Altus Senior High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Altus, OK)

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When President Kennedy flew into Wich- ita Falls, Sharon Hudson, left,and Carole Shelton were the lucky accredited press representatives. They met and sat in the press box with the nation’s top news writers. knowledge, experience of past University of Oklahoma President, George L. Cross, left, talks over transfer procedures with Maribcth Riddle and Clifford Peterson, super- intendent of schools and AJC president. Maribcth, one of several seniors with advanced standing, will have earned 18 hours at Altus Junior College by summer’s end. In the fall she will transfer her credits to O.U.’s school of music. Even beautiful blondes can have a scientific bent as Celia Moore, center, and Julia Shirley prove as they discuss the new salt method” of white rat preservation with Ephraim Wall, visiting science professor from Oklahoma State University, in biology lab. Scientific knowledge is needed for growing fine Here- ford calves, also. Jerry Gresham, who receives his train- ing in vocational agriculture classes, unloads a prize winner of the future. Hundreds of Altus students build careers through agriculture. 3

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The teaching of great literature begins with grade one in Altus schools. The trio below exemplify its final phase. Apt students in English IV may read 50 books in the course of a year. Monna Kiker prepares a report on Chaucer; Frank Melleno prefers Shakespeare and Fannie Sockwell, right, in- sists that Shaw is the better choice for the next unit on drama. Thanks to the availibility of paper back classics students often purchase copies for their own libraries. Principal Cletus Street, right, forefront, Coach Dick Corbitt, left, and Wayne McGee, head coach, met Woodward coaches at an inter-city cafe to make plans for the Thanksgiving quarter final play-off of the two schools’ conference champions in football. the application of Impact of the defense education act is felt especially in solid geometry where Max Purdy and Bob Heatly use Federal Title 3 matching funds” equipment to demonstrate a theorem in their School Mathematics Study Group (SMSG). Euclid would be amazed (or would he?) at today’s uses of his theories. Both Bach and Sousa had a part in the victory celebration of this happy group, representing That Altus Band, just named the most outstanding” in the 13-county district. Director Don Leavitt holds the coveted sweepstakes trophy; Judy Allen, drum major, left, holds superior awards certificates, and Jacquclin Colville, the district’s outstanding twirlcr” holds twirler awards also won by team-mates.

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 Mary Lou Snow, left. Merit scholar, shows Suzie Mollison the American College testing score profile, while Hugh Garnett, center, who rated tops in it, looks on. Suzic and Jack Crockett, right, were chosen to attend the National Science Institute at Oklahoma State Uni- versity last summer. Hugh and Maribeth Riddle attended Northwestern University, Evan- ston, High School Institute, in science and music, with Maribeth winning first place in organ and piano. A first place in piano and organ also was won by Suzanne Fanchcr, right, at Oklahoma Baptist University. Mary Lou has been awarded a $2,100 scholarship to Welles- ley and Suzanne a $1,900 scholarship to Sweet Briar, both renewable annually. To problems of the present Bill Schaefer, Marsha Willis and Carole Shelton pause by the new projector in the language laboratory where Spanish and Latin films are shown. Soon each student will have a sound proof conversation booth. 4