Morgan City High School - Tiger Yearbook (Morgan City, LA)

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PHYSICAL-EDUCATION DEPARTMENT This session of school marks the second year in which physical education has been taught as a class. Coach A. W3 Giordano has headed the boy's group both years. This year, Miss Campos and Miss Coats are in charge of the gir1's group, replacing Miss Cecilia Molison who resigned last term to teach in her home town, Plaquemine. BOYS GROUP In the past a few school administrators in this state have thought of physical education as another subject to be added to their curriculum. Varsity athletics has been the physical education program in these high schools. Today the trend is to have intramural athletics for all and special plays and games for the handicapped. The Morgan City High School for years has had no intra- mural athletic program. It had a physical education program consisting of play periods of twenty-five minutes in length, daily, which were used in teaching new activities that lead to advanced games. During the 1940-41 session a definite intramural program was started and has continued since. In order to secure for the child the development of or- ganic vigor and those social and moral qualities which may be gained through well directed physical activities, t h e muscles and mind must be developed together. Physical edu- cation if defined as education by means of physical activi- ties. It is concerned with the big muscles activities and related factor which influence the development of the child and the physical and social efficiency of the adult. Its main purpose is to further health, social efficiency, and cultural development in each child. By health in this care is meant the right way of living. The program set up in a regular physical education course consists of plays, games, supervised play, recreational play, and sports of all kinds, during the child's leisure time. Its objectives are to im- prove individual posture, prevent handicaps and improve physical efficiency. It will decrease mental strain and im- prove mental health, develop control and grace of bodily movements, ability to meet physical emergencies and alert- ness and quick response. Intramural athletics not only will develop all of these characteristics, but will also designate a particualr type of physical exercise that is needed in all high schools and that will appeal to all children. The main aim of physical education and Intramural ath-

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letics together is to develop leadership in every child. The organization of the various groups into teams helps in carrying on a definite program of activities in training leadership and fellowship. Small responsibilities can be designated from time to time such as referring, acting as group coaches and captains of different teams. Physical education and intramural activities will dev velop in the student courage, self control, self-sacrifice, courtesy, kindness, loyalty, obedience, honesty, cooperation and initiative. It also will promote the desire for whole- some associations and recreation. It will develop proper spirit toward victory and defeat and last, good character. Physical Education and intramurals will reach every boy in high school and will create wholesome recreation and good social contacts by giving the boy a chance to meet other in- dividuals of his own age. It will create group spirit--a devotion which is symbolic of the patriotism of a citizen today, to the state and nation. It is therefore a worth- while attitude to be cultivated among our growing youth--the men of tomorrow. GIRLS GROUP The girls at the beginning of the year selected a stan- dard ngym-suitu and now each girl in school owns one and is allowed to use a wire basket locker in which to keep it and other equipment. As the new building was not yet completed, a well' or- ganized program was difficult to put into use. However, in the early part of the year the girl's section of the physii cal education department entertained the district P.T.A. meeting, parish fair, and participated in the dedication program. Class instruction includes 'such activities as playing indoor games, building pyramids, doing formal calis- thenies and folk dances, and learning first aid. At the physical education exhibition given on April 21, the girls demonstrated some of the things they had Tlearned about giving artificial respiration, carrying injured per- sons, applying different typcs of bandages, marching, calise thcnics, and folk dancing. Representing the tennis class, Wanita Boudreaux, Rosemary Hardee, Cgirls doubles! and Pat- ricia Boudreaux entered the Lafayette tennis tournament. The doubles won third place. It is hoped that next year, with the installation of more gym equipment, the physical educa- tion program as begun in the past two years will progress even more.