Rockford High School - RHS Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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I i ln the boys' gym classes, calis- thenics are an important step towards keeping physically fit. Athletic Department Builds Body and Mind The Physical Education Department offers many opportunities to develop skills by en- couraging cooperation and teamwork and pro- moting good sportsmanship. Girls repeat such sports as baseball, basket- ball, and volleyball, and specialize in speed- ball, archery, speed-away, and parlor games. Three semesters of swimming are required, and synchronized swimming and life-saving are available. Boys, gym classes include football, basket- ball, and baseball and instruction in wrestling, trampoline techniques, gymnastics. ln addition, all students have a health class, in which drugs, alcohol and smoking, first aid, family living, physical fitness, and psy- chology are studied-forming a basis for sound physical and mental development. Basketball is one of the team sports offered in the curriculum for girls, gym. ms...-,,e 'Cf' K Sandy Custitus practices applying an arm bandage on Chris Johnson for the health course in first aid given to junior girls. N

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Home Economics and Industrial Arts Teach Students Preparing the student for a future life as a homemaker or an industrial worker are the home economics and industrial arts courses offered at East High. Numerous shop and drawing courses, which familiarize the pupils with the many indus- trial processes in use today, also acquaint the students with various tools, machines, and materials. Electric, machine, and wood shops, auto mechanics, printing, and mechanical or architectural drawing are among the courses a pupil may include in his curriculum. A ma- chine trade shop course enables boys to gain knowledge through actual work in industry. Eastls Home Economics Department offers classes in clothing, foods, home crafts, and home management, vital training for a suc- cessful career as a homemaker. Modern lab facilities and a model apartment provide the girls with opportunities for practical experi- ence - developing skills useful in future life. Skills for Future Carol Flood applies her knowledge of sew- ing with the equipment provided in her clothing class. These girls are learning the fundamentals of cooking through the actual preparation of foods during a lab period.

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East's Program Provides Extra Services Ernie Carey, under the guidance of Mr. Edward Delaporte. obtains first hand experience in driving a car. Drivers, safety education, sight-saving instruc- tion, and student placement in various positions of employment are three special services offered to East High students. Drivers, safety education, a one semester course, meets first in the classroom, where students learn the fundamentals of good driving, and then in the driver safety car for the driving phase of the course. Sight-saving is offered to partially-seeing stu- dents who meet with the instructor to have tests and assignments typed and work missed explained. Services of the placement department are avail- able to any student sixteen years of age or older. The department serves as a go-between for em- ployers and students seeking part-time jobs and for graduating seniors who desire full-time employ- ment. Although these special services differ in their functions, they are united in one main purpose - to promote the welfare of the student body. IN MEMORIAM Miss MINNIE RIPPENTROP March 29, 1960 Although Miss Rippentrop did not come into contact with most of the student body, her aid as sight-saving instructor at Lincoln junior High and East was invaluable to the pupils whom she helped. Besides giving guidance and specuzl train- ing to those with partial si ht, she was also their friend. Students and faculty alike have appreciated her benehcial counseling and devoted service. Left: Miss Minnie Rippentrop, sight-saving instruc- tor, explains a problem to Cary Urback, as Nancy Hoaglund types an assignment. Below: Bev Swen- son receives information on employment from the- placement director, Mr. William Calahan.