Show 11 S r r F. F 3 Pc fi 9 VAN HADL HADLOCK CK clears the bar on the rhe high lump jump demonstration held at atthe atthe th the Uintah High School Physical Fitness Demonstration Given By Local Loca Schools bools A Physical Ed Education Education Demonstration pr presented at the High School Thursday night of last week gave jave an insight to the physical activities the students of high school Maeser Elementary and Ashley Elementary have participated in during the current school year THE PROGRAM was under the direction direction dir dir- of teachers and coaches of aUthree all aU three schools Mr Olsen greeted the spectators Exercise to music was presented by Mrs Harrisons Harrison high school second period period per per- iod lod Physical Education girls eirls The routine routine rou roue tine was wac originated by Helen and included 12 girls The Thc first period girls gave an archery demonstration Four girls demonstrated the proper way to string and unstring a bow and to stand while shooting at the target THE High Drill Team presented pre a mar march h under the direction of Mrs Harrison Their precision march comes from hours hours' of practice officials noted A Ping Pong demonstration by two boys bov PE E student out the points of how to hold the paddle and that the sport was introduced in India in 1881 by the English army The United States Army adopted the sport in 1925 Since then it has been introduced into the Olympics with Japan having the top players TIM MCDONALD demonstrated the bars which according to Coach Ericksen IS a relatively new new sport inthe in tn n the United States This is the first year Uintah High School has had the bars bars' Tim presented a routine to demonstration tion how the arm and shoulder muscles are used and why they must be strong to support the weight of the body during during dur duro ing the exercises A track demonstration under the direction direction dir dire of track Coach Limb showed the proper way to high jump and the proper proper proper pro pro- per way for the the- track man to get off to a good start REX JORGENSEN and Van Hadlock high jumped five feet two inches to six feet They show showed d how to place the feet and get the lift necessary to clear the bar Van demonstrated the thc shot The shot weighs 12 Ibs lbs and Coach Limb stated when it hit the floor is would have the same effect as a a Ib lb man mandrop drop dropping ing to the floor REX SHOWED how to get off to a flying start in running How to get the right arm up up so the head c comes comes mes up fast and high knee action so the runner had hada a better chance of a fast race Mrs Andersons Anderson's Ashley Elementary third grade students presented ling The students did cartwheels wheels the full width of the high school gym and then ran jumped on a spring board and did a flip with without ut the use of their hands They also did a roll over a mat and a forward flip The students built builta a human pyramid to conclude the de de- MAESER ELEMENTARY under the direction n of Principal Stan Allen did stick dances ance and a parachute demon demon- Several of the children grasp rasp the I edge of a large parachute circle and raised it high over their heads trap trapping ping air lr under it causing it to billow like a a balloon then put the edges of the balloon on the floor The parachute remained inflated until the students rai raised raised rai- rai sed the edges of it off the floor At Atthe Atthe Atthe the close of the the students students stu stu- stu dents created the the balloon and all of them went inside of the tent they cre cre- A BADMINTON demonstration was given by Coach Erickson and a boys boy's PE student Mr Olsen stated the PE courses courses are are changing to more of a life lifetime lifetime lifetime time sports which pc people can participate participate pate in after graduation from school The game may be played indoors or outdoors Coach Ericksen stated it Isa is isa isa a great calorie burner for those who wish to keep their weight in check Many of the sports used today were introduced in the and the high jump according to Coach Limb was participated in as far back in history as the time of Christ The demonstrations were concluded with a summary by Mr Olsen j 1 i 4 t J. J ft I Ot Ir J a V y x STUDENTS OF MAESER elementary school create an Igloo effect with a large circle of parachute material t j. j 5 k 1 d l s r G. G x pd MAESER ELEMENTARY students c demonstrate the stick dance used in the Physical Education Department at at the school |