Red Bank High School - Log Yearbook (Red Bank, NJ)

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Physical Education Health And Safety Mrs. Gloria Grover Mrs. Irene Smith Mr. Frank J. Pingitore Director of Athletics “President Kennedy’s physical fitness campaign” was the rallying cry of Red Bank’s gym teachers this year. Girls’ tum- bling, marching, calisthenics, modern danc- ing, and sports; and boys' workouts of gym apparatus; tumbling, and basketball were all undertaken this year to prove Red Bank harbors no “physically unfit” Americans. Senior girls turned their one crowded weekly class into a dancing lesson, on which occasion they could be seen doing the fox trot, waltz and other ballroom dances. The patch test for tuberculosis was re- placed by the Hypospray Jet test, commonly referred to as the “mechanical mosquito”. Yision and hearing tests, under the direction of the Health Department, were also given to every member of the student body.

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Home Economics Home Economics courses impress upon the student the importance of a firm foun- dation in cooking, sewing, child care and home management. Theoretical experiences „ , .... , , . , , , . , . . Home Economics students realize the value of child were developed and solved in relation to each care instruction as part of their course. field, so that each student became thor- oughly acquainted with the problems in- volved in planning a home and raising a family. One of the most important aspects of home management, the budgeting of time, was stressed this year. Fashion shows and cooking contests were held in which the students exhibited their talents in each field. Industrial Mrs. Elizabeth Tibbetts Sewing Arts Miss Elma Repp Cooking Mr. Richard Allen Mechanical Drawing Practical working experience is part of the program offered to all pupils in the auto- mobile mechanics course. Mr. John Moses General Shop Mr. Thomas McNulty Electricity Red Bank’s large Industrial Arts Department offers a variety of courses for the students interested in this field. The elements of elec- tronics, construction of wooden products, me- chanics of the automobile and precision of me- chanical drawing are included in the curriculum. The department undertakes many projects to help the various classes and clubs in the school. Perhaps the best-known of their contributions are the sets for the Junior Play and the Senior Show. Mr. Gustav H. Ruh, Sr. Auto Mechanics 23

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Mrs. Marjorie A. Callan Mrs. Agnes Schwenker Mrs. Elizabeth Sheridan Mrs. Pinto, Director of Food Services, confers with the chef. Mrs. Margaret Hennesey operates the public address system. Mrs. Julia Van Tassle Mrs. Geraldine H. Wright M iss Dorothy Loversidge Mrs. Audrey Behko Mr. Raymond Pearce