Highland High School - Iris Yearbook (Highland, IL)

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Physical education is that part of the edu- cational program which aims to develop the individual physically and socially through su- pervised physical activity and guidance in for- mation of good health habits. On the physical side, it tends to build the muscles in legs, arms, and various parts of the body. Socially it tends to teach the students to get along with others, co-operate, and be fair and truthful. There are three physical education classes which meet twice a week. There are one hun- dred two girls in these three classes. The var- ious games played are soccer, basketball, volley ball, baseball, and other miscellaneous games and exercises. The Girls' Athletic Association is an extra curricular organization, numbering about twen- ty girls, the purpose of which is to maintain high standards and promote ideals of health and sportsmanship and to stimulate interest in athletics among girls of the high schools of Illinois. The leader of the group this year was Pearl Duft, and Estelle 'Beichel served as secre- tary-treasurer. The program of the G. A. A. is closely linked with the girls' physical education classes in the regular curriculum. The organized ac- tivities are soccer, basketball, volley ball, base- ball and other games. The unorganized activ- ities are walking, skating, bicycling and golf. Health rules are also required. Each girl must keep these rules. They are to aid the girl in GIRLS' GYM forming good habits and to keep them after they have been acquired. On September 24 the G. A. A. sponsored an all girls' mixer. This was for the purpose of getting new girls interested in the organ- ization. March 14 several of the girls entered the state basketball shooting contest. A girls' basketball tournament was also held. The seniors, juniors, sophomores, and, freshmen each had a team. The games were played ac- cording to state rules. The seniors came out victorious, the juniors second, the sophomores third, and the freshmen fourth. The girls also enjoyed a play day at Granite City in the fall and a party at East St. Louis. Initiation of new members was held April 21. The new girls were Delores Isert, Ruth Neubauer, Nina Zimmerman, Aleen Huth, Hazel Curtis, Doris Ferraez, Evelyn Iberg, Geraldine Moser, and lone Zeller. Each girl was required to wear overalls, one black shoe and one white one, have ten curlers in her hair, and carry a market basket to school that day. In addition to this they had to recite a tongue-twister to all old G. A. A. members when they met them. For every violation to rules set down by the committee the new members received a black mark. After school each girl had to scrub her initials in colored chalk oft of a brick with a toothbrush for every black mark that she had against her. The girls enjoyed a Wiener roast held at the park later in the evening.

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BUYS' GYM I l I 4 In the boys' gym classes an attempt is made to develop the boys ot' our school hoth physically and mentally. The work is divided into formal gymnastics, sports, and games. ln lorinal gymnastics, exercises are given which develop certain muscles ot' the body. This form ol' exercise is not used much because the same results can be obtained from playing games in which the player must also think it' he is to be a winner. The games played in their respective seasons are basket ball. hand tennis, voiley ball, and soft ball. Teams are usually chosen, and a series ot' games is pliyed to decide a winner. This year more time was devoted to wrestling than in previous years. ln this sport a boy is oil his own and cannot slide by upon the ability ot' his team lnates, as is sometimes done in team play. State interscholastic wrestling rules are followed which do not allow the Horse Play which occurs in the professional ring. Quite a number ot' our boys have engaged in track work this spring. On April Ito there was a freshman and sophomore meet held at llupo. Our teams looked promising. al- though they did not win. This was our boys' first experience in running in a track meet, and Voach Davis thinks they gained much experience in running against boys of other schools. This year Highland is participating in the newly formed T-Conference of which our eoach is president. A meet will be held on May ill, at the Lebanon Hih School track field. The schools entered in the meet are members of the league: Troy, Trenton, Pocahontas, St. .lac-ob, and Highland. At present, Gruenenfelder is practicing for the 4403 Malan. the S803 Fred and Dick Siegrist for the 2203 H. Metzzer, Eugene Maroon, and Suppiger for the loo and 22113 Itlaedge is practicing for the pole-vault.: Clayton for the mile: Suppiger at the weights: Hebrank and Maroon for the broad jump: and Brocknieier, Sudhotf, and Suppiger for the hurdles. Next year a 1110111 complete program will be attempted in the boys' gym classes. XVe believe that this is one of the most important pliI'ts of our school work. 28

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