George Wythe High School - Chancellor Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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34 Chancellors Keep Physically Fit oe Stel William Goodlow, B.A., M.Ed., College of William and Mary Head of Athletic Department Administration and Departments Oscar Kuhn, B.A., M.A., Emory and Henry College, George Peabody College Mrs. William Leskovar, B.S., Richmond Professional Institute William Leskovar, B.A., University of Kentucky Mrs. Evelyn Peple, B.S., Texas Woman's University Nancy Wheeler BSS Westhampton College J Neither rain, hail, sleet nor snow prevents energetic Chancellors from exercising to achieve physical fitness through gym classes. Physical fitness tests are given periodically in order to help the students measure their progress in all phases of apparatus, individual strength, and endurance exercises. Boys yelling, girls screaming, whistles blowing, and joints creaking are common sounds in the athletic department. Although mandatory only for eighth, ninth, and tenth- graders, everyone participates in after-school intramural contests. These serve to relax and to provide enjoyment for the contestants as well as to encourage a keen competitive spirit throughout the school. Whether it be on the track, tennis court, or in the gym, the accent lies strongly on physical activity and health to build stronger-bodied American boys and girls capable of long, hard endurance. Mrs. Leskovar instructs Patsy Glaze in the skills of tennis.

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$c 38 RCA DYNAMIC DEMONSTRATO VMI Students Live with Rectifiers and Resistors V.M.I. students working in electronics are familiar with such technical terms as condensors, amplifiers, parallel circuits, trouble shooting generators, and re- sistors and rectifiers. These students learn the basic fundamentals of electronics, as well as fundamentals in other areas of industry. The skills they acquire at V.M.I. will aid them in obtaining jobs tomorrow in the world of business. It is to be expected, however, that these novices make slight miscalculations which sometimes result in sparks and smoke spreading throughout the classroom. Inevitably, the mistakes are corrected and learning continues. Electronics is not the only course offered at V.M.I. . Es , P eae os o| a RATE of V.M.I. instructor, Mr. Daniels, explains the mysteries of using Other courses include drafting, electricity, automobile rectifiers and resistors to Leslie Smith and Bill Wilmoth. mechanics, and machine shop practice. Ernest C. Baxendell Milton D. James A. Edgar Harshaw Mrs. Hazel Grinnan Three Future Practical V.M.I. student, Bill Fridley, is using complex machinery. Nurses Train to Serve Wythe experiences another ‘‘first.” Three Senior girls Judy Overstreet, Martha Rayburn, and Barbara Carneal, George interested in a medical career prepare for their vocation Wythe seniors, are among the Student Practical Nurse’s class. through the student practical nursing course innovated as a joint endeavor of the State and the Medical College of Virginia. During the Senior year, their week included four two hour S.P.N. classes at the V.M.I. building and one afternoon of on-the-job training at M.C.V. After gradu- ation from high school, nine months are spent in resi- dent nursing. Upon completion of the course and the State Board Examinations the Student Practical Nurse becomes a licensed Practical Nurse. Administration and Departments 33

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Exercising in Clean Modern Gym 4 = od One . . two .. three . . four is heard as the physical education boys carry out exercises limbering up before participating in other activities during the period. During the year, boy and girl gym classes combine and are given instruction in Whee-e-e!!! Margaret Ann Hendricks leaps into the basic steps of old and new dances under the guidance of a gym teacher. flight as she goes through trampoline paces. As one of the requirements in physical education, Coach Oscar Kuhn conducts a health class in developing good healthful habits. Administration and Departments 35