Richmond High School - Pierian Yearbook (Richmond, IN)

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Physical education is one of the bosic required courses here -at R.H.S. One full year is required, consisting of track, baseball, and calisthenics in the spring, and football, soccer, and wrestling in the fall. Our experienced staff of physical education instructors make this course a rigorous one to strengthen the bodies of the teenagers of today, the adults of tomorrow. Most boys take their physical education in their freshman year at Richmond Senior High School. A RIGOROUS COURSE OF PHYSICAL All girls are required to take two semesters of physical education at Richmond Senior High. The first semester includes marching, soccer, badminton and various skills using balance beams and ropes. In the second semester girls play basketball and volleyball while the weather is cold, and move outside in the spring for golf and baseball. Miss Jan Stocker and Miss Edna Roe are the two teachers presently teaching girls' physical education. This class is a big help to new students in getting acquainted at R.H.S. Physical Education counts half credit towards graduation. 12

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Our Language Department strives to a-chieve the impossible: teach characteristics and traditions which took thousands of years to develop in the short interval of one or more semesters of study. English is the required language at R.H.S. Six semesters are offered in both academic and general courses. English deals with compositions, advanced skills in grammar, speech, American literature, essays and term paper writings, and English literature. Six semesters of Latin, Spanish and French are the foreign languages offered at R.H.S. Movies are often used in all of these languages. Costumes are sometimes used in Spanish. Records are commonly used in French. Many R.H.S. students enjoy speaking the languages. English 3, is o study of grommer and of speech-making. A pupil in Mr. Johnson's class makes a demonstration speech. OF AN EXTENDED RANGE OF LANGUAGES. This class of French students find work ot the board helpful in leorning their vocabulary. Mr. Paul Honna does a splendid job of teaching ancient latin to modern-day students. Spanish is one of our most populor languages. The class of Miss Clark uses varied teaching aids. 11

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Pupils of the heolth closs of Mr. Peters demonstrate a reaction apporotus. While these cars aren't driven in drivers' ed., they represent the extremes of our rods. EDUCATION AND RELATED SUBJECTS, A course in health is one of the required subjects for graduation from Richmond Senior High School. Included in the semester course are a general health study, a First Aid course, and a study of driving regulations. It is in health that tobacco, drugs, and narcotics are studied in conformance with state law. Civil Defense is included with the First Aid unit. Health can be taken at any time, but is usually taken during the sophomore year. Driver training is an elective and has no credit offering. It is open to any pupil more than fifteen and a half years old. The class is a behind the wheel course, and pupils get about six hours of instruction. The book work in Driver Training is given as a unit of the health class. Fundamentals of parking, driving in traffic, and all phases of motor car operation are included, all of which training should enable a student to obtain an operator's license. Completion of this course reduces insurance rates for boys. 13