Richford High School - Searchlight Yearbook (Richford, VT)

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7l Il.lI.S. SClll'l'l1IieQIlf ..f BOYS' llASKl'l'l'llALL 'lll'lAlXl Sentecl: Tlionins, Duiqnnnlt, l'uislilow, Ploof, l,,unnln'u, Bicknell Stnnfling: Coneli l,2lDlIN'2lll. Nlursliin. Jones, ffreigliton, Bnelilev. lllbflglllilll, Mgr. . . . Summar- of Departments . . . Pliysiezll Iiclueulion vlllll' nims of our physical eclucntion clepurt- ment are tliree-folcl: QU to clevelop clean uncl lieultliy lnoclies, Q25 to give pupils enjoyment. :incl 423D to improve athletics in the school. The first uim is inltumlly the most important. Tlie new showers lnlve mzule our gymnasium :incl its equipmcnt seconcl to none in tlie state. Exercise is of primary importance in lmuilcling ai lieultliy lmocly. Tlie only way muscles get stronger is lay exercise. The effects of many of llie exercises in tlie lienltli progruin slioulcl carry over into uclnlt life. 'lllie presentation of pliysicul eclncation slioulcl lie sucli tlmt, along witli tlie linrcl work wliieli it entuils, tlie pupils slioulcl also cleriye lmotli plcusure nncl sutifuction. Physical etlucu- tion is no longer entirely il mutter of set exercises lint also exercises tlirougli games. Xlucli of the pleasure of games comes from two sources: QU pzirticipntion in games and 12D knowledge ofthe gannes. lt is surprising to fincl in our scliool tlie numlmer of lmoys and girls who lmve never sccn Rl lmzlsketlmll game or who lmye no knowlcclge xvlizltsoever ulmout tlic rules of tlle game. Partici- pation and knowledge will give them il lleultliy interest in sports uncl ll great clezll of pleasure in years to come. lmprovemcnt in our athletics will lme notecl :is years go on. Tliere is only one wav to lmye lmetter tezuns uncl tlmt is to start tlie pupils plzlv- ing young. liusketlmll is 11 game that must lie

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II.S. Searchlight COURSE OF Class I Required Studies English and Literature ..... Mathematics ................ ..... ........... ...... Social Studies ..... ..,.. ............. ,... ,... ..... llome Economies or Agriculture Chorus Singing .... .. ............. .... Phvsical Education Reading Class 2 liequired Studies English and Literature ..... Mathematics .................... Social Studies ,..........,.............,...,.. ,..... llome Economics or Agriculture Chorus Singing .......................... ...... Phvsical Education Reading Class 3 Required Studies 'English ................ Civics ..... ,. ,.,, . .,.. ,, Phvsical Education Electives General Mathematics ...... ...... Latin I ,... , .. ..,. ......, ,..... . . lloine Economics III ...... . .... . Agriculture III .......... ...... 'French I ...4.,.. Ceneral Science ..... Chorus Singing .. ..... STUDY BY YEARS Class 4 Required Studies 'English ................,. Phvsical Education 5 . . 5 lzlectlves 5 'Historv IV iAnc. 61 Medj 'Latin II .,.............,.,............... 2 French II ..,.....,...,....,........,. 1 Home Economics IV ..... Agriculture IV ............ 'BiologV ..................... Algebra I ........... Chorus Singing ...... Class 5 Required Studies 'English ...................... 5 Phvsical Education 3 Electives 2 'History V fMocl. Eur.D .... 'Phvsics or Chemistry' ..... 1 Home Economics V .... Agriculture V ........... 'H3ookkeeping V .... 'i'Tvnewriting V .... 'i'Stenographv V .... Chorus Singing ..... Geometrv Sociologv Class 6 5 Required Studies 5 'English .............. . ....... Phvsical Education Electives 5 'American Historv ...,. 5 Mathematics VI .......... A 'Phvsics or Chemistrv ..... 'J Home Economics VI ..... 5 Agriculture VI ......... 5 'i'Tvpewriting VI ....... 'i'Stenographv VI ..... 5 Chorus Singing .... I Sm-iologv 'l'he figure in columns indicate the number of reeitations per week. by Special arrangement it is often possible to take elective subjects in years other than those in which indicated above. 'Subjects preceded by an asterisk UD receive credit for college entrance. 'Vfhose preceded by a dagger HJ are essential to a commercial diploma.

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w . li.1I.l5.Sl'!Il'l'I1llg,lf 25 GIRLS' BASKETBALL TEAM Seated: Davis. liuiter, Southword, Bicknell, jackson, Bashaw. llurtubise Standing: Clough, mgr.g Bonnette, St. Ccrinziin. Taylor, Smith. Currier, Coach Papineau played lor years. No coach is magician enough to make a player over night. At the same time as our teams are improving We are giving a large group of youngsters the opportunity of playing basketball. baseball, volleyball and softball. The future looks bright for athletics in Rich- iord lligh School. XVe have excellent material coming up from the grades. Even though it will he impossible to win all games. we can. never- theless. rest assured that the townspeople will be proud oi' their teams. linglisli lu the line with the recent trends in the teach- ing ol' linglish, the department aims to adapt the training oilered to the needs of varying groups. For the comparatively small munber of prospec- tive college students, work adequately following college entrance requirements is provided throughout the course. But for the majority ol' pupils. the assignments given are of a type stressing rather more general objectivesg namely, the development of CU ability to comprehend reading matterq QZD adequate skill in handling oral and written forms of expression, and QSQ gradually increased capacity for the enjoyment oi' literature. This subject is required throughout the six years. Classes V and VI make fairly detailed study of the history ot American and English lit- erature. Each year selected classics are read in classg and beginning with Class Ill, the pupils are expected to read, in addition, several books chosen from approved lists designed to allow some freedom of choice and gradually to raise in- dividual literary standards. The school has bought a large munber of books in the past two years. and there is now a school library of about 350 books. Drill in spelling, grammar Cmostly iuuctiouall. word-study, and the various form of