Caruthersville High School - Cotton Blossom Yearbook (Caruthersville, MO)

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new gym makes better p.e. program possible COACHES ARMENT AND PARKINSON sfop for a befween-class visif in fhe hall of fhe new gymnasium. MAKING USE of fhe new dressing room and ifs equipmenf are senior sfudenfs Collins, McCallum, and Jones. MRS. MOCK CHECKS THE ROLL in P.E. class. Mrs. Mock, who enioys sporfs bofh from player and specfafor sfand- poinf, says, l only wish more sfudenfs were inferesfed in playing fhe various sporfs rafher fhan in wafching fhese sporfs played by ofhers. 22 Our new gymnasium wifh ifs modern facilifies made a beffer physical educafion program possible in C.l-l.S. fhis year. Because P.E. could be offered every period and every day, classes were smaller, acfivifies more varied, and fhe class afmosphere friendlier. Physical educafion is required for bofh boys and girls all four years of high school. For fhose sfudenfs physically unable fo fake physical educafion, and for ofhers inferesfed in fhe subiecf, a healfh class was also offered. Mrs. Dorofhy Mock faughf all girls' physical edu- cafion classes and sponsored fhe Tigereffes and a sophomore homeroom. She received her B.S.E. de- gree from Arkansas Sfafe College. Mr. Bill Armenf, who faughf four classes in P.E. and one world problems class, was also head foof- ball coach, assisfanf frack coach, and a sponsor of fhe C Club. l-le received his B.S.E. degree af Arkansas Sfafe. Mr. Joe Parkinson, who faughf fwo classes of physical educafion, fwo classes of drivers educafion, and one class in Algebra l, was also head baskef- ball coach. Mr. Parkinson graduafed from Arkansas Sfafe wifh a B.S. degree and from Missouri Univer- sify wifh an M.E. degree.

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industrial arts department acquires second teacher HELPING MIKE MEDLIN polish his lamp base is in- structor Harry Darr. A new teacher, Mr. Dan McCall, ioined Mr. Harvey Darr in the industrial arts department because ot the growing stu- dent enrollment in the department this year. General shop and beginning dratting were ottered to tirst year students and machine shop, woodworking, and advanced dratting to second year students. The purpose ot these courses is to acquaint the students with tools, materials, and the processes ot industry. Mr. Harry'Darr, who received his B.S. degree trom North- west State College. taught advanced woodworking, advanced mechanical drawing, and beginning mechanical drawing. He was head track coach, assistant tootball coach, and a co-spon- sor ot the C Club. ' Mr. Dan McCall, who taught his tirst year here in C.H.S. this year, received his B.S. degree trom Murray State College. ln addition to his three shop classes. Mr. McCall taught two classes in general math. MR. DAN McCALL grades a table made by Mickey Maners as D. L. Lusk looks on. VARNISHING A TABLE in advanced woodworking are Jerry Bennett, Dennis Dowell, and Wilkie Riggs.

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health and driver education Ore Little incidents such as running a stop sign, torgetting to use the clutch, and many others are all a part ot the under-the-wheel driver training in the driver education course ottered in C.I-I.S. In addition, the students study in class the tundamental driving techniques, sate driving habits. trattic satety and rules, and other as- pects ot driving. The two teachers helped the student drivers get out ot some close spots. This was Mr. Charles Roome's tirst year to teach driver education, but Coach Joe Parlcin- son has become a veteran. In addition to his one driver training class. lvlr. Roome taught tour sections ot world prob- lems and was a sophomore sponsor. I-Ie received his B. S. degree trom Southeast State College. Mr. James Bruton, who taught the health class, was also the instructor ot physical educa- tion in the Lee Rood Junior High School and ot one high school civics class, and the assistant basketball coach. Mr. Bruton received his B.S. popular electives COACH BRUTON watches while health student Bob Bosier practices artificial respiration on victim Joe Roper. degree trom Mississippi State College. , Q ' i 5 HURRIEDLY DRESSING tor P.E. are these sixth period class mem- bers. I I DRIVER EDUCATION INSTRUC- TOR, Charles Roome, and stu- dents Talley, Cheek, Swattord, and Phelps rest atter a driving session in the new training car. 23 r I a L l l x 1 vi 5 V ef I