Edison Middle School - Wizard Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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There is perhaps no subject dearer to the hearts of most of the girls at Edison than physical education. This is probably due to the fact that the physical education pro- gram is so varied that there is something which interests every girl. Its aim is four-fold, namely, to develop every girl to her highest degree of normal physical efliciency, to correct physical defects, to encourage wholesome physical activities in leisure time, and to create and develop desir- able character traits. Each day has its different activity. One day we spend in learning dance steps, the purpose of which is to develop grace and coordination of bodily movements. One day we practice to perfect our skill in certain self-testing activities such as basketball goal, baseball pitch, baseball and basket- ball throw for distance, tennis serve, and many others. On one day we engage in formal activities 5 then we stand our straightest and try to develop good posture and graceful body lines. On wholesome living day we learn many health habits which help us to eat wisely, to keep physically whole- some and clean, to dress properly and to behave as young ladies should. Sports day is the day we like best, for then we are allowed to play games without supervision so long as we are good sports and play the game according to rule. One very important part of our physical education pro- gram is the noon game program. Every noon as many games are scheduled during each lunch period as there are Page One Hundred and Twenty-one

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diamonds or courts on which to play. At present there are 71 baseball teams ,38 of which play during senior lunch, and 33 during junior. The best times we ever have are our noon games, and especially when the champ teams are being decided- These games draw big crowds who are intensely anxious to see who will be the lucky team. During the basketball season this year the girls were chosen by size for the teams. There were two divisions of junior teams, the smaller girls being called Junior II's and the large ones, Junior I'sg and two divisions of senior teams, Senior II's and Senior I's. This organization was a great advantage to the girls during the noon games for they were enabled to play only with girls their own size. In baseball, size does not make so much difference, but the girls remained, for the most part, in the same teams they had for basketball. , This year we have greatly increased our percentage of students making ,monograms and fulfilling their Pental- phean requirement for Physical Efficiency. About 370 girls made a monogram, chevron, or star during the first semes- ter this year, and about 310 fulfilled their Pentalphean re- quirement of 110 points. Because so few B7's passed the Pentalphean requirement, the number of points was re- duced from 110 to 90 for this grade. . We have had quite a change of teachers this year. Mrs. Wilsey and Miss Connell are the only onesremaining from last yearg new ones are Mrs. Huxtable, Miss Windham, Miss McDowell, and Miss Packard. We also have had a new department added. Miss Windham has been placed in charge of our corrective department, which although just in its infancy, has done much for the girls who cannot take regular physical education. Each year the girls' physical education has charge of the Hallowe'en assembly program. This year we had printed programs of a mysterious nature which were given out in advance of the assembly in order to arouse curiosity. We certainly did keep them all guessing. The program is described in detail under the description of assembly programs. The girls of the physical education de- partment have taken part in many assemblies this year, es- pecially in dancing numbers. We are now Working over- time on our big Play Day program which will take place on .May 23rd, and on several dances for the A9 graduation ex- ercises. Page One Hundred and Twenty-two