Brackenridge High School - La Retama Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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P. E. AND R.O.T.C. Courses Popular With Students Before leaving Brackenridge, each student must have four terms of physical education. Students may take Purple Jackets, band, chorus or R.O.T.C. in place of physical education, if they prefer. ln physical education classes, the boys play football, baseball, basketball, track and tennis. Girls play games of softball, captain ball, ten- nis and volleyball. During one part of the semes- ter the girls learn how to keep trim with exer- cises that leave their mark of sore muscles. Girls also learn how to do folk dances. Relay races and track were added to the girls' classes which made physical education more popular. Physical education is one of the best-liked subjects be- cause of the different activities and fine teachers who spend so much of their time keeping the leaders of tomorrow in good physical condition. Miss Naylor turns on the water every day in the girls' gym Brcrving the cold, sharp R.O.T.C. Cadets listen attentively while Sgt. Hadaway gives instructions to C. Company Cadets.

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PRACTIEAI. ARTS AND COMMERCIAL Courses Helpful After Graduation Miss Moore smiles for the camera, while she works on a dress. Mrs. Tietze's fourth period Typing II class takes a ti Sewing rooms, cooking laboratories, and other vocational shops interested many Brackites. The main participants in the shops were the boys, but the girls had their classes, too. Vocational sub- jects are a great help to all the students, especial- ly for those who are not planning on college. Girls signed up for commercial subjects, such as steno and typing to train them as secretaries for future careers. A major may be earned in practi- cal arts by taking three years of a commercial subject. These subjects often help the students in deciding on the career of their future. They prove valuable in later life because of their practical side. No business-minded student ever tails to take these subjects if he wants to gain experience and training before he goes out on his own. These courses have proved to be very popular. med writing. which helps in the development of a typist's speed. 26

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Mrs. Nelma Miller Cafeteria Manager They Are Busy All Cold lunches and hot lunches were served daily by our cooks to the students. Delicious odors of good food greeted the students as they entered the cafeteria. Our cooks worked hard to plan nutritious and nourishing menus for each day. The food was prepared as attractively as possible. Cold drinks, milk, orange iuice, candy, and other sweets were also served. For the stu- dents who enioy Mexican food, a good Mexican din- ner was served each Wednesday. This year only the downstairs cafeteria was used due to the decrease in enrollment. The cafeteria served its purpose well for the hungry students who rushed into it after third period. Long after we leave Brack- enridge we will always remember the wonderful food prepared by our cheerful cooks, and also the good times we had in our cafeteria while eating lunch. Our cafeteria cooks left to right are: Gage, Brune, Warren, Jimmie, Rossman, Goodwill, Bates, Keeling, Hare, and Miller.