Southside High School - Southerner Yearbook (Fort Smith, AR)

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In order to pass the 4th Army inspection, practice and precision in drilling are vital to JRO TC cadets. Cleaning rifles offers another challenge for juniors Red Khilling and Jerry Smith in JRO TC. Different goals set in JROTC and gym You're out! Dress, right-dress! These were phrases com- monly heard this year in the physical education and JROTC classes. Both of the programs attempted to improve teaching techniques by trying nevv ideas. JROTC emphasized doing more practical work in small .unit tactics as well as completing a study of American History. High- lighting the year were the lVlili- tary Ball and the visit of special guests from the 4th Army Head- quarters at Fort Sam Houston, 60 JR O TC, PE Texas, in the spring for the an- nual federal inspection. ln PE, students participated in intra-class sports in addition to the regular strenuous exercises. For the first time this year, the boys' physical education classes played flag football which is a modified form of tackle football. Among the most important activities in girls' PE classes were basketball, hockey, and fitness tests. Qualifying for the Presi- dent's Physical Fitness Citation were Mary Haney, senior, and lVlary Alverson, junior. Patience and experience enable John Patton, senior, to teach Gail Riser, JROTC sponsor, the basic fundamentals of order arms. -Q-.-

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Professional tailoring skills are practiced by Susie Jones in Home Economics Vll-Vlll. On-the-job training is provided for distributive education students in a wide variety of situations. Terri Sims, Diana Griffith, Terry Walters, and Robert Srygley received experience in jobs ranging from cashier to assistant manager. .X , ,, ,., ,, ,, ,, ,.,.. ., - 'K 'Q - 3 ,qw ., ffitff' , 9 ,ug ,Q ai i ' I I 5 To better understand an accounting system, Ginny Sparks studies the complicated bookkeeping records ofa former city business. Practical Skills 59 Z y

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