Lawrence High School - Red and Black Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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PHYSICAL EDUCATION Classes Aim for Physical and Social Skills Lyle Griffith demonstrates the day's exercises in girls gym class. PHYSICAL EDUCATION classes at LHS had a two way purpose. The teachers gave instructions in physical skills and activities and also stressed the importance of the students developing social skills and manners. Mrs. Maxwell instructed her girls in such areas as good posture, social graces, and the art of making conversation Dad Perry gave short lectures to his boys throughout the year to help them develop favorable social attitudes. Dad Perry is known for his ability in forming physically fit and well-mannered boys. Athletic areas and skills covered during the year in both girls and boys physical education included basketball, volleyball, tumbling, apparatus work, and baseball. Friday was once again the day for the sophomores to have gym together. The general pattern was to watch a movie and then participate in some recreational entertainment. The most popular of these was square dancing. Boys physical education students take time out from their gymnastic exercises for a talk by instructor, Dad Perry. 23

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SOCIAL STUDIES Team Teaching Introduced at Lawrence High Mr. Mullins takes over as team-teacher for the week. He shared this duty with Miss Calahan and Mr. Mehlinger. This gave the students a change of opinions as well as a change of faces. Discussion groups were an important part of the China and Japan modem history class. But Pete Argersinger seems bored with it all as Tim Sommerville speaks on the day's topic. Room displays are of interest and benefit to world history students. SOCIAL STUDIES at LHS this year met with change and improvement. Team- teaching, a new concept at Lawrence, was held in the new lecture room. The success of the history team-teachers prompted the government teachers to try the method second semester. A class on the history of China and Japan was taught once again by Mr. Mehlinger. This class is an advanced idea for the high school level and was one of the most popular courses offered.

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ART Students Art Work Displayed in Hall Showcases Senior Bob McNown mixes paint before beginning his class project. Joe Berg and Richard Guy are shown assembling sections of the Star of Bethlehem display which decorated die window of the west main entrance during the Christmas season. Preparing the stained glass panels to decorate classroom doors during the Christmas season are Connie Cain and Nancy Brown. ART students studied great American artists and tried their hand at their own great works of art. Students experiment- ed in many phases of art such as oils, water colors, sketching, and wood carv- ing. A special event of the year was a tour of the Kansas University Art Museum. Students enrolled in Art Crafts de- signed and made many types of jewelry and other art pieces. Many of these works were displayed in our hall showcases during the year. 24