Natrona County High School - Mustang Yearbook (Casper, WY)

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T USHER ---- 5 y gg. RIFLE TEAM ' Hayman. Taylor. Bailey. Golden, Beattie. lXlci'ann Thonms, VK'ilson. Morgan. Taylor. Golden PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND MILITARY In order to carry out the ohjectives helow of training for leadership through our Military classes, students who have ahility are rapidly promoted into officers positions and are given responsilmilties in the companies. ln order to stimulate keen interest in personal appearance, ahility to drill, military theory, merits are awarded. At the end of the pear the man having the highest numher of merits gets a Rotary Medal, and the second highest man gets a blanket. The three high merit men for each company drill for three additional prizes which consists of three hlankets. There is always keen competition among the students to win these merits which trains them to he proficient in drill and neat in appearance. Iiach spring the entire hattalion prepares a program of their work of the year in field day exercises at which time the Veterans of Foreign XfN'ars award a cup to the lmest drilled company which also stimulates much in trest in Military. Objectives l. To lay the foundation of intelligent citizenship hy inculcating in the student habits of precision, orderliness. courtesy, correctness of posture and deportment, leadership and respect for and loyalty to, constituted authority. 2. To prepare the student for a position of leadership in time of national emergency. 3. To develop a sound hody. 4. To develop appreciation for sports that can he practiced in after life, suc ahs tennis, volley hall. hasehall. and golf and swimming. 5. To develop social ideals of good sportsmanship, getting along with one another, and standards for group and individual conduct. 1 9 3 0 lvl'-l' 'lvuenty two

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---- THE GUSHER ---- PHYSICAL EDUCATION The sports are seasonal. l. FOOTBALL - Fundamentals. Drop kick, pass, punt and blocking. All of the boys of the school are on touch football teams, playing elimina- tion schedule. 2. Soccsn Fundamentals. Dribbling, goal kick, throw-in, passing and heading. Teams are organized in all classes, playing for the Lathrop Cup. 3. APPARATUS 1 Simple stunts on Parallel bars, mats and high bar, emphasis being placed on correct form. f 4. BASKETBALL ' Fundamentals. Pivot, passing, foul shooting, plays and defense. All boys on organized teams and play for class championship. S. Vonu-:Y BALL Fundamentals. Voerhead, volleying, side. underhand, passing, plays, set up plays. All boys on organized teams playing for the battalion champion- ship. 6. BAsmsAI.L Fundamentals. Batting. throwing, sliding, catching. Play for battalion championship . Playground baseball used. 7. TRACK Practice in all events. Field, high jump, pole vault, javelin, discus, shot. Running: 50 yd. dashg 100 yd. dashg 220 yd. dash: 440 yd. dash: half- mile and mile, high and low hurdles. Relay racing. The boys are divided into groups according to years experience: First Group: Mid-year Freshmen boys who have Physical Education three times a week. Second Group: Freshmen boys take Military I three days a week and Physical Education two days. Third Group: Sophomore boys take Military Il three days a week and Physi- cal Education two days. Fourth Group: Junior and Senior boys take Military III three days a week and Physical Education two days. Materials for Class Use: For Military-Rifles, belts, ammunition, target range. For Physical Education-Balls, fbaseball, basketball, football, soccer balls, volley ballsj, apparatus equipment fhorse, parallel bars, vaulting poles, mats, high bar, shot, discus, javelin, hurdles, boxing glovesj. TWCTlly'fhI'CC - '1 ' - 1 9 3 0