Fort Lauderdale High School - Ebb Tide Yearbook (Fort Lauderdale, FL)

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Displaying her graceful technique, Mary Sue Wilson gives attentive juniors a demonstration on the trampoline during sixth hour gym period. Physical Fitness Is the Theme, Healthier Tipping the ball over the net, Judy McNeece ties the score in an inter-class tournament. Gail Macdonald and Jean Engle back her up. Physical Education is the subject; Physical Fit- ness the theme: You are the target; and healthier bodies the goal. Don't you remember those clever obstacle courses you so willingly ran over and through, up, around, and under, especially under . . . can't you just feel your belly scrape Mother Nature's grimy face. This was a part of the Physical Fitness test given by the National Junior Chamber of Commerce with the cooperation of the Physical Education Department. Physical Education is required by the State of Florida Department of Education. In order to grad- uate, three units of credit must be earned in grades 9, 10, and 11. Physical Education is offered as an elective in the 12th grade. Classes meet five days a week with the purpose of building an effi- cient, well-coordinated individual possessing enough strength, speed, agility, endurance and skill to meet easily the maximum demands of the day. Tests are given on all activities and areas: oral, written and practical. The girls' department led by Mrs. Dorothy Bar- ringer tried their skill at soccer, gatorball, wisket, relays, basketball, track and field, softball, table tennis, paddleball, and badminton. They found that these sports helped to build firmer muscles and

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Mary Engle, Personal Typing Typing I: Berea College. A.B Duke University. M.A. Avis W. Kruse, Typing I Typing II; Northwest Missouri State Teachers College. A.B.r Columbia University. M.A. Virgil Morgan. Shorthand: Indiana University. B.S. J. P. Smith, Bookkeeping: Iowa University. B.A. Yvonne D. Terrien, Bookkeeping ! Business English, Office Practice: New York University. B.S.: Columbia University. M.A. Nell Wilkins, Typing I: University of Florida A.B.. M.A. 4,620 Busy Fingers Tap. tap. tap, busy fingers type away while the scratching sounds of pencils swiftly crossing once fresh sheets of paper come floating out of the shorthand class. These sounds and many more come from various classes which make up the Business Education Department. Under the direction of Mrs. Nell Wilkins, it has ten different courses. The department includes; Introduction to Business. Business English. Office Practice and Machinery. Shorthand I and II. Book- keeping I and II, Typing I and II. and Personal Typing. The courses prepare students to enter the business world, following graduation. They are. also, beneficial to those planning to enter colleges and universities. Shorthand dictations ore made fun when Mr. Morgan cracks jokes. Wear Out Typewriters T85e6 74w5 67-8hy 8e e754 t7hl Why did I have to miss home keys!

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Margaret Alston, Physical Education; Harding College. B.A.; Peabody College. M.A. Dorothy Barringer. Physical Education; Marshall College. A.B. Clois J. Caldwell, Athletic Director; Millsaps College. B.S. Richard B. Fetters, Physical Education; University of Notre Dame. B.S.: Indiana University. M.S. Herald Greene, Physical Education; University of Iowa, B.S., M.A. Betty R. Jones, Physical Education; Kent State University. B.S. Joyce Lihan Physical Education Bowling Green State University. B.A., B.S. Marion O. Lowlcs Physical Education. World Geography Ohio State B.S. Bodies the Goal were good for the figure control. But the one sport that became a favorite to all. and proved to be the best body builder, was gymnastics. This was given at intervals throughout the entire year. Pyra- mids, Fings, bars, trampoline, and tumbling were included under the heading. Poise, charm, hygiene, and personal grooming are stressed. Whenever pos- sible professionals or experts are invited for dem- onstration or lecture. Mr. James Maurer led the boys’ department through the year, a year consisting of military drill, football, track, field, and gymnastics. The five best track stars from each class got together for the intramural track meet. The top winners were taken to lunch. All these sports help to build strong bodies thus keeping to the Physical Fitness theme of the year. You mean to say that you haven’t noticed the almost Mister Americas stalking around our cam- pus? Although social dancing was not scheduled, it was not entirely dismissed. On cold days records were brought out and the latest dance steps were practiced. The year came to a close with co-ed sports. Softball and volleyball were the games played, and win or lose it was lots of fun. The daring young man on the flying trapeze is Frank Gallo. The rings he is using are a part of the new gym equipment. James E. Maurer. Physical Education; Lock Haven Stato Toachers College. B.S. Prudence Penney, Physical Education: Goorge Williams College. B.S. Robert Schmelz, Physical Education: Florida State University. B.S. 25