Bakersfield High School - Oracle Yearbook (Bakersfield, CA)

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- FOREIGN LANGUAGE SEATED, left to right: Emma Sandrini, A.B.p Lucile Burk A.B.g Josephine Wiley, A.M. STANDING: Maybelle Ment- zer, M.A.g Pauline Chenoweth, M.A.g Hazel Millar, B.A. Donald Ringler, M.A.g Mary Bello, AM. literary interests. Thorough basic instruction in reading, writing, and speaking 'Foreign languages was otiered by the FOREIGN LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT. Courses were provided to suit each stuclent's needs and preterences. Three years each ot Spanish. French and Latin were ottered, and a tirst year course in German was reinstated atter a year's absence from the curriculum. These studies, which were given primarily to tultill college entance requirements, also helped students to understand and appreciate the cultures and histories ot toreign peoples. ENGLISH ROW I, lettlto right: Ida Mae Hill, M.E.: Kathryn Hurlimann, B.S.g Henrietta Showalter, B.A.g Barbara Robeslry, A.B. ROW ll: Elaine Harkins, B.A.: Joy Ruf, AB., Pauline Chenoweth, M.A.g Hazel Miller, B.A. ROW Ill: Harold Silverman, ME., Robert Hutchings, B.A.: J. S. Wallace, M.A. NOT PICTURED: Julla Gemmell, A.B.g Anne Keeshan, A.B.g Maybelle Mentxer, M.A.g Audrey Nelson, B.A.g Barbara Pritchett, B.A. wi's iiYG B IN'-S 'W' be 'ci YE' - 6212!

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Casual conversation was the mode at the Christmas Open House for the faculty, held in the olilice on the last school day before Christmas vacation. Other important faculty functions in which the casual note was em- phasized were the Faculty Club's monthly meetings, where refreshments were often served and where there was usually a spealcer from outside the BHS faculty to provide members with iniormaiion on professional lopics. Even though attendance was op- tional, l'here were many teachers present at each meeiing. Eva Reynolds Sarah Miller Al Dennis and Barbara Tucker enioyad themselves at the Faculty Club Open House before Christmas vacation. language teaching stirred A full agenda kept the ENGLISH DEPARTMENT bustling. Constantly striving for improvement, committees were organized to re-evaluate leaching procedures in com- position writing and oral communications, to upgrade these skills wherever possible. The department also offered students opportunity to develop hobbies in related fields including drama, speech, radio production and journalism. Stress on reading develop- ment was continued, as was the publication of MSS, a magazine designed to siimulate creative writing among students. ENGLISH ROW l, lett to right: Damian Matz, B.E.g Fern Doe, A.B.g Josephine Wiley, M.A.: Beatrice Rose, M.A. ROW ll: Charles Rainey, B.A.g Marguerite Johnson, M.A.g Marcia Koenig, A.B.g Betty Greene, B.A. ROW lll: Wall' Loesel, A.B.: Douglas Carroll, M.A.g Elvin Hedgcock, M.A. NOT PICTURED: Magdalene Dooley, MA.: Donald Ringler, M.A.g Helen Stone, M.A.g Donald Shealor, A.B.g Gladys White, A.B. ' '. 11, EQ ill: N- .ISK .ax-,SS r--sax fi- '.i'i.l-Sfifif'f1fm-0'is',.

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S3 ii PATRICIA PATTERSON. Chairman ART SEATED, leff io righf: Terry Krurn, B. F.A.p Elise Kelling, A.B. STANDING: Pairicia Pallerson, A.B.g Vxcfor Bracke, M.A. The Bl-IS ART DEPARTMENT oillered courses lo develop sludenls' vocalional eefls, Iasle and apprecialion of 'rhe iilul, and lo inslill arl lechniques and melhocls. Through varied courses, such as Design and Ari I-Iislory, inslrucfors helped sludenis reach an underslanding of Iheir f crealive polenlial. Faeultv widened students The dislricl' Men's Slag Parly and Jrhe Dislricl Women's 4-F Weekend. bolh during lhe firsl Iwo weeks of school, began a series of social galherings which helped 'ro boosi facully enioymenl Ihroughoul The year. The BI-IS Faculiy Picnic and 'rhe Dislricl Facullv Picnic were among ihe evenls fo which The ieacher's families were also welcomed: where- as Ihe Exec Board Banquel, To which were inviled facully members connecled wilh slu- denl governmenl, Jrypified smaller Tunclions allended by Teachers wilh special inieresls. Not Spulnik, nor Explorer, bu? the mouse given Margueriie Johnson for her caf,ilew1'l1eIenglh of lhe advisors' fable during fhe fun session af Ihe Exec Board Banquel. IRIXLIT