very popular game in the physical education classes.