George Washington High School - Monument Yearbook (Cedar Rapids, IA)

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PRINCIPAL Fred J. Kluss This yearbook is a Monument of memories for all of us. In it are recorded in pictures and in print the persons who were in Washington this year and some of the special events that occurred. All of us who are connected with Washington--the administration, the faculty, students and parents--have felt pride in the achievements of this school. Its high attainments in scholarship as well as the excellence of its activities are becoming widely recognized. A- mong those fine activities is the preparation and publication of this book. We are about to complete the third year in this new school. Thus the present senior class is the first to have all three senior high school years in this building. This class had an important part in establishing the standards which now may well become traditional at Washington as they are perpetuated and improved from year to year by each class in suc- cession. 2,1 . -16-

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Driving Training Larry Armbarche, Dave Anderson, Sarah Bouman, and Jim Deets use the Drivo-traino cars while Mr. Rainbow uses the projector. The automobile has become a dominent fac- tor in American society. The ability to operate an automobile safely and expertly in todayis traffic is a skill which must be learned through serious study and supervised practice. Safe Driving students at Washington are giv- en a three phase program of instruction. Approxi- mately one-third of the course is devoted to class- room studv in which such things as defensive dri- ving techniques, Iowa laws, insurance problems, and attitudes are stressed. Another one-third of the time is spent in the Drivotrainer cars, where the students are intro- duced by the films to driving situations and their response can be measured and discussed. The remaining one-third of the student's time is spent in the dual-control car. Here the stu- dent is able to practice in traffic the skills and techniques which he has learned indoors. By applying the skills and attitudes acquired in Safe Driving class, students should be able to look forward to many miles of accident-free dri- ving. Physical Education Susan Prastka and Betty Victorine demonstrate making miniature fires for Recreation Class. Pete Stavropoulos, Clyde Mobley, Harry Owens, and Mike Avery work on calisthenics during Physical Education class, -15 Physical education classes aim to provide each girl and boy with opportunities to partici- pate in physical activities that will result in edu- cative experiences, to aid in developing the or- ganic systems of the body in order that each stu- dent may live a healthier and, therefore, a happier life, and to develop skills in activities that will carry over and function during leisure time. After-school intramurals also provide a wide variety of activities in both girls and boys pro- grams. This year an added program of Recrea- tion has been introduced which takes the place of Health.

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