Somerset Area High School - Eaglet Yearbook (Somerset, PA)

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Uda- lENfll'lRlEg.NlUll1JS The Health Department Somerset High School comes to the forekthis year with a splendid gymnasium among its other improve- ments. The gym measures 76x80 feet, is adequately lighted and ventilated and has adjoining shower and locker rooms for both boys and girls. There are two sections, forming the boy's and girl,s gyms and the two floors maybe opened into one to make tl1e varsity bas- ketball floor and to provide space for bleachers. - ' A Girl's athletics comprises both indoor andi outdoor workg the athletic field is utilized during good weather for soccer and mushball. Indoor activities include in- MARY W1-:1-xi-:R dividual physical tests, hygiene lectu1'es, calesthenics, relays, ball games, such as captainball and basketballg g marching' and drills. Girl,s varsity basketball has been discontinued but intra-mural sports are permitting more girls to take part in team games. There is keen rivalry between home 1'oom teams and much interest is shown in this form of work. Tournaments have been run in three sports: kickball, captainball and basketball. Connected with girls gym work is a tumble club, which, however, is not compulsory. It is made up of a group of girls who meet once a week to practice mat work and stunts. Bliss Webei' is also planning a field and track meet for girls in the spring. SARGENT COLLEGE BOSTON UNIVERSITY -msg 23 Epo.-

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Dina -fg.,4 lEN'lTlPllE.N4UNLJS The Home Economics Department Another of the more recently acquired courses in our school is home economics, which department is well and adequately equipped with sewing machines, cutting tables and ironing boards in the sewing room. The cooking department is fitted with stoves and sinks. A smaller room is to be equipped as a model dining' room. The course is divided into two distinct parts, vocational and fdomesticl home eco- nomics. The vocational course aims to fit girls for making home economies their life work either as dieticians or as clressmakers and designers, while domestic home economics is intended to fit girls as home makers. Child care is also a branch of this course. The cooking department has served several luncheons during the year and together with the sewing group put on an interesting chapel program which illustrated the practicability of home economics. 22 Egg-

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760 ni.. lEN'lHRlE.N4UllUS as as A. J. KERIN, B. S. SLIPPERY Rock STATE NoRM.xL Boys' gymnastics also takes in indoor and outdoor sports. The fall outdoor program consists of soccer, playgroundball, volleyball and track and field events. This work aims to give a knowledge of the object of the game, position and duties of players, fouls and penalties, scoring and actual playing. The fall and winter indoor program is comprised of marching, calesthenics, games, mat work and physical ability tests, basket- ball, volleyball, boxing, wrestling and health lectures. The spring pro- gram which is mainly outdoor work comprises track and field events, soc- cer, baseball, and tennis with Field Day as the grand finale to the work of the year. Intra-mural tournaments in socce1', and basketball allow each boy to participate in Whichever sport he prefers, and does not confine participation in physical activities to varsity sports. 24d