Callaway High School - Lesprit Yearbook (Jackson, MS)

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oound Spaced out. Sports knowledge takes control of P.E. student ' s minds as they concentrate on test questions. Signs of the times. Mrs. McDaniel and sales and marketing students proudly display the results of their work with a sign press machine. Business, P.E., and R.O.T.C. 45

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phyoioally S mentolly There ' s no business like book busi- ness. Students coordinated quick wits and fast fingers in typing, shorthand, and bookkeeping. These business courses were of- fered as electives for the future sec- retaries and accountants presently holding the status of student. Typ- ing classes kept everyone busy from bell to bell. It became a race with the calendar to keep up with those assignments. Shorthand not only helped with business letters but also with note taking. Round- ing out the busy threesome, book- keeping paved the way to college accounting. Physical education ranked high on the lists of few. Everyone in school was required to take three years of P.E. The only roads of escape, var- sity athletics, R.O.T.C., and publi- cations, eluded the paths of most. However, the masses prevailed along with the gym requirement. One of the most characteristic points of P.E. was uniforms. All fe- male students wore the latest in high times gym fashion, a one piece, royal blue, knit, zip-up, shorts suit. This article compli- mented most figures about like a potato sack. The male students out- fitted themselves in very conserva- tive and traditional attire. White gym shorts and white T-shirts held them to the dying remains of the chlorox revolution. Regardless of gender, white socks and tennis shoes covered the calf and foot re- gions. Although the dress would not make the cover of Vogue, it did prove to be comfortable and in the gymnasium, universal. With every- one reduced to a carbon copy, play- ing games became sort of fun. The class did not lack variety in activi- ties. The gym period offered stu- dents units in volleyball, badmi- ton, tennis, Softball, archery, ping- pong, track, basketball, football, square dancing, and even calisthen- ics. R.O.T.C. survived and prospered its first year at Callaway. Students could elect to take R.O.T.C. instead of P.E., adding an impressive re- cord by doubling the length of the course abbreviation. One hundred and fifty students joined the corps under the direction of Sergeant Summerlin. Army green uniforms and black boots became a common sight on Thursday as the R.O.T.C. people showed their color. The class members learned to march, and their drill teams became a new school organization. The R.O.T.C. classes practiced their moves on the tennis courts as they stomped their mark on Callaway. Business, P.E., and R.O.T.C. added coordination to Callaway ' s curricu- lum. Bridging the gaps between body and mind, the drills of all three sharpened the senses and educated the entire being. Steppin ' out. R.O.T.C. members exhibit ac- curacy during drill training. 44 Business, P.E., and R.O.T.C.

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46 Organizations Division