Tolleston High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Gary, IN)

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ROTC taught funda Members of the ROTC mastered the ort of mop reodmg mentals of leadership The teaching of leadership, drill, com- mand, marksmonship, first aid, and the use of weapons were among the many duties of Sgt. Floyd Sprague, instructor of the Tolleston Re- serve Officer Training Corps. Although ROTC chiefly prepared young men for life in the Armed Forces of America, it also taught them skills and attitudes which will be useful in civilian life In ROTC, officers were trained to work to- gether with the men directly under them. Ca- dets were tought such army training os taking care of a rifle, learning to drill, learning to disassemble various weapons, developing the ort of mop reading, and practicing to poss rigid inspections by squad and platoon leaders. The moin objective of the ROTC was to develop leadership in young men. The ROTC realized that to maintain leadership in the world, these young men must be trained to be able-bodied and efficient leaders. By develop- ing these qualities, ROTC helped to develop the future leaders of America. 22 Learning military symbols wos part of the troinmg of young cadets enrolled in ROTC

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healthy living Courage, strength, and sportsmonship were qualities stressed by Tolleston's physicol education teachers. Under their guidance, students soon reolized that, in any sport, winning the game doesn't count half os much as playing the game foirly. Students from grades seven through twelve attended these classes and leorned a variety of skills. They learned to play various sports and meons of keeping physically fit. Among the ac- tivities taught in classes were basketball, football, soccer, table tennis, volleyball, badminton, wrestl- ing, acrobotics, oil of which helped make a well- rounded program. Health, sofety and driver troining courses, taught by our coaches, stressed the need for know- ing how to keep our bodies healthy and how to live safely. In health, students learned about the bone and muscle structures and the many complicated systems of the body. Students enrolled in Safety Education leorned about home sofety, water safety, fire prevention, and traffic sofety. Traffic safety was especially stressed because of the fact that most traffic fa- talities involve people between the ages of 18 to 24. In driver training Tolleston students increased their knowledge of safe driving. Tolleston's physicol educotion progrom, like progroms oil over the country, stressed the need for better physicol fitness.

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Chorus, band encouraged musical talents Students who porticipoted in A Copello Choir were given the opportunity to increase their knowledge of the cultural orts. The clorinet section spent mony hours practicing in the Bond Room Many Tolleston students increased their cul- tural background by enrolling in Concert Band, A Capella Choir, ond Girls' Glee Club. Studying for two years before being selected for Concert Bond, students gained a sense of a- chievement Concert Band gave students an op- portunity to display their achievements. Precision- ed marching ond unique formations were as much a part of the Concert Band as the instruments. Un- der the direction of Mr. Edmund Bielski, the bond practiced day ofter day, always striving to do bet- ter. Spending many hours in practice each week re- sulted in the band's winning many honors The ob- jective cf each member of the band was to be a first-chair ployer. Chorus, also, gave students a sense of achieve- ment. During the hours the A Copello Choir and Girls' Glee Club spent practicing, many new songs or new arrangements of “old favorites created sweet harmony. Under the direction of Mr. Donald Lindaas, the members of these groups worked to perfect arrangements for programs and concerts in which they participated. These courses, not only gave students basic training in singing and ploying an instrument, but also gove them experience in performing before an oudience. 23