Muhlenberg High School - Muhltohi Yearbook (Laureldale, PA)

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Take care-those are my ribsfv Gym Classes Provide Various Forms of Recreation Soccer and football were the main activities par- ticipated in by the boys in gym classes in the be- ginning' of the school term . . . basketball, tum- bling, parallel bars, longball, and the trapeze were featured events of the winter season . . . some of the boys became daring this year and formed their own Polar Bear Club, joining in rough games of football or wrestling in the snow . . . the coming of spring brought baseball to some boys, and track to others. Mr. Clemens's health classes, from grades ten to twelve, could be found on the athletic field in warmer weather, practicing first aid . . . senior boys participated in discussions of personal hy- giene, while the freshmen were taught the parts of the circulatory system . . . by the end of the course, eighth grade was able to name the parts of the respiratory system, and seventh grade was able to define and locate the parts of the body. CHARLES E. BUCKWORTH Physical Education B.S. in Ed., East Stroudsburg State Teachers College Ed.M., Temple University LLOYD L. CLEMENS Health., Science B.S., Albright College

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Masters go modern with mobiles ESTELLA I. RUPP Art B.S. in Ed., Kutztown State Teachers College Still Lifes Executed in Oils, Water Colors Mobiles exemplified modern art themes . . . slogans like Art Expression Changes With Child Growth, Art Expression is Vital to Mental and Emotional Growth, helped guide youthful ar- tists . . . theory, not only laboratory work, was included in the form of art appreciation . . . both abstract and realistic forms were divulged in Hngerpainting . . . films and film slides demon- strated art techniques and the work of artists such as Rembrandt, Monet, and Van Gogh . . . Henry I-Iunsicker, 9-3, constructed a stabile which he motorized and for which he arranged lighting effects . . . colorful posters with football as a theme were designed . . . metal repousses-de- signs or pictures impressed in copper or aluminum foil-served as book covers, plaques, and pins . . . still lifes consisting of kitchen utensils were done in oils 5 others in water colors, of objects depicting teen-age life . . . pins, belts, and scarf slides made of felt captured the interest of students . . . ex- perimenting in mingling water colors of various hues developed into attractive and unusual results . . . stencils were cut from which were made Christ- mas cards . . . imaginations roved as pupils put down their interpretations of music as they listened to recordings . . . tendencies toward sculpturing were discovered as junior Michaelangelos carved Figures out of soap . . . student art teachers assisted Mrs. Rupp during the year . . . a club composed of art enthusiasts met again this year.

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EMMA P. EPLER Health B.S. in Ed., Temple University A well-rounded program, ranging from dancing to volleyball and basketball, was participated in by all girls in gym classes . . . hockey and basket- ball were again the girls' interscholastic sports, while volley ball was again their intramural sport . . . seventh grade was introduced to social dancing during two class periods a month . . . junior high girls learned the fundamentals of basketball . . . senior girls could be seen practicing on the trapeze, parallel bars, or the mats in gym classes. OLIVE TENNANT Health, Physical Education B.S. in Health Ed.. East Stroudsburg State Teachers College Girls in health classes in grades ten to twelve joined in discussions of physical and mental hy- giene, while tenth grade also studied personal hygiene . . . eleventh grade girls could be found on the athletic field practicing first aid . . . Alice Symons and Sylvia Savini represented Muhlenberg at the Health Fair in Reading . . . senior girls discussed a variety of class topics, ranging from mental health, community health, and Red Cross, to Films . . . grades seven to twelve were given Standard Health Tests. Ouch! You're on my toe