Cody High School - Comet Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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BOYS' HEALTH EDUCATION TEACH- ERS . . . Top Row: C. Casucci, F. Cosgro. Second Row: D. Fitch, V. Florea. Bottom Row: W. Laury, K. Matheson Idepartment headj. Thirty mat. own pool. oyd exercise feam I0 ay ana! afhkfic A i All Codyites take four semesters of health classes which provide them with the fundamentals of team games, swimming, and first-aid. From the basketball court and playground sod, the swimming pool and lockeroom echoed the noise and boisterous laughter of their learning and fellowship. Warm spring days found the boys' gym classes outside on the baseball dia- mond. During brisk fall and winter weather, they remained inside to play basketball, volleyball, and run the track. Swimming proved to be both recreational fun and a life-saving technique in boys' swimming classes. Smooth style and speed were developed in the pool as they learned to co-ordinate kicking, stroking, and breathing, the three basic fundamentals of swimming. A course in first-aid was required of all Cody students before graduation to give them an understanding of civil defense. And basic medical knowledge was put into practice as students learned to treat broken bones, bums, faintin, and shock cases. During a physical educatzon class two boys provide entertainment for others as they attempt to prove who is the better man on the wrestltng Last May, with summer just around the corner, Codyites received a Red Cross demonstration on water safety tn Codys

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arfifific en eaword LaJ fo creafiue exloreaaion Mr. Anthony supervises members of his class in making Christmas Concert decorations from: tinsel, colored paper, gold net, and long strings of gay colored beads. ,.M 'J fl?' W lal 1... Carefully adding water color to a detailed figure sketch, an art student tries shading in parts of the face and dress to give her drawing perspective and depth. ART TEACHERS . . . E. Anthony, V. Ghofulpo. Free form sculpture, patterned in toothpicks and glue, is a new craft which was introduced to art students this year. Twenty-nine

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