Grants Pass High School - Toka Yearbook (Grants Pass, OR)

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GERALDINE T. HALBERT: Physical Education, Girls’ Athletics; Colorado State College of Education. MELVIN D. INGRAM: Physical Education, Drivers’ Education; U. of Oregon, Gonzaga U., Washington State College, Montana U. MAXINE D. FENDER: Physical Education, Girls’ Athletics; College of Idaho, Utah State College.

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Parallel bar adventures capture the interest of class members but are primarily designed to build muscles and coordination. THOMAS F. FLYNN: Physical Education; U. of Idaho. JESSE D. LOFFEK: Physical Education; O.S.C U. of Oregon. PHYSICAL EDUCATION Sophomore girls trek daily to the girls’ gym for participation in one of their required subjects. Starting from practically the first day of school, the techniques of field hockey, volleyball, basketball and softball are learned through practice. Ping-pong, badminton and tennis are played but are not listed among the “top four.” Also rating high on the popularity chart are swimming and archery which are practiced in early fall and spring. Those girls who wish to belong to G.A.A. form teams and vie at noon in volleyball, basketball and softball, thus earning points toward club membership. Also “point sports” for G.A.A. are ping-pong and badminton. Intramurals in these sports are played off during classtime. Junior and senior girls who are enthusiastic about continuing in the field of P. E. and who are athletically inclined are placed in the G.A.A. class, fourth period. These girls, aside from their regular physical education activities, officiate in all G.A.A. sports. Boys’ P. E., required for sophomore and juniors, is run on a slightly different basis. Since the competition in boys’ sports is inter-scholastic, there are no intramural play-offs. Teams, chosen at random, compete but no permanent team is organized nor is there any record kept of games won or lost. The first five physical education classes are made-up of only those boys who do not participate in a competitive sport. Sixth period is composed of the “sports men” who are on a team at one or more times during the year. As the sequence of sports progresses, each boy who participates in that sport is put into a special sixth period class. When a different sport comes into season, new boys are put into this class, and the others are returned to the regular sixth period gym class. Boys’ sports include football, basketball, wrestling, track, baseball and tennis. 26

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MECHANICAL DRAWING WOODSHOP AUTO MECHANICS VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE EDWARD J. KLOTE: Mechanical Drawing, Driver’s Education; U. of Oklahoma, O.S.C., San Jose State College. G. ASHTON FOERST: Agriculture I, n, III and IV; O.S.C. Popular among the boys are the electives of auto mechanics, mechanical drawing, woodshop and vocational agriculture. Auto mechanics for senior boys serves to familiarize the student with the principle of the gasoline engine. The first semester is spent in becoming familiar with this theory while the second is devoted to its application in automobiles. For those who wish to go into such fields as engineering and architecture, mechanical drawing is offered. This two-year course includes instruction in the use of drafting instruments. It also provides ample practice-time in pre- paring drawings similar to those used in industry. Another well attended shop is woodworking. Patience and creative ability are the keynotes of this course. With the use of hand tools and power machines the students design and make usable pieces of furniture. If a boy’s interest should lean toward farming, there are many opportunities for him in vocational agriculture classes. Each student must have a home project such as beef, dairy or poultry with his results being exhibited at fair time in addition to his normal classroom endeavor. DARREL G. BRACKENBROUGH: Auto Mechanics; O.S.C., U. of Illinois. 28