Cody High School - Comet Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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,Q 1 Sixty Practicing the techniques of bandaging various types of wounds and fractures was an important part of a iirst-aid student's emergency medical training at Cody this year. Cody's track provides ample running room for boys BOYS' HEALTH EDUCATION TEACHERS . . . Top gym classes who use it to develop leg muscles and Row: C. Casucci, F. Cosgro, D. F1tch. Bottom Row: breathing and generally letting off steam. V. Florea, W. Laury, K. Matheson Cdepartment headl. Boys' gym classes were often put through a rough schedule of calisthenics to unlimber muscles and co-ordinate physical reilexes.

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Regardless of her choice of a vocation, nearly every girl will end up with a career as a homemaker. To help pave the way, the home economics department offers several different courses. Students study the art of making a house a home, and find a common personal interest in their classes. Cody girls learned in their clothing classes that it was easy to stretch the budget and be well dressed if they made their own clothes. After mastering the mechanics of a sewing machine and the tricks of following a pattern accurately, the girls were ready to fashion their own garments. Cooking students found the choice and preparation of foods all-important in maintaining a happy and healthy home. Their menu for the course included learning how to follow a recipe, use kitchen equipment, and prepare basic meals. Classes in interior decoration taught students how to use their imaginations in furnishing a room or a complete home both attractively and economically. Then, in child care and family living classes, they learned how to make that house a home. Careers in family living attract feminine interest Home nursing students demon- strate the technique of making a bed with a patient in it. Budgets are fully disbussed in family living classes. Students work on individual projects which illustrate ways to economize family expenses. Fifty-nine

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i The IV hour boys and girls health classes joined to- gether every Thursday to learn the proper square danc- ing fundamentals and steps which provided them with an hour of fun and recreation. Cody's health classes awakened in many boys an active interest in competitive sports. Swimming and gymnastics stimulated and encouraged them to go out for school and recreation teams. The boys spent class periods playing and exercising in the gym and pool. In the gym, they raced around the indoor track, jumped to make a basket, and leaped 'to slam a volleyball over the net. Together with fellow teammates, they enjoyed playing the game in the spirit of good sports. Good natured laughter and teasing echoed the youthful enthusiasm of boys at play in the pool. But they practiced hard, as well, to develop swimming speed, style, and stamina. Both boys and girls in first aid classes practiced making bandages and administering artificial respiration for home and water safety. Sports classes promote school and recreational team play- Exercise in boys' gym classes takes many different forms. Besides the usual calisthen- ics, the boys often use the mats for tum- bling and wrestling bouts. Sixty-one