St Ferdinand High School - Crusader Yearbook (Ferdinand, IN)

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Physical Education Although officially one of the newest additions in the modem general education program, physical educa- tion is, by no means, an innovation in developing phys- ical fitness. Physical education includes physical activities and sports designed to improve posture, physical devel- opment and fitness, and health. The physical education program centers around organized games and embraces calisthenics, gymnas- tics, and various qualifying tests. Since physical education is not considered an academic course, fun and recreation are stressed and good sportsmanship is emphasized. Mrs. Ben Finley, girls' physical education teacher, pauses for a moment. Forming a mutant pyramid, the sophomore girls display their physical agility. Mr. Larry Klein and Mr. Ben Finley, physical education teachers, also hold the fort of the athletic department.

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New Incentive To Career-Minded Students Senior James Johanneman works on an orthographic pro- jection during mechanical drawing class. It has been said that a practical skill taught in any educational institution is of more immediate and permament worth than a fundamental course of high consequence. The newest addition to SFHS, the Industrial Arts Building, is adequately equipped for three major indus- trial arts courses; namely, woodworking, drafting, and power mechanics. Woodworking occupies the largest area in the building. In this course students are taught how to deal with tools skillfully and to operate them safely. These skills are acquired by practical application in building projects of the students' own choice. Power mechanics students learn the functions of the combustion gasoline engine by tearing down, over- hauling, reassembling, and tuning the engines to get them in working order. The drafting course teaches the basic skills of drawing, reading, and understanding sketches. This course is beneficial in a special way to future engineers However, it is so adapted that it is applicable to the practical problems of everyday living. Tom Verkamp, Ron Mohr, and Frank Drach work on a motor in a 1956 Dod- ge truck. Steve Hauser and Steve Olinger, woodworking students, practice using jack plane and other hand tools.

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Stresses Recreation One of the many exercises used to acquire physical fitness is the hip roll exercitation. Leon Mehling and Maurice Woebken- berg prepare for a piggyback race. Daniel Schipp, John Lubbehusen, and Ed Gudorf do push-ups in a different manner. 27