Dobie High School - Roundup Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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Girls' physical education g students play softball Q during class. 55 , WW of! Physical education has a cookout in the outdoor recreation unit. Physical Education In order to fulfill the physical education requirement of one and a half credits, students participated in various activities. Girls learned skills in tennis, basketball, volleyball, softball, and archery. One special unit this year was outdoor recreation. According to Cindy McKinney, head of girls physical education department, the outdoor program was part ofa plan to teach lifetime sports. One day the girls made ice cream in coffee cans. Another day the students cooked on stoves made from large tin cans. McKinney explained that since many students will camp these skills will be useful to them. Boys played football, basketball, and softball in their classes. They also lifted weights. 182 Physical Education Students eat the food they cooked instead of lunch cafeteria. Health was a one-semester requirement for physical edu This co-educational course was taught to freshmen by Judy I Alan Roberts, and Wayne Johnson. ln this course students l sex education, drug education, nutrition, and first aid. Also, after a school board ruling, physical education credit given for marching band. Another school board ruling said th was the last year girls would have to buy their own gym suits. year the district will provide the gym suits, but the girls will l launder them. Boys wear gym suits provided by and launde the district. W Y 7 'il S

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ne boy who was brave enough to take sewing is seen Mark Tgnnison is caught fkintl at the machine- with his hands in hot water. eureka' , A typical day in sewing class shows everyone working hard at the sewing 7' machines. Smiling as they make plans to devour their class proiects are students from second period Homemaking a. - Homemaking place where the battle of the sexes could possibly be deter- ls in the kitchen. One popular course that could possibly prove was the cooking course located upstairs in the homemaking was offered at three different levels. Level one was the course available to incoming freshmen and sophomores. two was available to those who had successfully completed the level. The last course was the one upper level course available to those iuniors and seniors who had not already taken cooking Sewing was another course offered to prove one's ability. was offered to boys and girls. The arrangement to take course was the same as for cooking. ln order to move up Itudent t level. ooking and sewing teachers were Sue Moore, department head, ron Rogers, Pat Teasterfand Annette Lostak. ooking and sewing were available to any student, but there were courses available only to juniors and seniors. Those were child had to complete the cooking and sewing course for the development, home and family living, consumer education, home furnishings, and home management. Child development, taught by Moore, included information about birth control, abortion, conception, prenatal growth, birth and infant development, and influences on a young child's development. This was a course for those planning to have children. lt was also a cour- se which could determine attitudes in child raising. Home and family living was taught by Rogers. Thi's taught studen- ts communication with friends, family, and peers, mate selection, cost and preparation of a marriage, and cost of setting up a home. Consumer education, taught by Lostak, taught students how to develop understanding, concepts, and skills necessary to 'make management decisions. Home furnishings, taught by Rogers, dealth with furnishing a house. Home management, taught by Lostak, dealt with setting up finan- ces and purchasing items necessary for the home. Homemaking 181

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Football is another aspect of physical education. ,Q- Q Girls' basketball is another skill learnedvin physical education. Volleyball skills are also learned in physical education classes. Plzyacal Education 183