Weequahic High School - Legend Yearbook (Newark, NJ)

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Dorothea E. August Marion Wohlfarth Regina K. Mazaica Frances Judson Meyer W. Schwartz Leonard E. Watson Frances Valente Harriet Shapiro

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Physical Education Department: Under the able supervision of Mr. Lester Fein and his staff, the Department of Physical Education attempts to improve the general health and physical fitness of the students. Both the girls' and the boys' gymnastic and health classes come jndcr the auspices of this department. The girls' classes are taught by Miss Valente, Miss Judson, Mrs. Mazaica, Mr. Watson, and Miss Shapiro. The program of study includes folk dances, apparatus work, exercises, and sports such as basketball, volleyball, baseball, and soccer. Mr. Fein, Mr. Nerenberg, Mr. Pearl, Mr. Schneider, and Mr. Schwartz instruct the boys' gymnastic classes in marching, sports, exercises, running, and combatives. Through the health courses offered, the Physical Education department educates the students in first aid, personal hygiene, and teenage problems. Driver education is given in the junior year to acquaint the students with the driving rules. Upon completion of the term’s work, the students are given the written portion of the New Jersey’s driver examination. The girls, in their senior year, take a course in child care which is designed to prepare them for a future married life. This department sponsors several extra-curricular activities. The girls’ volleyball team, the bowling club, and the fencing club are well attended. Those boys interested in athletics can participate in any of the numerous sports which include football, swimming, and basketball. Health Office: The health office, located on the first floor, is open during school hours for the convenience of students and as a medical aid station in case of accident. It operates on the principle that good health is important to any student; and with the help of physicians and medical technicians at the central office, students arc encouraged to develop proper health habits. Examinations are made there, and recommendations are sent to parents in order that students may receive proper care.— First aid and routine diagnoses are made by Mrs. August, the school nurse in attendance.

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•mvf Lunch: The lunch period, to Weequahic’s students, is really the only breathing-space encountered during the day. The lunchroom is the one place in the school where one can, within limits, do as he chooses. The informality of sitting down at a long communal table, talking with a full mouth, and trying to finish next period’s homework simultaneously can lead to the formation of lasting friendships (not to mention acute gastric disorders). Under the Lunchroom Exodus” plan, which was born and buried during the last two years at Weequahic, students used to be able to eat lunch in school, and then walk outside for a coke, and a breath of fresh air (and a cigarette?) Now that the plan has been discontinued, any student wishing to leave the building during his lunch period must go to his locker before the period starts, get his coat, leave the building, and not return before the beginning of the next period. There are some Weequahic students who haven’t seen the inside of the lunchroom since their first few days as freshmen. These students can usually be observed, from the beginning of fourth period to the end of seventh, hovering around the entrance or strolling in groups of two and three along Chancellor Avenue. 22