John H Reagan High School - Spur Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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a , ' ■ PE CLASSES MAY be fenced in, but they seem to enjoy touch football. ONE OF THE boy ' s PE classes enters the gym to get ready for the next class. COME ON LINE, give me some blocking! yells James Dayton. INSTANT FIRST AID for the football players rests in the competent hands of Randall Day. Administration — 221

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BaMWSMnflSBOHIIHHMHHHHDHHHH MMM 1 1 LEARNING THE FUNDAMENTALS of soccer Kay Oliver tries to decide if her toe on the inside of her foot would be best for hitting the ball. PE DEPARTMENT . . . Shortly after the begin- ning of school a number of new pieces of calisthenics equipment were added in the boys ' gym for use in physical education classes. Squat racks, a leg press machine, two new bench presses, four exergenic exer- cisers and four new sets of barbells aid in body building and achievement of overall physical fitness. Archery, golf, volleyball and tennis are only a few of the sports learned in girls physical education. Correct procedures and good sportsmanship are stressed, and each girl is expected to perform ac- cording to her capabilities. Another important aspect of PE is the required health course which is only one semester. Taken by juniors and seniors, the classes teach civil defense and first aid procedures. Drugs and smoking are studied as well as sex education. 220 — Administration Physical Education New Equipment Used To Build Bodies Ui Roberta Collard— B.S. North Texas Slate Physical Education, Tennis Randall Day— B.S. Southwest Texas State Trainer, Health Wallace Freytag — M.A. Southwest Texas Slate Athletics Judy Howie — B.S. University of Texas Physical Education, Intramurals Carroll Lundin — B.S. University of Texas Athletics Paula McGee — B.S. University of Texas Physical Education, Drill Team Pat Pennington — M.A. Southwest Texas Stale Athletics Travis Raven — M.Ed. University of Texas Coach Evelyn Reisser — B.A. Pan American College Physical Education, Health, Swimming Glen Swenson — B.S. University of Texas Athletics y SB! ;C0M£ on JwsDijto,

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HBOMHHHBflHBHflHOIIQ mOU — S pecial Areas ROTC, Library, Special Education, Driver Education Finish Curriculum ROTC . . . Besides promoting a high sense of duty and leadership, the Reserved Officers Training Corps teaches cadets basic military drills and customs. The cadets participate in honor guards, flag raising ceremonies and honor courts, and they also perform volunteer work for the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Their studies include aerospace technology, the scien- tific exploration of space, and the complicated bio- logical and physiological aspects of space travel. First year cadets went to Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, second year cadets traveled to Bergstrom Medical Center, and third year cadets visited NASA, the huge space center in Houston, in a special trip planned by the groups. LIBRARY . . . Reagan ' s library, which contains approximately 10,000 books, is under the direction of Mrs. Jessie Bennett. It is used by students as a place to study or to acquire more information for their themes and special reports. The librarians spon- sor an orientation for freshmen in early September to acquaint them with the library ' s system of opera- tion. The library is now forming a collection of films and records which will be available to all teachers. SPECIAL EDUCATION . . . Reagan has special classes for slow learners and students with hearing defects. In these classes, the students receive help in subject areas as well as help needed because of birth deficiencies. These students may transfer from any high school in Austin if they wish this help. DRIVERS EDUCATION . . . Courses in theory and behind-the-wheel training are required by the state in order for a student to get a driver ' s license before his eighteenth birthday. For six weeks driver ' s theory is taught to a student so that he can obtain a driver ' s permit. At the minimum age of sixteen, behind-the-wheel training can enable a student to get his license early. ONE ROTC FUNCTION is the presentation of colors at a football game. LIBRARIANS MRS. FERN DELAHOUSSAYE and Mrs. Jessie Bennett consider the requests for books submitted by teachers. 222 — Administration mti '